Duke University researchers have received NVIDIA’s $150,000 Global Impact Award for their work using GPU-powered imaging techniques that give surgeons a 3D, stereoscopic live feed while performing highly sensitive ocular microsurgery.
The Duke team, led by engineering and ophthalmology professor Joseph Izatt, PhD are using GPUs to transform how optical microsurgery is conducted. State-of-the-art microscopes produce 3D images of the eye every few microseconds to give surgeons immediate feedback during operations. Ophthalmologist Cynthia Toth, MD collaborates with Izatt on OCT development.
Nearly 30 applications from 13 nations were submitted for the annual award, which recognizes researchers using NVIDIA technology for groundbreaking work that addresses social, humanitarian and environmental problems.