Press release last week:
SightMD, a leading ophthalmology practice in the greater New
England area, today announced a historic milestone in surgical
innovation. Dr. Eric Rosenberg, DO, MSE, has become the first
surgeon in the world to successfully perform cataract surgery
using the Apple Vision Pro, powered by ScopeXR, a groundbreaking
mixed reality surgical platform co-developed by Dr. Rosenberg.The initial procedure was successfully completed in October 2025,
and since that time, Dr. Rosenberg and his team have performed
hundreds of additional cases using the platform, demonstrating
both its scalability and real-world clinical impact.
Not being ready for mass-market popularity is such a different thing from not being ready for niche practical use cases. Would be a weird thing indeed if Apple “gave up” on this platform.
