B+L’s high-tech SeeLuma™ ophthalmic digital surgical visualization solution is set to meet India’s massive eye care market in New Delhi, where it’s poised to tackle some of the country’s most pressing ophthalmic surgery needs.
Bausch + Lomb (Ontario, Canada) has officially introduced its SeeLuma™ digital ophthalmic surgery visualization platform to the Indian market.
The global ophthalmic powerhouse rolled out the device on Day Two of the 40th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress (APAO 2025). The device debuted in the United States and Western Europe in April 2023, with expansion into Asia-Pacific and now India.
After its formal introduction at APAO 2025, the SeeLuma system will be available to ophthalmic centers throughout India, adding to the country’s growing inventory of advanced digital visualization tools for ophthalmic surgery.
The SeeLuma system, developed in collaboration with Munich Surgical Imaging GmbH (a subsidiary of Heidelberg Engineering GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany), represents a major commitment by Bausch + Lomb to one of the world’s largest eye care markets. With innovations such as the world’s first digital surgical binoculars, ergonomic optimization, advanced visualization and interactivity, the company has designed the device to meet key unmet needs in the rapidly evolving digital ophthalmic operating room landscape.
Florian Kayser, marketing manager for Surgical Microscope & Connectivity at Bausch + Lomb Surgical International, commented on the significance of the moment for surgeons in India going forward.
“Launching SeeLuma in India is an exciting step forward,” he said. “Clearer visualization means better decisions, and with our new software, professionals can see details like never before through a 3D surgical microscope.”
What is SeeLuma?
SeeLuma, a fully digital 3D surgical visualization platform developed by Bausch + Lomb in collaboration with Heidelberg Engineering. The system features a variety of cutting-edge visualization options, including dual 3D 4K monitors (55” and 31”) and the world’s first-ever ophthalmic surgery digital binoculars.
Starting the debut of the device in 2023 and continuing with its introduction in India, Bausch + Lomb is signalling a major move towards meeting the unmet needs of a rapidly evolving ophthalmic digital operating room segment.
“What makes SeeLuma stand out is its flexibility—it’s a platform that grows with you, adapting to your needs over time, such as the iOCT or toric alignment module, both of which are currently in development and not yet available yet.”” said Mr. Kayser.
“Thanks to its ergonomic design, SeeLuma has been developed to enhance comfort and reduce strain so that the surgeons can fully focus on their work without physical discomfort. This isn’t just about technology; it’s about making every day work easier, more efficient and more comfortable.”
SeeLuma’s defining features
• Imaging Technology: SeeLuma provides enhanced depth of field, superior color reproduction and improved contrast resolution, ensuring sharp visualization of even the tiniest details.
• Digital Image Manipulation: The platform includes advanced digital image manipulation capabilities, such as blue enhancement, contrast enhancement, and digital zoom, which the company believes are especially useful in procedures like epiretinal membrane peeling.
• Ergonomic Design: The microscope is mounted on a C-shaped suspension arm, designed to enable surgeons to view the monitors straight ahead, maintaining proper posture during procedures. This ergonomic setup is designed to reduce strain on the neck and back, keeping surgeons in the OR for the long haul.
• Digital Binoculars: SeeLuma’s world-first digital binoculars combine the clarity and simplicity of traditional analog binoculars with the advanced benefits of a 3D system. Mounted on the device’s proprietary C-shaped suspension arm, they offer flexible positioning, allowing surgeons to maintain an ergonomic posture while operating.
• Workflow Optimization: SeeLuma’s intuitive interface streamlines workflow management, making it highly efficient for all OR staff. System parameters such as zoom, focus speed, white balance, and footswitch layouts are automatically adjusted for optimal performance, and can be easily controlled by anyone in the OR — including nurses — through a footswitch or touch-screen interface.
• Teaching and Collaboration: The platform includes an Assist Mode with a touchscreen interface, allowing real-time annotations and notes on surgical images—all supporting collaborative teaching and learning during live surgeries.
• Integrations: According to Bausch + Lomb: SeeLuma also synergizes with some of the world’s most sophisticated surgical technologies, including the OCULUS BIOM 5CL—the platform is designed to be expandable through software modules such as intraoperative OCT and toric alignment.
What could this mean for India?
Bausch + Lomb’s marketing messaging around SeeLuma is its ability to meet many of retinal medicine’s greatest unmet needs—and especially those most pressing in India.
Increasing diabetes rates, and the resultant increases in diabetic eye disease, make efficiency more critical than ever. Studies indicate a national prevalence of diabetic retinopathy at 12.5%, with a higher prevalence among those with known diabetes.1
Despite massive progress in recent years, the concentration of surgeons in urban areas and the resultant discrepancy between well-served urban populations remains a major challenge in India2—and one that SeeLuma could go a long way in overcoming.
Many of the unmet needs in retinal surgery visualization that SeeLuma is designed to address can have a targeted impact on relieving the burden created by increasing need for retinal surgery and surgeon numbers that are struggling to keep up.
SeeLuma’s enhanced ergonomics and comfort translate to more hours in the OR over a surgeon’s lifetime, translating to more patients being treated. Workflow efficiency and useability optimization also allows for more volume—and the system’s emphasis on surgeon education sets up India’s next generation of retinal surgeons for success at a juncture when they are needed most.
APAO 2025 exhibition details
Attendees of the 40th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO 2025) will be able to experience the SeeLuma digital visualization system firsthand at Bausch + Lomb’s exhibition booth (#118).
For information on SeeLuma in India, get in contact with a Bausch + Lomb rep, or visit their website https://www.seeluma.com/ to learn more.
References
- Raman R, Vasconcelos JC, Rajalakshmi R, et al; SMART India Study Collaborators. Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in India stratified by known and undiagnosed diabetes, urban-rural locations, and socioeconomic indices: results from the SMART India population-based cross-sectional screening study. Lancet Glob Health. 2022;10(12):e1764-e1773.
- Rao P, Ramchandran R, Baldonado K, et al. Patient perspectives on accessing eye-related healthcare from rural communities. Eye (Lond). 2024;38(17):3389-3391.
