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The article reports on the strategic importance of TrueVision System in giving surgeons a new way to operate by way of a high-definition 3D monitor. It states that the TrueVision System consists of a high-definition camera that is attached to the surgical microscope, which highlights the fact that the technology is not at the point where it will replace the surgical microscope. It also notes that the camera is connected to a powerful computer processor by a cord that runs up over the microscope.

The article provides a historical overview of Haag-Streit's 150 years, from 1858 to the 21st century, of precision instrumentation. It mentions that this company of Friedrich Hermann and Hermann Studer earned a reputation for combining the finest precision mechanics with excellent optics. At the present, the company offers diverse portfolio of products and services for healthcare professionals in eye care and microsurgery.

The article describes the capsulorhexis guidance system being developed by French doctor Michel Perez with Carl Zeiss for the surgical microscope. This small addition to a microscope allows the surgeon to overlay aiming reticules onto to the image of the eye. The surgeon can ensure the correct diameter of the capsulorhexis as he creates it by using the reticules as guides.