EyeMount 360: A New Era of Ophthalmic Surgical Training

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Ophthalmology training runs through the wet lab, where surgeons practice on animal eyes before working their skill on a patient. As of today, most ophthalmic eye mounts in the market hold the globe fixed in one position, a mismatch to lived reality, as real surgery demands constant repositioning for better access to the eye. This mismatch limits wet-lab training in most ophthalmic institutions.

To close that gap, a young team from the Aravind Eye Hospital presented ‘EyeMount 360′ at the LVPEI-AIOS Innovation Day 2025. The national platform for early-stage eye care innovation received over 65 submissions across India, through which this dynamic eye-mounting system won the Industry Special Recognition Award and support to further develop the design. Here’s where the L V Prasad Eye Institute Center for Technology Innovation (CFTI) took over. In collaboration with Aravind Eye Hospital, the team at CFTI carried the concept through further prototyping, refinement, and validation, turning the clinical makeshift idea into a scalable, functional training device.

Date: 27 July 2026