AI Summary
ZEISS Ventures has joined a 3.5 million euro funding round for Custom Surgical, a Munich-based company digitizing ophthalmology workflows. The investment will help develop AI-powered solutions that retrofit existing slit lamps and surgical microscopes without replacing equipment or disrupting practice workflows. Custom Surgical’s MicroREC Connect platform provides secure cloud-based storage and organization of ophthalmic images and videos, creating digital continuity across examinations and procedures. This digitalization aims to address growing global demand for eye care by enabling faster, more accurate screening and supporting AI-based clinical tools while keeping optometrists and ophthalmologists in control of patient care decisions.