A London based doctor performed surgery in real time on Snapchat. Dr. Shafi Ahmed used ‘Spectacles’ to give a first person view of a hernia repair surgery at London Independent Hospital. He captured the surgery on $130 Spectacles providing an in-depth look at the procedure and offered insight on what he was doing.
Dr. Ahmed believes in using the tools, from phones to apps, to go beyond the limits and reach more people. According to Ahmed, 150 to 200 medical students tuned to his Snapchat Story.
In April, Ahmed set up a 360-degree camera to document a removal of tumor from patient’s colon. It was the first virtual reality medical film.
Dr. Ahmed is going to publish results of his Snapchat experiment in the coming weeks. He is confident he will continue to use Spectacles in his practice with the hopes of reaching people all around the world.
