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If You're Thinking of Buying...Surgical Headlights
Kristin Royer, Production Editor

Today's surgical headlights offer a wide variety of options for light quality, fit, comfort and mobility. In addition to alternatives in the light source, headlights may be portable and even wireless. "Although a headlight may last indefinitely, the technology has really improved over the years. It's a good idea to upgrade," says Sanford Archer, MD, otolaryngologist at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Ken. We talked to the administrators who buy surgical headlights and the surgeons who use them. Here's a brief review of what's new and how these features will appeal to your surgeons.

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