METIS 900 adds 3D HUD for glaucoma
- Haag-Streit’s METIS platform now includes the METIS HU, a 3D digital heads-up module that expands the METIS 900 microscope for ophthalmic surgery. - The add-on pairs a 55-inch 3D 4K monitor with a stereo 4K camera, while keeping METIS 900 features like motorized glaucoma tilt. - The module reached worldwide availability in March 2026 after its AAO 2025 debut, extending METIS beyond ocular viewing. (healio.com)
Glaucoma surgery uses a microscope because surgeons work inside spaces measured in fractions of a millimeter. Haag-Streit has now added a 3D digital heads-up module to its METIS 900 microscope platform. (haag-streit.com 1) (haag-streit.com 2) The new add-on is called METIS HU. It expands the METIS 900 with a digital 3D visualization system so surgeons can look at a screen instead of only through eyepieces. (haag-streit.com) (us.haag-streit.com) Haag-Streit says the setup combines a 55-inch 3D 4K monitor, a stereo 4K camera and a compact floor stand. The company says surgeons can switch between heads-up viewing and traditional oculars with a conversion process. (haag-streit.com) (us.haag-streit.com) The underlying problem is posture as much as picture quality. Traditional ocular microscopes can keep surgeons bent forward for long cases, while a heads-up screen lets them sit more upright. (us.haag-streit.com) (haag-streit.com) For glaucoma specialists, the METIS 900’s defining feature was already its motorized tilt. Haag-Streit markets that function as a way to change viewing angle during minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, or MIGS, without breaking workflow. (haag-streit.com) (glaucomaphysician.net) The digital module keeps that glaucoma positioning feature and adds software tools including digital quick zoom, an image inverter and image-optimizing filters. Haag-Streit says the system can also run at lower illumination while preserving visibility. (us.haag-streit.com) (healio.com) Teaching is part of the sales pitch too. Haag-Streit says the large 3D display can make it easier for assistants, trainees and operating-room staff to see the same field in real time. (haag-streit.com) (visionmonday.com) The timeline is recent. Haag-Streit USA presented METIS HU at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in October 2025, and the company announced worldwide availability on March 31, 2026. (us.haag-streit.com) (healio.com) So the story is not that METIS 900 suddenly became a glaucoma microscope with a built-in 3D screen. It is that Haag-Streit first launched the METIS 900 microscope, then added METIS HU as the 3D heads-up path now rolling out globally. (glaucomaphysician.net) (healio.com)
