Dr. Samuel Achilefu, of Washington University in St. Louis. CREDIT DURRIE BOUSCAREN | ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO Achilefu said the idea for the goggles was borrowed from other medical disciplines and born out of a need to reduce the number of instruments in a surgery room. “Ophthalmologists use glasses. Neurosurgeons do the same thing, but with large microscopes,” Achilefu said. “The idea was what is the simplest device to create that is easy to use but still effective.” Developing the goggles became a three year collaboration between radiologists, optical and sensory engineers, and surgeons — a fitting development for the same radiology institute that invented the PET scan. The St. Louis Award is given each year to honor a resident who has made an “outstanding contribution” to the community. Achilefu accepted his during a ceremony Wednesday evening in St. Louis. Speaking by phone with St. Louis Public Radio, award committee president David Kemper said, “It just seeme...
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