ZEISS Medical Technology has unveiled ZEISS Collaborative Care, a new browser-based software application designed to connect eye care professionals through secure data sharing, structured referrals, and real-time clinical communication.
Built on the ZEISS Health Data Platform (HDP), the solution can be deployed either as a standalone cloud application or as an integrated extension of ZEISS FORUM, enabling diagnostic data, images, and clinical insights to move seamlessly between on-premises systems and secure, cloud-based collaboration spaces. The aim: to address persistent challenges in ophthalmology, including fragmented data exchange and inefficient referral pathways.
According to ZEISS, the platform supports real-time chat, secure exchange of reports and imaging for second opinions, and structured referral tracking to ensure the right data reaches the right provider at the right time. Practitioners can send, prioritize, and monitor referrals via a browser interface, while receiving providers can download patient data directly into their own systems for documentation and analysis.
The application is also positioned as a professional networking tool, allowing optometrists and ophthalmologists to strengthen relationships, consult on complex cases, and maintain continuity of care across the patient journey.
“ZEISS Collaborative Care is an important step forward in our vision, bringing care teams closer together for more efficient patient care,” said Magnus Reibenspiess, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of the Strategic Business Unit Ophthalmology at ZEISS Medical Technology. "Working closely with our customers, we've laid the foundation to transform continuity of care today, supported by data-driven, digital care models that can follow patients throughout their ophthalmic care pathway."
The platform will be demonstrated publicly for the first time at 100% Optical 2026 in London and at Vision Expo in Orlando. With its flexible deployment model and cloud-based architecture, ZEISS is positioning Collaborative Care as a new standard for connected, data-driven ophthalmic workflows.
Source: PR Newswire.
