Slit Lamp
The BD Slit Lamp from Haag-Streit features a built-in video port that accepts commercially available C-mount cameras for high-resolution video and digital imaging. Additional features include:
Standard magnifications of 10x and 16x, chosen by flipping the lever beneath the microscope.
A halogen light bulb that provides up to 300,000 lux illumination. (The slit can be adjusted from 0-14mm.)
Grey, red free, blue and yellow filters.
An adjustable illumination control located next to the slit lamps joystick.
Call 1-800-787-5426, or go to www.haag-streit-usa. com.
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The PachPen handheld pachymeter from Accutome Inc. is portable, easy-to-use and extremely accurate, the company says. Features include:
Waveform analysis.
A probe that samples at a rate of 65MHz to capture precise readings.
The storage of nine IOP measurements.
A running total (average) of nine IOP measurements.
The calculation of IOP corrections.
Call 1-800-979-2020, or go to www.accutome.com.
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New Contact Lens for Astigmatism
Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism contact lenses, from Vistakon, is the newest addition to the Ultra Comfort Series. The series includes Acuvue Advance with Hydraclear. This new lens features:
Hydraclear, the companys patented mixture of oxygen-rich material and a moisture-rich wetting agent.
Proprietary technology that harnesses the natural pressures of the blinking eye to prevent lens rotation. The lens uses the eyelid to stabilize, so it can settle into place within one minute and prevent rotation, thus reducing chair time, the company says.
99% ultraviolet B and 95% ultraviolet A blockage.
The lens is available in a 14.5mm diameter, 8.6mm base curve and three power ranges:
Plano to 6.00D (0.25D steps) with cylinders 0.75D to 1.75D (0.50D steps) and axis 10 to 180 (10 steps).
6.50D to 9.00D (0.50D steps) with cylinders 1.25D and 1.75D, and axis 90 and 180 20 (no obliques).
+0.25 to +6.00D (0.25D steps) with cylinders of 0.75D to 1.75D (0.50D steps) and axis 90 and 180 20 (no obliques).
Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism comes in a package of six lenses and is recommended for two-week daily wear. Call 1-800-874-5278, or go to www.ecp. acuvue.com.
New Toric Multifocal
The C-Vue 55 Toric Multifocal Lens, from Unilens Vision, is for patients who have astigmatism and presbyopia. The lens is available in base curves of 8.2mm to 9.1mm, diameters of 14.5mm to 15.0mm, a power range of +20.00D to 20.00D and add powers of up to +3.00D. The lens can be used on a conventional and quarterly planned replacement schedule. Call 1-800-446-2020, or go to www.unilens.com.
LAB EQUIPMENT
Edging System
The Accura Silver automated edger from Briot is an entry-level system designed for both smaller independent retail outlets that have limited budgets and large retail chain labs that have high-volume production requirements, the company says.
Features include a 156-job memory; automatic centering and blocking functions; a 4-D tracer that measures frame height, width, curvature and thickness for accurate lens-to-frame fit; flat bevel polishing and multi-mode bevel positioning.
The Accura Silver can edge polycarbonate, high-index, AR-coated (hydrophobic) and fragile lenses, Briot says. It can handle eye sizes as small as 17.75mm B rimless. A thermal probe makes sure sizing is done accurately regardless of the temperature within the edging chamber. The operator is guided through each function via commands that appear as icons on the LCD screen. Call 1-800-292-7468, or go to www.briot-usa. com.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Computer Medical Charting Program
Charting Plus 4.5 from MediNotes Corporation is the eighth upgrade of this medical charting program. The latest version includes:
A more logical and readable way to import lab results.
An improved control over left/right descriptors in ophthalmic objects.
An object navigator for easier use of Object Explorer, the container for the entire medical content within the program.
Improved control over batch printing.
A customizable letterhead function, which includes various fonts, graphics and other formatting.
A graphical signature that can be used with a signature macro.
Integration with Instant Medical History program, from Primetime Medical Software. This program allows patients to enter their own medical information and then posts that information in the chief complaint and history sections of Charting Plus 4.5.
Integration with Vital Signs interface program from Welch-Allyn. This program enables practitioners to obtain a patients temperature, blood pressure, pulse and blood oxygenation, and place the results into Charting Plus 4.5 by choosing a capture button.
Call 1-877-633-6883, or go to www.medinotes.com.
PUNCTAL OCCLUSION
Jewelers Forceps
Curved Jewelers Forceps #7 (the industry definition for thin-tipped) from Odyssey Medical Inc. are stainless steel forceps used to insert collagen and the companys Extend absorbable synthetic punctal occluder. The forceps can also be used to remove the companys Parasol permanent punctal occluder. Call 1-888-905-7770, or go to www.odysseymed.com.
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Lens Line Expansion
Shamir Insight Inc. has expanded its Genesis and Piccolo Transitions V with ESP (Enhanced Scientific Performance) product lines to include the Genesis Hi-Index SuperLite MR-10 in 1.67 in Transitions V Gray, Genesis Hi-Index SuperLite 1.6 in Transitions V Gray and Piccolo Hi-Index SuperLite 1.6 in Transitions V Gray.
The new Genesis lines and Piccolo lens offer fitting heights of 19mm and 16mm, respectively; an abbe value of 42, and a tensile strength of 23 DEG. The Genesis lines are also available in Transitions Brown, while the new Piccolo product is also available in Transitions 1.5 Gray. Shamir says that both lenses are ideal for any drill mount and frame.
Transitions V Lenses with ESP from Transitions Optical Inc. activate and deactivate so that they are darker outdoors and clear indoors. These lenses combine the companys surface technologies, such as the Trans-Bonding process, with ESPs photochromic dye system. Call 1-877-742-6471, or go to www.shamirlens.com.
FURNITURE
Suitable for Display
Optical Displays is a six-foot high display that features five acrylic frame Display Plus Tubes. The tubes are set on a single rotating base and store up to 75 frames behind a locking glass security case. The rotator base and soffit are available in an assortment of natural hardwoods and colorful laminates, says Fashion Optical Displays. Call 1-800-824-4106, or go to www.fashionoptical.com.
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