What's New

Kitaro Cataract Surgery Training Kits for Complex Cases

■ Kitaro's latest training kit provides a platform to train specifically for complex cases. Using synthetic, but realistic materials, the lab offers options for simulating small pupil management, weak or ruptured zonules, and intraocular lens transcleral fixation. Phakic IOL insertion can be practiced with an optional add-on piece. Kits include artificial sclera, nuclei, and cornea and several mock instruments. Also included are instructional booklets and DVDs.

FCI OPHTHALMICS
www.fci-ophthalmics.com

Quantel Aviso UBM

■ Quantel's latest ultrasound platform offers a variety of probe frequencies for a range of needs from refractive surgery to glaucoma management and diagnosing corneal and vitreoretinal diseases. The device can also be used to diagnose intraocular tumors. The Aviso's proprietary 50 MHz linear scanning UBM probe reveals what OCT alone cannot. It shows structures behind the iris like ciliary bodies, the processes and lens zonules.

The latest version of Aviso's software includes a glaucoma module.

Quantel Medical
www.quantel-medical.com

LUMA cataract video

■ Eyemaginations is adding new content to its latest software. LUMA v1.9.5 will now include a video overview of premium IOL options in video form. The narrated video is a collaboration between LUMA and Dr. Steven Dell. It covers questions patients may have concerning premium IOLs including issues of combining accommodating and multifocal IOLs, postoperative expectations and insurance coverage. Dr. Dell, a surgeon who has been repeatedly voted to a “Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today” list of the top 50 opinion leaders in the field, says the program is designed to explain how premium IOLs can cut down on the need for glasses after cataract surgery.

Eyemaginations, Inc.
www.eyemaginations.com

New line of surgical instruments

■ Moria introduces Composites, a new range of reusable instruments that feature tips of surgical steel and handles fabricated from the composite polymer PEEK, which is used in demanding applications in the medical implant and aerospace industries. The line includes the instruments most commonly used in cataract and corneal surgery. They are priced at a level that allows the instruments simply to be discarded and readily replaced, thus eliminating the expense and administrative burden of repairs.

Moria
www.moria-surgical.com

Diabetic eye model

■ Diabetes Eye-Plus, from Gulden Ophthalmics, is a model that shows the effect of unsuccessfully treated diabetes on the arteries, kidneys, nerves and retinas. Its primary purpose: to show the potential catastrophic effects of untreated diabetes, so patients will better adhere to their prescribed diets, medications and treatments, the company says.

Gulden Ophthalmics
www.guldenophthalmics.com

Topcon CL-300 Computerized Lensmeter

■ Topcon's new computerized lens-meter model, the CL-300, adds several new features. Along with the touch screen panel and ergonomic design, new additions to this lensmeter include a new UV transmittance measurement function designed to provide measurement results for eyeglasses and sunglasses in the range of 0% to 100%. The CL-300 automatically detects whether a lens is single or progressive. A printer and a 5.7 inch monitor are also included.

Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
http://www.topcon.co.jp/en/eyecare/