Uutiset
25.8.2010Dr. Schmidtin iirisproteesit Iogenilta
Human Opticsin ja Dr. Schmidtin laadukkaat tekomykiöt Iogenin edustukseen elokuusta lähtien. Valikoimassa mm. erittäin aidon ja luonnollisen näköiset keinoiirikset. Lisätietoja: www.artificial-iris.com/
5.8.2010
Lasiaisinjektiot helpoksi InVitrialla
InVitria helpottaa intravitreaalisia pistoksia kummasti. Tutustu tuotteeseen vasta-avatuilla tuotesivuilla osoitteessa http://invitria.fi.
16.5.2010
Iogen kasvussa, huippumyyjä haussa.
Iogen Oy:ssä on isot saappaat täytettävänä. Haemme itseohjautuvaa myynnin ammattilaista, jolle asiakkaan etu on sydämen asia. Tehtävän hoitaminen edellyttää
- Lukiotason fysiikan hallitsemista (tiedät mitä on valo)
- Hyviä hoksottimia ja sosiaalisia taitoja (osaat keskustella SM-liigasta ja italialaisesta oopperasta)
- Kielitaitoa (englanti pakollinen, muut kielet plussaa)
- IT-taitoja (tiedät mikä on FTP ja vektori)
Tarjoamme haastellisen tehtävän, tilaisuutta näyttää kyntesi asiantuntijamyynnin kovimmassa kärjessä, alan kovimman palkkauksen sekä kasvuyrityksen uramahdollisuudet.
Lisätietoja antaa toimitusjohtaja Tommi Järvinen, tommi.jarvinen@iogen.fi
Hakemuksen voi lähettää yllämainittuun osoitteeseen tai postilla Iogen Oy, PL 10, 33101 Tampere.
16.5.2010
Adjustable lens shows good results, few drawbacks
PARIS, SFO 2010 — The Calhoun Vision Light Adjustable Lens will become a more established practice in the future, according to Michael Assouline, MD, speaking at the meeting of the French society of Ophthalmology.
The IOL is made of a flexible polymer matrix with mobile, photosensitive silicone subunits. Once implanted, the lens is irradiated with a cool beam of near-UV light for power adjustment.
"In terms of accuracy, predictability, cylinder correction and amplitude of accommodation, it is like no other lens, including premium IOLs," he said.
Dr. Assouline started using this technology when he realized that the refractive outcomes of some of his cataract surgery patients were not up to his expectations.
"I use it now for limited indications, mostly in patients who had previous refractive surgery or lamellar keratoplasty, in case of corneal scars, keratoconus and very high hyperopia. Not only because I need to gain more confidence, but also because this technology still has some drawbacks, like the large incision size," he said.
In addition, this kind of implant requires motivation and cooperation from the patient.
"The patient must come back for the locking-in procedure and is seen more often than average. In addition, special protective glasses must be worn for 1 month, and this can be a big disadvantage for patients who are implanted with the LAL in one eye, need correction in the other eye and cannot wear their lenses," he said.
"It is not the most expensive lens, if you think that the cost of other premium lenses ranges between €240 and €800," Dr. Assouline said.
Lisätietoa klikkaamalla tästä.
4.5.2010
Orbital implant receives innovation award
The new AlphaSphere Orbital Implant ophthalmic device has been awarded the 2010 Alpha Award for Innovation In Engineering & Technology presented by the Engineering Society of Detroit.
Art Brodie, Executive Vice President, Business Development at Addition Technology, the maker of the product said: “We view the engineering, materials and design of the AlphaSphere device to be a quantum leap forward in orbital implant technology. Although AlphaSphere was only launched in the second half of 2009, we have already seen surgeons at Bascom Palmer, Yale and Mass. Eye & Ear to name a few begin to use the device, and though the results are short-term, the light-weight, smooth and bio-integratable characteristics have generated very favourable feedback.”
The implant is a new entry into an historical market that dates back to 1884. It is the first orbital implant device made from a novel poly-HEMA bio-material (PHEMA) that biointegrates into the eye socket capsule yet resists bio-integration in its posterior hemisphere to provide S motility to a prosthetic eye. Since the majority of its composition is water, AlphaSphere’s ability to provide compliance in matching natural organ tissue is claimed by its makers to be unique in comparison to other orbital implant products due to its soft, smooth and pliable exterior. A major feature is the ability to directly suture into the endo-skeletal, anterior surface.
1.4.2010
Kapselitukirenkaiden aatelia
Suomessakin huippusuositut OPHTEC OCULAID-kapselitukirenkaat koettiin parhaaksi mahdolliseksi vaihtoehdoksi akkomodoivaa tekomykiötä implantoitaessa.
Tiedotteen voit ladata tästä ja tuotteen oman sivun löydät tästä.
Lisätietoja: tero.rinne@iogen.fi | 040 52 89 866
13.2.2010
Säädettävä IOL presbyopiaan
Calhoun visionin Light Adjustable Lens on nyt saatavilla myös multifokaalisien linssien täydelliseen sentrointiin.
Aiemmin UV-valolla voitiin muokata linssin sfääristä ja astigmaattista komponenttia aina kahteen diopteriin saakka, mutta uusi ohjelmisto mahdollistaa täydellisen post-op visuksen myös presbyopiatapauksissa.
Lisätietoa tuotesivulta
11.2.2010
Artisan/Verisyse-video nyt sivuilla
Ophtec Artisan etukammiolinssin asennuksen hienosti demonstroiva video löytyy nyt tuotesivulta, sivun alaosasta.
10.11.2009
INTACS decrease curvature but do not affect biomechanics
Intrastromal corneal ring implantation in keratoconic corneas markedly reduced corneal curvature but did not influence corneal biomechanical characteristics, a study showed.
The authors assessed biomechanical and morphological changes in keratoconic corneas implanted with INTACS intracorneal segments (Addition Technology).
"To our knowledge, this is the first study that shows that Intacs placement changes the morphological characteristics of the cornea but not the biomechanical viscoelastic response parameters, such as [corneal hysteresis] and [corneal resistance factor]," the authors said.
The retrospective study included 18 eyes of 18 patients with a mean age of 31.3 years (range: 13 to 50 years). Patients underwent a complete ocular examination before surgery and 6 months after surgery. Investigators performed corneal topography with the Orbscan II (Bausch & Lomb) and assessed biomechanical factors with the Reichert Ocular Response Analyzer.
Mean preoperative corneal hysteresis was 7.7 mm Hg and mean postoperative corneal hysteresis was 7.4 mm Hg. Mean preoperative corneal resistance factor was 6.6 mm Hg and mean postoperative corneal resistance factor was 6.1 mm Hg. Neither reduction was statistically significant.
"In our study, both IOP and central pachymetry remained stable postoperatively and thus played a role in the lack of a significant change in [corneal hysteresis] and [corneal resistance factor] values," the authors said. "We hypothesize that because of the lamellar structure of the cornea, the [intrastromal corneal ring] segments might reshape the center of the cornea without changing the fundamental biomechanical properties of the corneal tissue, at least in the short-term postoperative period."
However, mean minimum and maximum central keratometry values decreased more than 5 D; the differences were statistically significant (P < .0001).
Further study with a larger patient group and longer follow-up interval is needed to determine the effect of Intacs implantation on corneal hysteresis and corneal resistance factor, the authors said.
30.10.2009
Trypan Blue tutustumishintaan
Tarkista tulikuuma tarjouksemme viileänsinisestä välineestä tästä.
4.6.2009
DALK after Intacs in KC
Cornea: January 2009 - Volume 28 - Issue 1 - pp 32-35
Fontana, Luigi MD, PhD; Parente, Gabriella MD; Sincich, Antonia COT; Tassinari, Giorgio MD
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in patients with unsatisfactory vision after intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation for keratoconus refractive correction.
Methods: Prospective interventional case series. Five patients with consecutive keratoconus and poor visual outcome after ICRS implantation underwent DALK Big bubble technique. Three patients had ICRS explanted several months before lamellar graft surgery because of late postoperative complications; the other 2 had ring segments in place at the time of DALK.
Results: Average preoperative logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) uncorrected visual acuity was 1.5 ± 0.685 (20/800) and 0.74 ± 0.427 (20/114) at the end of the follow-up. Mean preoperative logMAR best-corrected visual acuity was 0.56 ± 0.089 (20/70) and 0.12 ± 0.044 (20/25) at the last examination. Mean MRSE changed from -8.75 ± 6.74 diopters (D) preoperatively to -3.35 ± 2.302 D postoperatively. Mean topographic astigmatism and mean topographic keratometry (K) varied from 3.96 ± 2.197 and 50.06 ± 3.965 D preoperatively to 1.72 ± 1.147 and 42.34 ± 2.356 D postoperatively, respectively. No operative complications occurred. One patient developed stromal rejection that regressed after topical steroid therapy.
Conclusions: DALK may be proposed in alternative to penetrating keratoplasty for the treatment of patients with keratoconus with poor visual result after ICRS implantation. DALK Big bubble technique may be carried out with ICRS in place. Visual and refractive outcomes are comparable with standard penetrating keratoplasty in patients with keratoconus.
29.5.2009
Phakic iris-claw lenses an alternative in amblyopic children
ROME — Implantation of phakic iris-claw lenses is a feasible option in pediatric patients if conventional therapy with spectacles or contact lenses fails to treat their amblyopia, according to a physician here.
Camille Budo, MD, personally implanted five eyes of four patients between the ages of 5 and 9 years with either the Artisan or the Artiflex lens (Ophtec). Two other cases, 3 and 4 years respectively, are reported in literature.
"We had a marked improvement in refraction and good visual acuity results. The endothelial cell count underwent little changes, with a decrease of about 100 cells/mm? over a period of 7 years. The cases reported in literature confirm our findings," Dr. Budo said at the annual joint meeting of Ocular Surgery News and the Italian Society of Ophthalmology.
He recommended caution when implanting iris-claw phakic lenses in children because there is a potential for long-term endothelial cell loss. They should be used only in special cases, although results so far have been reassuring.
There is also a risk of induced astigmatism, which is greater with the Artisan, a rigid 5- to 6-mm lens.
"The soft Artiflex lens is preferable in children," Dr. Budo said.
Lähde: OSN
18.4.2009
Morian jakelu yksinoikeudella Iogenille
Iogen Oy on 1.4.2009 lähtien Moria-tuotteiden ainoa jakelija Suomessa. Iogen on erittäin ylpeä saadessaan edustaa lähes kahden sadan vuoden kokemuksella tuotettuja erittäin tarkkoja instrumentteja silmän etuosan kirurgiaan.
Morian tuotevalikoimaan kuuluu kestokäyttöiset instrumentit kuten atulat, chopperit ja luomenlevittimet. Uutuutena myös kertakäyttöiset instrumentit kaihikirurgiaan. Lataa koko tuotekatalogi tästä
Morian DSAEK-järjestelmä puolestaan on mullistanut sarveiskalvosiirtokirurgian
17.3.2009
DSAEK effective in eyes with failed PK grafts. OSN
Descemets stripping endothelial keratoplasty is a viable alternative for patients with failed prior penetrating keratoplasty, according to a small study.
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10.3.2009
Keratoconus treatment options, OTE
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6.1.2009
Autoklaavit Iogenilta
SciCan -klaavit ovat nyt saatavilla kauttamme. Malliston uutuutena vuodelle 2009 on Statim 7000, kuuden litran autoklaavi, joka steriloi sisällön 12 minuutissa ja toimii tavallisella vesijohtovedellä.
