Central and anterior is an injection port through which a 30-gauge needle is inserted and saline is injected to expand the implant to a final volume of approximately 5cm 3. The implant is positioned in the orbit and held in place by a titanium fixation plate that is anchored to the lateral orbital rim. This product, made from biocompatible, inflatable silicone, is ideal for children with anophthalmia, microphthalmia, or who have lost an eye to trauma or infection.
David Tse in Miami, FL and manufactured by Innovia LLC, was one of the three winners of the 2010 Medical Design Excellence Awards in the Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products category. The Orbital Tissue Expander (OTE), developed by Dr. This unit operates on a standard slit lamp-like base and is comprised of a scanning head that is only 4.5lbs, a control module, laptop PC and foot switch. The iVue offers the same scanning speed and resolution as the larger RTVue system, resulting in high speed, high resolution scanning and reports of the retina, retina nerve fiber layer and cornea. Optovue, a California based company, received FDA clearance for the iVue compact spectral domain optical coherence tomography unit, the successor to the RTVue system. Optovue iVue Optical Coherence Tomography VisionCare, a California based company, will plan on conducting post-approval studies to monitor patient outcomes.Ģ. Clinical trials have proven successful and results have already been published in many peer-reviewed journals. This device not only offers patients improved visual acuity, but also improved quality of life. It does not repair the damaged macula, but rather magnifies objects in the area of central vision while the un-Implanted eye provides peripheral vision. The implant enlarges images and projects these images on healthier areas of the retina. The implant is about the size of a pea and is inserted behind the iris.
This monocular implant is designed for patients with end stage age related macular degeneration and was part of the CentraSight treatment program. VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies recently received FDA approval for their implantable miniature telescope. VisionCare's Implantable Miniature Telescope This article focuses on 5 of the top technologies that ophthalmologists have their eye on and that I find very interesting.ġ.
About AuthorAcross all subspecialties, the field of ophthalmology continues to grow technologically with promising advances aimed at the health of the eye and socket.
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