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Innovations | Mar 2011

INNOVATIONS

Tan EndoGlide

The Tan EndoGlide (Network Medical Products Ltd., North Yorkshire, United Kingdom) is an endothelial insertion system for use in Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) and Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). According to company literature, the device is designed to deliver a donor lenticule through a small incision with minimal endothelial loss and to protect the donor tissue from the wound margins. It consists of a preparation base, a glide cartridge, and a glide introducer, and the oval diameter of the device fits through a 4.5-mm scleral or corneal wound. The integral glide platform is designed for ease of insertion without iris prolapse. The cartridge, which can hold a donor lenticule of up to 250 μm in thickness, is transparent for good visualization, allowing the surgeon full control of all stages of the insertion procedure. Each Tan EndoGlide is supplied sterile for single use only.

Optec 5000 Series

The Optec 5000 series (Stereo Optical Company, Inc., Chicago) facilitate the performance of comprehensive visual screening of adult and pediatric visual acuities, color and depth perception, and vertical and lateral phorias in less than 5 minutes. According to company literature, both models are lightweight, portable, and equipped with a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting system. The Optec 5000 series devices can screen in monocular, binocular, near, and distance modes and under day- and nighttime conditions. All systems in the series include homogeneous illumination, two independent viewing ports for distance (20 feet) and near (18 inches) testing, and a washable, scratch-resistant surface made from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic. The Optec 5000 series units come with a manual control, accessories kit, one standard slide package, and a peripheral vision test. No training or certification is needed.

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