German Inventor Develops Ophthalmological Analysis System Operation Method

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 18, 2008 ;     366 words ......slit illumination of the eye and a Scheimpflug camera for taking digitized sectional images of the eye, slit projection unit and Scheimpflug camera being mounted so that they may pivot...position of slit projection unit and Scheimpflug camera, a recording of a sectional image...

New formula allows, simplifies pseudophakic IOL power calculation

Ophthalmology Times;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......obtained through corneal scanning with the rotating Scheimpflug camera anterior segment imaging system (Oculus...corneal radii is now available using the rotating Scheimpflug camera imaging system." Evaluation of BESSt formula...

Accommodative lens results considered 'disappointing'

Ophthalmology Times;  September 15, 2006 ;     608 words ......the opportunity to measure the movement of the IOL objectively in the eye using the Pentacam (Oculus), a rotating Scheimpflug camera. Using this approach, the investigators could measure the anterior chamber depth (defined as the distance...

WaveLight plans to sell Oculus Pentacam under Oculyzer name

Ophthalmology Times;  February 1, 2006 ;     197 words ......topographic maps and delivers customized Allegretto Wave treatments through a diagnostic interface. The Oculyzer will include a Scheimpflug camera that provides five critical measurements of the anterior segment of the eye as well as detailed corneal data needed to...

Non-contact technology offers easy measurement of central pachymetry

Ophthalmology Times;  November 15, 2006 ;     595 words ......Stephen E. Pascucci, MD Bonita Springs, FL-The routing Scheimpflug camera-based Pentacam system (Oculus) seems lo provide an easy-to...pachymetry method was performed first in all eyes with the Scheimpflug camera set to acquire 50 slit images in 2 seconds, and the "central...

Imaging enhancements offer surgeons greater precision

Ophthalmology Times;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......anterior segment evaluation, Dr. Ahmed added. More recent technologies such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) and the Scheimpflug camera are able to produce high-resolution images of the anterior segment in a patient-friendly manner. The use of a wide-field...

IOL power calculation in post-laser refractive eyes to be easier

Ophthalmology Times;  June 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the flattest manual K, IOLMaster (Carl Zeiss Meditec) central K (diopters or radius of curvature), K values from a 3-D Scheimpflug camera (Oculus Pentacam) and optical coherence tomography (OCT, Carl Zeiss Meditec), and results from contact lens over-refraction...

Software, hardware upgrades make phaco unit safer

Ophthalmology Times;  June 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......consecutive patients (mean age, 71.3 5.4 years) undergoing cataract surgery. First, the investigators used the Pentacam Scheimpflug camera to measure the cataract densities, flaremeter, and the anterior chamber depth volume. "The cataract density and the effective...

Topography-guided LASIK compensates for angle kappa to yield better...

Ophthalmology Times;  March 15, 2007 ;     637 words ......Topolyzer) requires acquisition of eight high-quality topographic images. The approach is greatly simplified using the Scheimpflug camera-based pentacam (Allegro Oculyzer) that requires acquisition ot a single image. "Inputting the [pentacam j data into the...