Surgery is necessary in those situations in which medicines and laser surgery are not adequate to sufficiently control the intraocular pressure. When an ophthalmologist decides that there is a risk for further advance of the disease despite current treatment, he is likely to recommend surgical intervention. Of all the existing surgeries performed to treat glaucoma, …
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This novel lens design provides several distinct advantages: Suture magnification: owing to the convex back-surface (the surface facing the surgeon), the lens magnifies the suture appearance two to three fold. Compressive properties of the lens tip: the pointed tip provides a strong compressive force that increases visibility of the suture, and adds to …
Volk Blumenthal Lens Gains Visibility for Superior Suture Lysis Performance Mentor, Ohio (May 24, 2006) – Volk Optical’s Blumenthal Suturelysis lens was recently cited in a surgical technique note for its enhanced suture visibility in difficult cases. The contact laser lens, designed in conjunction with Eytan Blumenthal, MD for use in glaucoma treatment, was featured …
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