Did you hear the news? The same Möller-Wedel premium surgical microscopes widely used Europe are now available in the United States through our new division, Haag-Streit Surgical. And for our first stop, we’re headed to ASCRS in San Francisco, California. Join us at booth #1618 and learn about our surgical microscopes like the Hi-R NEO 900.

The Hi-R NEO 900 is a universal microscope for surgical procedures that require vertical observation. Its exceptionally large stereo base provides maximal depth perception, and clear zoom illumination delivers safe, bright light.

Ask Ray Wright, director of Haag-Streit Surgical, for a demo at the show. And learn more about our entire line of surgical microscopes for opthalmologists, neurosurgeons and otolaryngologists.

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Ever wanted to snap high-res retina photos with coyotes howling in the distance and nothing but miles of scenic canyons surrounding you? Now’s your chance. Haag-Streit USA is sponsoring a digital ophthalmic imaging workshop at the five-star Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Arizona. The event runs June 25 through 29, and you’re invited.

Learn from expert faculty, including retinal specialist Dr. William F. Mieler, imaging guru Mark Maio, renowned photographer Jim DiVitale, and celebrated ophthalmologist Dr. Richard Spaide.

CME accreditation has been applied for through the American Academy of Ophthalmology (10 credits) and the Opthalmolic Photographers’ Society (32 credits). The final number will be available prior to the workshop.

Register at the Digital Imaging Institute, but don’t wait too long if you’re interested. Hotel room block expires May 27.

For patients with age-related vision loss, the cure might be a prescription for nighttime contact lenses.

Using the principles of orthokeratology, researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia created contact lenses that, when worn at night, reshape the cornea to restore sight during the day. They call it “hyperopic orthokeratology.”

So, how does it work? The contacts physically change the cornea’s epithelial cells, lifting the shape of the eye to temporarily correct vision and eliminate the need for bifocals or reading glasses.

During the study, 10 patients slept with a custom lens in one eye for one week. Sight improvement increased over time in the treated eye while the untreated eye remained the same.

Users must continuously wear the contact lenses in order to maintain the cornea shape and thus corrected vision. The lenses, which are currently used for shortsightedness, may become available to patients with age-related vision loss.

Source: Medical Daily

The latest update to LENSTAR LS900® software adds two IOL calculation formulas to your optical biometer. The Masket and Modified Masket formulas are now available and recommended for post-laser refractive patients with known history of the refractive change induced by the laser surgical procedure.

The Shammas No-History formula already incorporated into LENSTAR’s software allows easy and reliable IOL prediction for post-myopic LASIK and PRK patients lacking any clinical history.

Peer-reviewed research has indicated that LENSTAR LS900 delivers extremely reliable keratometry for toric IOLs, during a procedure that captures five scans, on two eyes, with seven key measurements, including lens thickness, in approximately three minutes.

About the New Formulas
The Masket Method was developed by Samuel Masket, M.D. to provide reliable IOL power calculation for post-myopic and hyperopic LASIK and PRK patients when clinical history is available. This postoperative regression method was originally presented in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Its accuracy was recently confirmed in several peer-reviewed journal articles.

The Modified Masket relies on a slight amelioration of the regression formula. Using the linear relationship between the spherical equivalent of the total amount of the stable laser vision correction (LSE), it adjusts the IOL power calculation based on the Holladay I formula. Like the Masket Method, Modified Masket is appropriate for myopic and hyperopic LASIK and PRK patients.

The Shammas No-History formula addresses the challenge of calculating IOL power for patients after myopic LASIK and PRK, when there is no clinical history available. Several studies have validated the efficacy of the Shammas No-History, including research published in 2011 by McCarthy et al., and a 2010 study by Wang et al.

Download the New Software
To update to the latest software, visit mylenstar.com and click on the EyeSuite link below LENSTAR resources.

Becoming a legend takes time. Reliance has been at it for 115 years, building ultra-durable exam chairs with brutish materials. Like 14-ply birch that won’t easily warp. And forged steel that lasts for decades. These legendary materials are the makings of our new ad series. Here’s a preview:

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