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FOR YOUR PATIENTS AND PRACTICE

Gonio lens

■ The G-6, from Volk Optical, is a 1.0x magnification gonio lens with six 63° equally angled mirrors, enabling a 360° view of the anterior segment. During the glaucoma screening, two mirrors are aligned in the superior and inferior regions, while the other four mirrors provide a continuous view through the nasal and temporal regions. The no flange/no fluid design lens comes with a ring or a two-in-one adjustable handle to create a straight or 45°-angled grip.

Volk Optical
Phone: (800) 345-8655
Web: www.volk.com

Made-to-order lens

■ The Flexlens product line, from X-Cel Contacts (a Walman Company) now includes a monthly modality. Flexlenses are soft lenses that the company offers in made-to-order designs and parameters. Order fulfillment time on any Flexlens product (either standard or in specialty) is from one to two working days.

X-Cel Contacts
Phone: (800) 241-9312
Web: www.walman.com

Tonometer

■ The Keeler applanation contact tonometer (KAT), from Keeler Instruments, uses the Gold-mann method of measuring IOP, employing a prism mounted on the tonometer head and placed against the cornea. The device is compatible with most slit lamps, the company says, and comes in a guide plate mounted "T" type or optical body post-mounted "R" type.

Keeler Instruments
Phone: (800) 523-5620
Web: www.keelerusa.com

Strobe glasses

■ Strobe glasses, from MJ Impulse Specialty Eyewear Company, are strobing glasses that stress, or load, the visual perceptual, visual motor and visual proprioceptive systems during training. This gives the athlete a competitive edge, the company says. Specifically, the glasses help athletes achieve enhanced visual concentration, eye-hand coordination and proprioceptive balance, the MJ Impulse Specialty Eyewear Company, says.

MJ Impulse Specialty Eyewear Company
Phone: (877) 700-9328
Web: www.mjimpulse.com