PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Germ Shield/Sneeze Guard, from the Eye Designs Group, is protective equipment designed for the optical. It sits on a dispensing table and is 24 in. wide and 36 in. tall with cutouts on both sides, allowing opticians to reach around and properly fit eyewear.
→ Eye Designs Group eyedesigns.com
DIGITAL PHOROPTER
VisionixVX65, from Luneau Technology, is a digital phoropter suitable for use via remote refraction systems. A wireless tablet also allows for safe distance from the patient. Practitioners may choose from manual phoropter or auto-phoropter modes.
→ Luneau Technology luneautechusa.com/virtualdemo
ORTHO-K LENS
Moonlens Modern Myopia Management Orthokeratology Lens System, from KATT Design Group, is an orthokeratology lens with a proprietary algorithm the allows for customization in 1 micro step, and the system provides a calculator to achieve initial lens parameters. The lens will be marketed and manufactured by Art Optical Contact Lens Inc. in the United States.
→ KATT Design Group ptsoptics.com/products/contact-lenses/orthokeratology/
FACE SHIELD
Personnel Shield, from SimulEYE, is full-face personal protective equipment. It features an adjustable strap and extra-large shield, so as not to restrict vision or movement.
→ SimulEYE simuleye.com/products/personnel-shield
TELEHEALTH PLATFORM
GetSetCare, from EyeCarePro, is a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform compatible with iOS, Android and desktop setups. The platform allows users to set a telehealth schedule, book through the practice website and produce marketing campaigns to alert patients.
→ EyeCarePro bit.ly/3c4B4AG
TELEHEALTH SOLUTION
SR Telehealth solution, from Solutionreach, features online scheduling; instructions for the telehealth visits in a text or email appointment reminder; high-resolution virtual visits launched through SMS; post-visit surveys for telehealth appointments; EHR integration; and a professional implementation service.
→ Solutionreach solutionreach.com/telehealth
PRODUCT NOTES
→ Heidelberg Engineering reintroduced the HRT3 Rostock Cornea Module (RCM) globally. It is a compact ophthalmic device that uses confocal scanning laser microscopy to provide high-resolution images of the cornea, the conjunctiva or the limbus at the cellular level.
→ Zerviate, from Eyevance Pharmaceuticals, is a cetirizine ophthalmic solution 0.24% for the treatment of ocular itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis; Tobradex ST, from the same company, is a tobramycin/dexamethasone ophthalmic suspension 0.3%/0.05% indicated for steroid-responsive inflammatory ocular conditions. The company acquired both products in late 2019.
All information provided courtesy of the respective company.
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