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SURGICAL PRODUCTS

Accutome is offering new products to help meet your surgical needs:

• the Accutome Atraumatic Fix-ation Ring, with concentric grooves for use during construction of paracenthesis, phaco incision, astigmatic keratotomy and limbal relaxing incisions. The instrument features an 8-mm opening for blade clearance.
• spears for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery that are lint-free, made of polyvinyl alcohol and available in classic, blunt-tip and pointed
• infusion sets for fluorescein angiography in gauges 21, 23 and 25.

Accutome also offers drapes for use in cataract surgery and refractive surgery, as well as back table covers and Mayo stand covers.

Accutome
Phone: (800) 979-2020
Fax: (610) 889-3233
E-mail: eyeopenr@voicenet.com
Web: www.accutome.com

MORE SURGICAL PRODUCTS

Eagle Labs offers these new products:

• Refractive Drape with Adhesive Incise, made of plastic. It has an adhesive area of 13 cm u 13 cm and an overall size of 41 cm u 41 cm.
• Refractive Drape with Adhesive Aperture. This has the same features as the aforementioned item, with the addition of an aperture circle that measures
  6 cm in diameter.
• LASIK Flap Irrigator, featuring a cannula with dual 25-guage parallel irrigating tips. Each of the tips has four ports to irrigate both sides of the LASIK flap simultaneously. The ports also cleanse the stromal bed, which aids you in flap repositioning.
• Viscoelastic Cannula, Threadlock Hub, featuring a 27-guage cannula with a tip -- 8 mm in length -- angled at 30�. The Threadlock Hub design offers additional security when attached to a luer lock syringe for injection of viscoelastics.

Eagle Labs
Phone: (800) 782-6534
Fax: (909) 983-4982
E-mail: sales@eaglelabs.com
Web: www.eaglelabs.com

Your patient can use Tears Again Gel-Drops day or night.

DRY EYE GEL

For your patients suffering from mild symptoms of dry eye, Cynacon/Ocusoft offers Tears Again Gel-Drops. These drops are a low-viscosity alternative to the company's Tears Again Night & Day Lubricant Gel, which has a higher viscosity for moderate to severe dry eye.

Tears Again Gel-Drops come in 15-ml dropper bottles. Samples are available by calling Cynacon/Ocusoft's toll-free phone number.

Cynacon/Ocusoft also offers Tears Again Liposome Lid Spray, an eyelid lubricant. According to a company spokesperson,"Many patients find the combination therapy of the Lid Spray and our Gel-Drops to be ideal."

Cynacon/Ocusoft
Phone: (800) 233-5469
Fax: (281) 232-6015
E-mail: ocusoft@ocusoft.com
Web: www.ocusoft.com

EYE DROPS

Are you an advocate of homeopathy? If so, consider Similasan Corporation's latest offering, Similasan Eye Drops #3. Similasan says the eye drops relieve symptoms associated with computer vision syndrome (CVS). Ingredients and indications include:

1. natrium muriaticum: relieves stiff, weak eye muscles, redness and itching.
2. senega: for aching eyes, dryness, flickering and hypersensitivity to light.
3. ruta: relieves spasms of the lids, as well as pain and pressure.
4. conium maculatum: relieves double/blurry vision and heavy eyelids.

Other Similasan eye drops include Eye Drops #1 (for dry, red eyes) and Eye Drops #2 (for allergic eyes).

Similasan
Phone: (800) 426-1644
Fax: (970) 547-5061
E-mail: getinfo@similasan.com
Web: www.healthyrelief.com

Rhein Medical, along with Scott C. Behler, M.D., developed the Behler LASIK Enhancement Hook.

LASIK HOOK

New from Rhein Medical is the Behler LASIK Enhancement Hook.

You place the instrument around the rim of an enhancement flap to dislocate and lift the flap around the interface. The instrument features a cutting surface on the inner element, which can be used to dissect the flap.

Rhein Medical
Phone: (800) 637-4346
Fax: (813) 885- 9346
E-mail: info@rheinmedical.com
Web: www.rheinmedical.com

This low-vision manual for residents features a chapter titled "Integrating Low Vision Care into Your Practice."

LOW-VISION MANUAL

If you're a resident, consider purchasing The Lighthouse Ophthalmology Resident Training Manual: A New Look at Low Vision Care, published by Lighthouse International. Eleanor E. Faye, M.D., is one of the five authors.

According to a Lighthouse Inter-national spokesperson, "This manual is a practical, concise approach to understanding and providing low-vision care. It's the only textbook written for ophthalmology residents."

Highlights of the manual include:

• time-saving refraction techniques
• numerous case studies, diagrams and illustrations
• comprehensive low-vision examination procedures
• clear explanations of optical principles and optical devices
• a guide to vision rehabilitation and other information resources.

Lighthouse International
Phone: (800) 829-0500
Fax: (212) 821-9707
E-mail: info@lighthouse.org
Web: www.lighthouse.org

LACRIMAL CD

Do you perform lacrimal procedures? If so, consider requesting a free compact disc available from Lacrimedics. The CD contains 15-second videos of various techniques in the "Herrick System of Lacrimal Occlusion." You can view the videos on your computer.

Featured procedures on the Lacri-medics CD include:

• insertion of dissolvable collagen plugs
• insertion and removal of Opaque Herrick Lacrimal Plugs
• pressure saline irrigation and probing of the lacrimal canaliculus (for plug removal)
• lid manipulation with cotton-tipped swabs (a.k.a. Q-tips)
• punctal dilation with a punctal dilator or jewelers forceps
• procedures used to adjust the position of dissolvable and non-dissolvable plugs within the canaliculus after placement.

Lacrimedics
Phone: (800) 367-8327
Fax: (360) 376-7085
E-mail: info@lacrimedics.com
Web: www.lacrimedics.com

A.R.C. Laser says its Q-Switched YAG laser is the only laser integrated with the Haag-Streit slit lamp.

YAG & SLIT COMBO

Are you a cataract surgeon? If so, consider the Q-Las 10 laser from A.R.C. Laser Corporation.

The Q-Las 10, a Q-Switched YAG laser which recently received FDA approval, is designed for posterior capsulotomy procedures.

A complete Haag-Streit slit-lamp system is integrated into the arm of the laser. This makes it possible to use the slit lamp during YAG laser treatments as well as using the slit lamp for standard patient exams.

A.R.C. Laser
Phone: (800) 500-2979
Fax: (801) 972-5251
E-mail: medical@arclaser.com
Web: www.arclaser.com

The Cobra LASIK Irrigating Cannula has a smooth polish that allows it to slip underneath your patient's flap.

CANNULA

Katena Products announces the Cobra LASIK Irrigating Cannula.

The Cobra has multiple anterior and posterior ports that simultaneously irrigate the stromal bed and posterior surface of the flap. Also, the Cobra has a 23-gauge, vectis-shaped tip. This provides an increased surface area to float the flap gently back into position, while the two irrigating ports at the tip let you wash debris from the interface.

Katena Products
Phone: (800) 225-1195
Fax: (973) 989-8175
E-mail: globe@katena.com
Web: www.katena.com

CONTACT SOLUTION

According to Allergan, "our Complete Brand Multi-Purpose Solution conditions soft contact lenses effectively while cleaning and disinfecting, thereby allowing more comfortable lens wear."

Complete Brand Multi-Purpose Solution cleans and conditions lenses with a time-release formula that keeps lenses moist and comfortable throughout the day. The solution conditions both sides of the lens with hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), a wetting agent and humectant. The viscosity of HPMC prolongs lubrication for reduced dryness and irritation during lens wear.

Complete Brand Multi-Purpose Solution is available in 12-ounce bottles and 4-ounce travel-size bottles.

Allergan says its solution is for soft (hydrophilic) contact lenses and not for heat (thermal) disinfection.

Allergan
Phone: (800) 366-6554
Fax: (714) 246-2440
E-mail: corpinfo@allergan.com
Web: www.allergan.com

Seminar

ORBSCAN

Bausch & Lomb presents "Orbscan II -- Applied Orbscan Diagnostics: Maximizing Diagnostics."

In this 1-day seminar, you'll learn techniques for reading Orbscan maps and how to anticipate problematic surgical outcomes. Instructors will present case studies and encourage audience discussions.

Dates and locations include:

• March 10, Atlanta A Aug. 25, San Francisco
• April 27, San Diego A Sept. 21, New York City
• May 19, Philadelphia A Oct. 20, Las Vegas, Nev.
• June 23, Chicago A Nov. 10, New Orleans.
• July 26, Orlando, Fla.

Bausch & Lomb
Phone: (800) 531-2020, ext. 1237
Fax: n/a
E-mail: n/a
Web: www.blsurgical.com