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CATARACT PRODUCTS

Now available from Alcon are a redesigned AcrySof intraocular lens, and a new irrigation/aspiration (I/A) tip.

The AcrySof Single-Piece IOL has been biomechanically designed to conform to the shape of the capsular bag. The AcrySof Single-Piece enables you to implant a 6.0-mm optic through a 3.2-mm (or smaller) incision.

The Silicone I/A Tip is static-metal and covered with a silicone membrane sleeve; a 0.3-mm aspiration port is contained in the silicone portion of the material. You can use the tip with your existing handpieces. The Silicone I/A Tip is available in either of two designs: straight or angled at 45š.

ALCON
Phone: (800) 862-5266
Web: www.alconlabs.com 

ACES HANDBOOK

Speaking of Alcon, they've partnered with the American College of Eye Surgeons (ACES) to launch the "Care and Evaluation of the Cataract Patient Handbook." Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D., says the handbook is "the most complete compendium of cataract surgery information I've seen."

Alcon and ACES designed the handbook to provide a comprehensive review of both pre- and post-op evaluation of cataract patients. The handbook includes management recommendations for post-op complications.

If you'd like to purchase the handbook, contact ACES.

ACES
Phone: (888) 335-0077
Fax: (915) 699-8881
E-mail: quality@aces-abes.org
Web: www.aces-abes.org

CAPSULORRHEXIS FORCEPS

A new instrument available from Rhein Medical is the Khouri Tubular Capsulorrhexis Cystotome Forceps.

	The light handle of the Khouri Forceps requires minimal effort to actuate the distal tips.

The Khouri Forceps have cystotome tips to pinch and open a capsule in one maneuver, without the need for a separate cystotome. Also, the shaft of the Forceps is ultra-thin for insertion through a paracentesis.

RHEIN MEDICAL
Phone: (800) 637-4346
E-mail: info@rheinmedical.com
Web: www.rheinmedical.com

LOW VISION SEMINAR

Eschenbach is hosting a new seminar, "Low Vision Care . . . What's It All About?"

This seminar is an introductory, hands-on workshop and lecture that discusses, among other things, reimbursement and marketing your low vision practice. The seminar is approved for three continuing education credits by the American Board of Opticianry (ABO) and the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).

Upcoming dates and locations include: Aug. 1, Indianapolis; Aug. 7, Walnut Creek, Calif.; Aug. 8, Sacramento, Calif. and Knoxville, Tenn.; Aug. 9, Nashville, Tenn.; Aug. 15, Wichita, Kan.; Aug. 22, Little Rock, Ark.; Aug. 23, Fayetteville, Ark.; Aug. 29, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Aug. 29, Rochester, N.Y.; and Aug. 30, Mishawaka, Ind.

ESCHENBACH
Phone: (877) 422-7300
Web: www.eschenbach.com

SOVEREIGN UPGRADE

You can now upgrade your Sovereign Phacoemulsification System with Allergan's Software Version 4.0. To upgrade, you simply insert an industry-standard personal computer (PC) card into the Sovereign System.

With the 4.0 upgrade, the Sovereign uses a wider variety of sounds and tones to let you know of vacuum rise, diathermy, side-switch actuation and bezel submode changes. Kurt Heitman, M.D., says, "With the new Sovereign software, there's more feedback telling me what's going on in the eye."

ALLERGAN
Phone: (800) 347-4500
Web: www.allergan.com 

A-Scan

Accutome offers the Accusonic A-Scan, which is compact and portable.

The Accusonic A-Scan can automatically or manually capture up to five waveforms per eye. Also, your calculations can be confirmed or updated. You can even calculate "what if" scenarios.

When printing, you have the option of printing the patient summary, the eye summary, the waveform detail and/or the IOL detail. Another option is batch print, which lets you print a day's worth of patient records.

ACCUTOME
Phone: (800) 979-2020
Web: www.accutome.com 

Correction: In the article "Laser Cataract Extraction: Has Its Time Finally Come?" (April 2001, page 118), Ophthalmology Management mistakenly stated that authors I. Howard Fine, M.D., Mark Packer, M.D., and Richard S. Hoffman, M.D., had firsthand experience working with A.R.C. Laser Corporation's Dodick Laser Photolysis System. The authors' report on that system was based on an extensive review of the literature and interviews with a current user in preparation for presentations on new phaco modalities.

Also, the article stated that the system is combined with the Gueder Megatron peristaltic irrigation/aspiration pump. But it currently uses an electronically controlled Venturi-based pressurized infusion system, with ultrasound/phaco capability.