Fidmi Medical, a company based in Misgav, Israel, has developed a new enteral feeding device that overcomes some of the limitations, downsides, and hassles of existing solutions. Feeding tubes have to be changed every few months to prevent clogging, address dislogdgements, and get ahead of the device breaking up. The PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) device […]
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RenovaCare, a company based in New York City, is seeking FDA approval for the SkinGun, a device to treat burns using a patient’s own stem cells. Significant portions of skin can be destroyed in burn injuries, meaning that regenerative therapy is required to restore or replace the injured tissue. Current treatments for burns involve skin grafting, […]
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Here’s a short list of reasons why your vision may be blurry after vitrectomy surgery other than the particular reason for operating.
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Ever wonder what causes and epiretinal membrane? What surgery is needed for removal of the ERM and when?
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Most of my operations are done while the patient is awake, yet comfortable. Keeping you comfortable and safe is our main goal.
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Intraocular gas is often used to fix some retinal problems, but keeping your head face-down is near impossible. Air may be a great solution.
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dBMEDx, a company with offices in Denver, Colorado and Bellevue, Washington, won FDA clearance to introduce its BBS Revolution automated bladder volume measurement device. It’s intended to help clinicians assess whether a patient really needs that catheter that is so often the source of urinary tract infections.
The ultrasound device requires only a squeeze of gel and a short sweep across the abdomen while pressing down the trigger on the handle. The system automatically calculates bladder volume and displays the reading on the screen. The whole process takes minutes to complete, doesn’t require much training, and can be done by staff not trained in using ultrasound equipment. While the system is easy to use, the underlying technology is fairly complicated, producing a true 3D volume dataset using multiple b-mode slices that allows the measurement of the bladder.
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Here’s a question about retinal detachment repair: Scleral Buckle vs Vitrectomy? Here’s my feeling about this comment and which may be better.
EIZO received FDA clearance and is releasing a new 58-inch 8 megapixel (3840 x 2160) LCD monitor for use in operating rooms, as well as a Large Monitor Manager that can receive video from different sources to display on the big screen. The high resolution combined with the large size of the screen allow multiple high-definition images and video to be displayed at the same time and with high detail.
The Large Monitor Manager lets clinicians use one keyboard and mouse to navigate through multiple input sources, and each surgeon can setup a preferred personal screen layout that can be quickly brought back when starting an operation.
This is the last in a short series of fixing a retinal detachment. Using both procedures, success rate must be leveraged against complications.
Anisometropia can be a result of induced (created) myopia from a scleral buckle and/or cataract. If this is the case, it is usually correctable.
Most patients wait too long before considering removal of a macular pucker (epiretinal membrane). The decision should be made as soon as visual changes are noticed.
Bleeding on the outside of the eye is called a subconjunctival hemorrhage. Sometimes related to disease, it’s common following retina surgery.
25 gauge vitrectomy has made retinal surgery much safer. The Constellation Vision System 25 gauge vitrectomy is simply the best and the safest.
Vitrectomy for macular pucker is my favorite surgery. I recommend surgery as soon as you notice changes in the vision.
25 gauge vitrectomy has advantages other than no stitches and quicker healing. Due to the thinness of the instruments, the operation is now safer, too.
Following retinal surgery, there are two particular signs of serious complications…pain and loss of vision.
These are my recommendations to get ready for your eye surgery. Whatever you do…don’t eat!
Reattaching the retina is the primary goal of any retinal detachment surgery, but “success” is not defined by improvement in vision.
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Glaucoma surgery should be individualized to each patient’s specific needs and form of glaucoma, a speaker said here.According to Thomas W. Samuelson, MD, OSN Glaucoma Section Editor, reducing glaucoma surgical complications is now easier for physicians due to the availability of the correct surgical tools.