instrumental
strategies
Reaching
New Heights
Pachymeter
delivers new level of portability, accuracy.
RAFI ISRAEL, M.D.
Pachymeter
technology has been relatively unchanged for the past 20 years; you touch the pachymeter
probe to the cornea and get a number. The problem often is that the only information
pachymeters provide is an inaccurate number estimating the corneal thickness (CT).
Countless times I've tried to measure a patient's CT, only to find that my pachymeter
gave me three or four different numbers in the span of ten minutes. I had no way
of knowing which number was the correct one. Fortunately, technology has come a
long way. I finally discovered a pachymeter that provides complete accuracy.
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The PalmScan P2000 takes the guesswork
out of pachymetry.
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Now featuring
Micro Medical Device's
PalmScan P2000 is a portable, pocket-size, battery-operated pachymeter. It has a
sampling speed of 264 MHz, enabling the device to construct precise and detailed
corneal waveform. The waveform that PalmScan constructs is an ultrasonic A-Scan
of corneal structures.
Because PalmScan is capable of superimposing corneal waveforms, I can easily detect
changes to a patient's cornea over time. PalmScan can average up to 512 scans per
sample and map 17 distinct corneal locations. It also features configurable IOP
adjustment, useful for glaucoma screenings.
Another useful
feature of PalmScan is its electronic desktop medical record keeping. That allows
you to manage patient's records via a wireless 802.11 network or USB port, which
also includes wireless printing of patient scans and reports. Dual rechargeable
batteries allows for more than 200 scans between each charging. And, PalmScan is
the only pachy-meter that can be upgraded to an A-Scan, making this device more
valuable and the only pocket-size device of its kind.
Could it be more convenient?
PalmScan has made
it remarkably convenient for me to perform pachymetry for glaucoma screenings and A-Scan biometry. This pachymeter
allows me the freedom to see patients in multiple settings (office, hospital, nursing
home, etc.). I am also able to wirelessly print instant formatted reports of the
scans I perform, directly to my office printer.
PalmScan has cut
my costs by reducing the need to purchase additional units for my other offices,
and my patients are extremely happy with the refractive result of their cataract
surgery.
Good for LASIK patients too
The ability to
record, save and superimpose structures within the ultrasonic corneal waveform allows
me to exactly measure ablated corneal stroma, depth and dimension of corneal scars,
epithelial in-growth, corneal flap thickness, endothelial thickness and many other
functions.
In the case of a patient who had epithelial in-growth post-LASIK, PalmScan enabled
me to measure the in-growth depth and thickness. I could monitor the healing process
for the in-growth with PalmScan's Superimpose feature as well.
Raising the bar
PalmScan helps
me to deliver the highest standard of care. Its portability, reliability, and accuracy
are superior to other pachymeters I've used. I can care for numerous patients,
often in various settings, on a single charged battery, as
RAFI ISRAEL,
M.D., PRACTICES IN BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. CONTACT
HIM AT RAFI@EYEFIXIT.COM OR (310) 276-3450.
Optometric Management, Issue: July 2005