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Device will image anterior, posterior segments
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NEW ORLEANS — A device for imaging the anterior and posterior segments of adult patients, with applications for the detection and monitoring of primary open-angle glaucoma, was launched here at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
Administering an examination with the ADIS-9000 takes less than 5 minutes, compared with standard imaging technologies that can take almost 30 minutes, said Mike Napier, chief business officer at Massie Laboratories Inc., the device’s maker. Capturing these types of images was formerly possible only in a few institutions and required a skilled technician, he added.
The ADIS-9000 offers high-resolution, hand-held versatility for a number of ophthalmic subspecialties in a private practice setting, according to a company press release. In addition, the learning curve is short, the release noted.
The camera has the potential to benefit large multispecialty group practices, as well as cornea, retinal and glaucoma specialists, according to the release.
“That’s what we do. Provide to clinicians innovative technology and then step back and allow them to incorporate it effectively into their practice,” said Bert Massie, PhD, founder, chairman and chief executive of Massie Laboratories Inc., in an interview with Ocular Surgery News.
Massie Laboratories is also the developer and manufacturer of the RetCam II, which is widely used for retinal imaging in pediatric patients.