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Kowa begins marketing new nonmydriatic camera
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NEW YORK — Here at International Vision Expo, Kowa Optimed announced the launch of its nonmydriatic 3D retinal camera, the nonmyd WX3D, which recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.
The nonmyd WX3D combines the latest stereoscopic photography with its already integrated normal and small pupil settings, 3D photography of the optic disc and the ability to connect to Kowa's Digiversal Open Image Management System. The system allows information collected from the camera to be quickly viewed, compared, organized, annotated and shared, according to a company press release.
Kowa's Ron Kaiser told PRIMARY CARE OPTOMETRY NEWS that the camera can image 3.5-mm pupils and can perform 45-degree or stereo images to save time.
"Patients get flashed twice in both eyes with other cameras because you must take two images to create a stereo effect," Mr. Kaiser said. "With the new Kowa nonmyd WX3D, in stereo mode you only need to take one image of each eye, and this could save 3 to 4 minutes with each patient, saving the patient, doctor and technician time."
The technology can be used for documenting glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration patients, he said, taking nine fields and covering up to 120 degrees.
"This is an addition to our line-up as we continue to expand our business," Mr. Kaiser said.