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Upcoming Webinar – Optimal Techniques for Macula Imaging with the HRT

slee — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:05:35 +0000

Patients with severe retinal pathology can be difficult to image due to the patient’s limited visual acuity. Learn tips for capturing the best quality images of the macula with the HRT II or HRT3. This course will review procedures for optimal image acquisition, and how to correct for astigmatism.

Title: Optimal Techniques for Optic Nerve Head Imaging with the HRT
Session date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Starting time: 2:00 PM PST
Duration: 1 hour
Presenters: Eva Kroneker, CCOA, CRC
Host’s name: Heidelberg Engineering Academy
Host’s email: clinicalusa@heidelbergengineering.com

SPECTRALIS® Identifies 99.4% of AMD Pathology in SAVE Study

slee — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:04:13 +0000

An AMD treatment study conducted by Dr. David M. Brown, Retina Consultants of Houston, was presented at the 2011 ARVO/ISIE meeting. The study tested the hypothesis that spectral-domain OCT would detect more disease than time-domain OCT. SPECTRALIS captured more pathology and fluid than other tested systems.

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Upcoming Webinar – HRT Glaucoma Module: Frequently Asked Questions

slee — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:59:01 +0000

Accidentally created two records for the same patient? Not sure how astigmatism effects your data? Need to know how to archive? With a few simple tips you can protect your patient database, edit patient information, merge duplicate records, and much, much more!

Title: Optimal Techniques for Optic Nerve Head Imaging with the HRT
Session date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Starting time: 2:00 PM PST
Duration: 1 hour
Presenters: Eva Kroneker, CCOA, CRC
Host’s name: Heidelberg Engineering Academy
Host’s email: clinicalusa@heidelbergengineering.com

Free Download – 2012 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper

slee — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:33:46 +0000

Happy New Year!

Stay organized in 2012 with a FREE Heidelberg Engineering Advanced Therapeutics Desktop Calendar Wallpaper for your PC. The wallpaper features a twelve month calendar that will be useful all year long.

To download your free calendar, please fill in the following infomation.

Iris Pharma acquires invests in SPECTRALIS® HRA+OCT for retinal research

slee — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:53:51 +0000

Iris Pharma, a well-known CRO specializing in preclinical and clinical ophthalmology research, has announced that it has just enhanced its equipment pool by acquiring a SPECTRALIS® HRA+OCT.

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Heidelberg Engineering Announces Relocation To Larger Custom-Built Technical Services Facility

slee — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:28:23 +0000

Continued Company Growth Creates Need For Larger, More Specialized Facilities

Smithfield, RI –November, 2011 – Due to continuing double-digit growth, Heidelberg Engineering has announced its recent move into an upgraded and custom-built technical services facility in Rhode Island. Following the relocation of their U.S. Corporate Headquarters earlier this year, the technical services division has moved into a new facility specifically built and designed to meet their increased capacity needs. The new space nearly doubles the previous facilities square footage. The continued expansion comes after four years of double-digit growth built on the persistent success of the Company’s leading product, the SPECTRALIS^®SD-OCT, a family of multi-modality diagnostic instruments for ophthalmic imaging.

“The strong continued growth of the Company speaks volumes during one of the biggest economic downturns in our nation’s history,” noted Travis Lindsay, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Heidelberg Engineering. “The new facilities reflect our position as the leading innovator of confocal scanning laser technology combined with OCT and will help us continue to provide first-in-class service for our customers.”

About Heidelberg Engineering
Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, this privately-held company is a leader in light-based medical devices for ophthalmic applications. The company designs, manufactures and markets a variety of instruments that aid in the diagnosis and management of anterior and posterior disease of the eye. The U.S. corporate office is located in Carlsbad, California.

Heidelberg Engineering Releases RegionFinder Software for SPECTRALIS® BluePeak Models

slee — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:47:56 +0000

Heidelberg, Germany – October 20, 2011 – Heidelberg Engineering has released a new software for the SPECTRALIS product line. The version 5.4 adds the RegionFinder software to over 2,500 installed confocal laser scanning ophthalmoscopes with BluePeak Blue Laser Autofluorescence module. The RegionFinder allows the instrument to quantify and track dark areas on BluePeak images, typically used for following progression of geographic atrophy. The BluePeak technology helps clinicians to assess the health of the retina and helps to identify dry and wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Tracking geographic atrophy in dry AMD may be beneficial for determining use of a host of emerging therapeutics. At least 16 new therapies are under development to help slow or stop progression to wet AMD.

“The RegionFinder has been validated at our reading center to measure the primary endpoint in clinical trials on potential treatments of dry AMD,” said Glenn Jaffe, Professor of Ophthalmology, Chief, Vitreoretinal Service and Director, Duke Reading Center.

Frank Holz, Professor of Ophthalmology and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Bonn added, “Heidelberg Engineering recognized early on the clinical importance of Blue Laser Autofluorescence in the management of AMD and supported the collaborative development of the RegionFinder with our department and reading center”.

Literature Reference  Semiautomated image processing method for identification and quantification of geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration. Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Brinkmann CK, Alten F, Herrmann P, Stratmann NK, Göbel AP, Fleckenstein M, Diller M, Jaffe GJ, Holz FG. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Sep 29;52(10):7640-6.

About Heidelberg Engineering GmbH

Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, this privately-held company is a leader in light-based medical devices for ophthalmic applications. The company designs, manufactures and markets a variety of diagnostic instruments for application in retina, glaucoma and cornea diseases. The company has direct operations in the US with corporate offices in Carlsbad, California and in the U.K. with offices in Hemel, Hempstead.

Join us at the American Academy of Ophthalmology for a special presentation on Individualized Therapy in Wet AMD

slee — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:41:21 +0000

Calling all retina fellows: If you are attending AAO in Orlando, don’t miss, A Mission toward Individualized Therapy in Wet AMD. This case-based program will cover identification and management of persistent activity in wet AMD.

Faculty: Mark Nelson, MD, Edwin Ryan, MD, and Gaurav Shah, MD.
Date: Friday, October 21, 2011
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: Peabody Orlando Hotel
9801 International Drive, Orlando, FL
Meeting Room: Celebration 12 & 13 on the Convention Level

Limited seating available!
Please RSVP to VisudyneProgram@qltinc.com

Provide Visual Education – New instrumentation helps provide better patient education and improves patient retention

slee — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:25:44 +0000

Dr. Rob Currence, OD describes his success using SPECTRALIS® to manage and educate patients about glaucoma and dry AMD. Dr. Currence describes the SPECTRALIS as, “a game-changer,” and says he selected this technology for the image quality, the new RNFL normative database, follow-up precision, and ease of use.

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Free Poster – An Advanced View of the Eye

slee — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:33:39 +0000

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Retina Poster

Developed to provide an overview of the healthy retina and discuss the most common pathologies with patients, the retina poster provides both fundus and OCT images of various pathologies including: Wet and Dry AMD, Photoreceptor Disruption, CME, ERM and Geographic Atrophy.

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