Comments on: IOPtima Reports Successful Long-Term Results in the Use of its Laser System for Treatment of Glaucoma http://eyedocnews.com/001092-ioptima-reports-successful-long-term-results-in-the-use-of-its-laser-system-for-treatment-of-glaucoma/ Ophthalmology on the Web Mon, 21 May 2012 18:33:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Irv Arons http://eyedocnews.com/001092-ioptima-reports-successful-long-term-results-in-the-use-of-its-laser-system-for-treatment-of-glaucoma/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Irv Arons Sat, 16 May 2009 20:05:59 +0000 http://eyedocnews.com/?p=1092#comment-242 We discussed it in the commentary following the ELT writeup, back in March. We discussed it in the commentary following the ELT writeup, back in March.

]]> By: ari http://eyedocnews.com/001092-ioptima-reports-successful-long-term-results-in-the-use-of-its-laser-system-for-treatment-of-glaucoma/comment-page-1/#comment-230 ari Sun, 10 May 2009 19:41:09 +0000 http://eyedocnews.com/?p=1092#comment-230 actually, one company is advocating using the excimer to do an ab interno trab using the excimer if im not mistaken actually, one company is advocating using the excimer to do an ab interno trab using the excimer if im not mistaken

]]> By: Irv Arons http://eyedocnews.com/001092-ioptima-reports-successful-long-term-results-in-the-use-of-its-laser-system-for-treatment-of-glaucoma/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Irv Arons Sun, 10 May 2009 16:06:07 +0000 http://eyedocnews.com/?p=1092#comment-229 Just a historical note -- Summit Technology tried this with their excimer laser back in the early days of excimer development. It was called PET (partial excimer trabeculoplasty). It also was self-limiting. They abandoned the project. Also, note that Ioptima is using a CO2 laser. I have tried contacting them several times to find out more about their technology, but they refuse to respond. Irv Arons Just a historical note — Summit Technology tried this with their excimer laser back in the early days of excimer development. It was called PET (partial excimer trabeculoplasty). It also was self-limiting. They abandoned the project.

Also, note that Ioptima is using a CO2 laser.

I have tried contacting them several times to find out more about their technology, but they refuse to respond.

Irv Arons

]]> By: Dr. Weitzner http://eyedocnews.com/001092-ioptima-reports-successful-long-term-results-in-the-use-of-its-laser-system-for-treatment-of-glaucoma/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Dr. Weitzner Sun, 10 May 2009 01:45:43 +0000 http://eyedocnews.com/?p=1092#comment-228 i like the idea of no penetrating the ac- hypotony probably much less likely. and the self-stopping technology is sweet. but unfortunately, this is still a bleb-based procedure, so all those problems still bedevil us, namely, late scarring/failure, leaks, infection etc. if this laser is not expensive, it may be nice to have when doing trabs. if expensive, i doubt asc's buying it when reimbursements keep going down. i like the idea of no penetrating the ac- hypotony probably much less likely. and the self-stopping technology is sweet. but unfortunately, this is still a bleb-based procedure, so all those problems still bedevil us, namely, late scarring/failure, leaks, infection etc. if this laser is not expensive, it may be nice to have when doing trabs. if expensive, i doubt asc’s buying it when reimbursements keep going down.

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