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Heidelberg Engineering Heidelberg Engineering has added new clinical features to its anterior segment solution, Anterion, which combines biometry, IOL calculations, cornea diagnostics, and anterior chamber metrics based on high-resolution swept-source OCT images. Existing Anterion customers can now upgrade to add epithelial thickness measurements, intuitive visualisation for the assessment of corneal ectasia, and automatic anterior chamber measurements to their device. For new customers, the clinical tools are already integrated. “We are excited to present these new clinical tools to the ophthalmic community,” said Steven Thomson, clinical director anterior segment at Heidelberg Engineering. “With this update, Anterion can support eyecare professionals in multiple clinical
New features for Anterion
disciplines and build on its strength: superb image quality that contributes to advanced
IOL power prediction methods and corneal diagnostics.”
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The College of Optometrists and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists have developed new guidance in response to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) NG81 Glaucoma: diagnosis and management guidance. The guidance maps optometrists’ qualifications and training to the different categories of glaucoma risk, as set out by the GLAUC-STRAT-FAST risk tool. It highlights the need for glaucoma care pathways to fully recognise and utilise local optometrists’ competences, and specifies which qualifications are required for autonomously managing patients in different risk categories.
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Angela Whitaker, optometrist and co-author of the new guidance, said: “Multiple models of glaucoma care have evolved across the UK’s health services, and it is crucial that optometrists in primary and secondary care are empowered to contribute to multidisciplinary eyecare pathways, helping to increase capacity and improve patient outcomes.” The guidelines specify that services should be configured to meet patient demand, and developed using robust risk stratification.
Multiple models of glaucoma care have evolved across the UK’s health services... - Angela Whitaker, optometrist and co-author of the new guidance
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