Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
American Surgical Instruments Corporation • Dedicated to Excellence in Ophthalmology Arun C. Gulani, MD IT’S A MATTER OF CONTROL AMERICAN SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION T H E G U L A N I L A S I K G L O B E S TA B I L I Z E R A N D F L A P R E S T R A I N E R The Gulani Lasik Globe Stabilizer and the specially provided bridge-space of Flap Restrainer addressed the problem of the ring. The special space avoids inad- an apprehensive patient as well as the vertent damage to the corneal flap in the condition of Nystagmus and Nystagmoid form of crush injury or irregular pressure. eye movements. It is to be used after the Restraining the corneal flap during abla- creation of a lameller corneal flap and to tion can also help in those cases here due overturn the same in preparation for the to a short flap, one needs to protect the stage of Excimer ablation. It can be used underside of the overturned flap with vis- in nasal as well as superior flaps. coelastics (which is messy) or hold the The stabilizer fixates the globe while the excimer laser ablates in a single flap down with a wecksell spear (which unnecessarily occupies the other hand). plane without ocular torsion., The open- Use of this single instrument can thus ended ring enables an inherent elastic deliver the simultaneous functions of: ability for applicability in larger diame- Globe stabilization + Corneal flap ter eyeballs. restraint + Maximize exposure of stro- The second function of corneal flap mal area for ablation. restraint can be used, if needed, depend- Thus, we can now include another ing on the surgeon’s discretion. If the deserving population of patients to the restrainer is not used, then the flap is clientele of Lasik surgery, ie: patients overturned on the ring. If the restrainer is with Nystagmus and Nystagmoid eye used, then the flap goes under the ring in movements. Gulani LASlK Stabilizer ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Corneal flap can be held under the recessed space of the ring, or can be overturned onto the ring Designed to solve problems of apprehensive patients, ocular torque as well as nystagmoid eye movements Ergonomic, single-handed globe and corneal flap control Effective simultaneous functions of globe stabilization, corneal flap restraint, and maximized stromal bed exposure Designed for both nasal and superior hinges 13mm In diameter Functional for right or left eye