Choice Eye Care Acquires the Revolutionary Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA)
An Ocular Response Analyzer is used to diagnose and manage glaucoma
LISLE, IL, Dec. 27th, 2015 – Worldwide, glaucoma ranks as the second leading cause of irreversible blindness; even with the various well-known risk factors, diagnosing an individual with glaucoma can be challenging. For this reason, Choice Eye Care has acquired the innovative Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) to diagnose and manage glaucoma. Predicting the progression of a patient’s glaucoma is yet another challenge that clinicians must contend with; however, the new Ocular Response Analyzer can help clinicians make more accurate predictions and diagnose glaucoma earlier than ever before.
Whereas, the traditional glaucoma detecting instruments require patients to experience a startling sensation as a puff of air wafts into their eye, the ORA provides patients with a pain-free experience. The automatic, non-linear pressure ramp is designed to customize the pulse of air for each eye as it is being measured. This feature ensures the patient remains comfortable throughout the procedure. According to a pediatric study of children aged 4-18 years, cooperation with the Ocular Response Analyzer procedure was substantially higher at nearly 90 percent than with the …show more content…
Corneal Hysteresis measurements can assess the biochemical properties of the cornea; thus, determining the variances in its thickness or topography. Furthermore, since the ORA is less influenced by corneal properties than the other methods of tonometry are, the Ocular Response Analyzer can provide a better indication of the Corneal Compensated Intraocular Pressure (IOPcc). The single variable risk factor for glaucoma is intraocular pressure; thus, accurate measurement of intraocular pressure is vital for diagnosing and properly managing the
An Ocular Response Analyzer is used to diagnose and manage glaucoma
LISLE, IL, Dec. 27th, 2015 – Worldwide, glaucoma ranks as the second leading cause of irreversible blindness; even with the various well-known risk factors, diagnosing an individual with glaucoma can be challenging. For this reason, Choice Eye Care has acquired the innovative Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) to diagnose and manage glaucoma. Predicting the progression of a patient’s glaucoma is yet another challenge that clinicians must contend with; however, the new Ocular Response Analyzer can help clinicians make more accurate predictions and diagnose glaucoma earlier than ever before.
Whereas, the traditional glaucoma detecting instruments require patients to experience a startling sensation as a puff of air wafts into their eye, the ORA provides patients with a pain-free experience. The automatic, non-linear pressure ramp is designed to customize the pulse of air for each eye as it is being measured. This feature ensures the patient remains comfortable throughout the procedure. According to a pediatric study of children aged 4-18 years, cooperation with the Ocular Response Analyzer procedure was substantially higher at nearly 90 percent than with the …show more content…
Corneal Hysteresis measurements can assess the biochemical properties of the cornea; thus, determining the variances in its thickness or topography. Furthermore, since the ORA is less influenced by corneal properties than the other methods of tonometry are, the Ocular Response Analyzer can provide a better indication of the Corneal Compensated Intraocular Pressure (IOPcc). The single variable risk factor for glaucoma is intraocular pressure; thus, accurate measurement of intraocular pressure is vital for diagnosing and properly managing the