Bausch & Lomb Hansetome™ Zero Compression Microkeratome
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The microkeratome is the instrument that creates the corneal flap during the lasik surgery. Early on, microkeratomes were a complicated machine with many small components that required significant maintenance and assembly. These difficulties resulted in higher rates of lasik flap complications rarely seen today.
These complications includes poorly centered flaps, free flaps disconnected from the hinge, flaps that were to thin and too short. Also, the size of the flap was limited to 7-7.5mm.
The Bausch & Lomb Hansetome™ Zero Compression microkeratome allows the ability to create larger, thinner flaps- saving corneal tissue, creating less swelling and smoother flaps for quicker visual rehabilitation. The Zero Compression upgrade has been a significant step forward in preventing corneal abrasions (scratches on the surface of flap). In the past, the abrasion rate was high as 25%. With the Zero compression head it now less than 1%.
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4 comments:
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As a Newbie, I am always searching online for articles that can help me. Thank you
Well no matter how impeccable
is the microkeratome the fact is that still a mechanical device and so in order to perform a successful flap cut will depend upon the ability of the surgeon as well.
Anyways good info.
Thanks for sharing
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