Eyeworld Supplements

by V. Nicholas Batra, MD The Verion Image Guided System provides the game plan for surgery EW San Diego 2015 2 Figure 1: The Verion System is the play call and the ORA System is the validation at the line of scrimmage. Figure 2: The Verion Reference Unit is useful for IOL power selection and determination of astigmatism correction using both femtosecond arcuate incisions and toric IOLs. One of the features allows surgeons to adjust the astigmatism correction between arcuate incisions and toric IOLs. For example, the surgeon might decrease from a T7 lens to a T5 lens by the addition of small arcuate incisions. Please refer to pages 7 and 8 for important product information about the Alcon products described in this supplement. I f we think of cataract surgery in terms of a football analogy, the Verion Image Guided System (Alcon, Fort Worth, Texas) is the play call that is given by the coaches, and the ORA System (Alcon) is where we might make adjustments to the plan at the line of scrimmage to call an audible if we notice a change. In half of my cases, we have a good game plan with the Verion System. We take all of the measure- ments and everything syncs up. In these cases, we may not do anything different with the ORA System. In the other 50% of cases, we will change the lens power with the ORA System. I am finding that I do this less than I did before I used the Verion System. It's easier for the surgeon to use the Verion System and ORA System technologies to- gether than either one alone because they are quite complementary and synergistic. The Verion System is a great tool for surgical planning because it provides the game plan. By mea- suring everything ahead of time, the surgeon has a good idea of the astigmatism correction that needs to be performed. Additionally, if the surgeon is planning to implant a toric lens, these measurements help with lens selection and with the axis of the astigmatism. In the Verion System planner is a comprehensive astigmatism management tool that takes this to the next level, provid- ing the surgeon with an all-in-one "slider bar" tool that allows the surgeon to select his or her preferred balance of astigmatic correction for that case between the ocular surface " It's easier for the surgeon to use the Verion System and ORA System technologies together than either one alone because they are quite complementary and synergistic " V. Nicholas Batra, MD continued on page 4

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