BWI: Volk’s MERLIN® Condensing Lens Assembly Facilitates Switches Between Corneal and Retinal Views

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Volk Optical
Friday, May 27, 2011 10:01 AM IST (04:31 AM GMT)
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Volk's MERLIN® Condensing Lens Assembly Facilitates Switches Between Corneal and Retinal Views
Reduces microscope working height, maximizes working space during vitreoretinal surgery

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Friday, May 27, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Volk Optical has built on its recently launched manually operated MERLIN® with a new Condensing Lens Assembly (CLA). This new option provides vitreoretinal surgeons the same detailed retinal views through the microscope, with the convenience of fully automated operation.

The MERLIN® provides precise control of non-contact lens position and focus for clear, crisp views during vitreoretinal surgery. With the CLA, lens positioning is system directed via a foot pedal or the device's lens positioning unit (LPU). When the LPU is swung into the surgical field bringing the Volk lens into position, the CLA automatically moves the condensing lens into the optical pathway to provide crisp retinal views. A foot pedal control for the CLA is also available if preferred. With the condensing lens in place, microscope working height is reduced and refocusing between corneal and retinal views is minimized.

The LPU is fully rotational around the optical axis for optimal lens position in relation to the patient. The LPU and lens swing completely out of the surgical field when working on the cornea, maximizing space for surgical manipulation.

Compatible with all major surgical microscopes, with Volk's new ROLS∞ (Infinity) reinverter, and the choice of three lenses, the modular MERLIN® system is the most advanced method for non contact retinal viewing. Volk's ROLS∞ allows users to adjust the prism to fit each individual microscope's optical pathway, reducing image shift and vignetting when engaging the optical prism.

The MERLIN® lenses include: a wide angle with the widest field of view available; a small diameter wide angle exclusive to Volk for working with narrow-browed patients; and a mid field with higher magnification for more detailed examination of the posterior pole to the equator. The autoclave sterilisable glass lenses offer the higher optical quality and lower lifetime costs than comparable systems using disposable lenses.

For more information please contact Mahadev Dhuri, Volk's India Sales Manager, on e-mail Mahadev.dhuri@halma.com , telephone 022 6708 0400 or cell phone on 9930 311090.

About Volk Optical:

Volk Optical, a subsidiary of Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com) is a world industry leader in the design and manufacture of aspheric optics. Glass lens construction and the company's patented double aspheric technology result in the highest resolution imaging with the best stereopsis for precision diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical work. The company is based in the USA and has representatives and distributors around the world.

About Halma:

Halma p.l.c. is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has over 4000 employees in over 40 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as health, manufacturing, energy, water and waste treatment, the environment, construction and transport. Halma's India hub opened in December 2008. Halma has also recently opened hub offices in Beijing and Shanghai.

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Photo: Volk's MERLIN® with Condensing Lens Assembly and choice of three surgical lenses


CONTACT DETAILS
Mahadev Dhuri, India Sales Manager - Keeler and Volk, Halma India, +91 (22) 67080400, Mahadev.dhuri@halma.com
Damian Corbet, Halma Public Relations, +44 (0) 20 8511 1821, dcorbet@halmapr.com

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