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The 55th Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) Annual Scientific Congress will be hosted in Adelaide from 1–4 November.
Offering a dynamic program with keynote speakers from Nepal, Canada, the United States, and of course, Australia, the Named Lectures (Dame Ida Mann, Council, Sir Norman Gregg and Fred Hollows) will be accompanied by Update Lectures across paediatrics, oculoplastic, glaucoma, retina, and cataract.
And while the scientific and social programs are the main event, a busy exhibition hall will provide plenty of opportunity to catch up with suppliers and peruse the latest options to improve both your workflow and your patient outcomes.
To shortcut your discovery of the latest ophthalmology products waiting for you at RANZCO Congress 2024, mivision provides this review of key exhibitors.
Avant
Avant is a member-owned organisation that protects and supports doctors throughout their careers and lives. Avant’s medical indemnity insurance protects over half of Australia’s doctors. Avant also offers support through products and services tailored for doctors, from health and life insurance to practice solutions, lending, and legal advice.
Visit: avant.org.au
SeeLuma
SeeLuma promises to transform the way ophthalmic surgery is performed. Its innovative digital and 3D technology, intuitive user interfaces, and a design that allows surgeons to look straight at a heads-up monitor without having to twist their necks, make SeeLuma a game changer in ophthalmic surgery.
Contact: Bausch and Lomb Surgical Account Manager
VF2000 Neo
The VF2000 Neo compact and portable virtual reality visual field device incorporates complete visual field (VF) analysis. Virtual assistance guides the patient and enables communication in multiple languages.
The VF2000 provides a range of visual field tests including fast threshold VF, frequency doubling technology (FDT) perimetry, neuro, kinetic, ptosis, and Esterman tests. This technology provides the same reliable standard of visual field analysis and is ‘Gold Standard’ visual field compliant with identical report format.
Active eye tracking ensures enhanced accuracy; if a patient loses fixation or closes their eyes during testing, the patient is alerted.
The VF2000 Neo also offers a broad range of additional test options. It is supplied complete with a tablet PC. Test results are stored and accessed from the tablet and automatically uploaded to the cloud so can also be retrieved on any PC through the Micromedinc portal.
Contact: BOC Instruments (AUS) 1800 804 331
Miniject by iSTAR
Miniject is iSTAR Medical’s innovative minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device for patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. Miniject combines the distinctive porous structure of its proprietary Star material with the power offered by the supraciliary space. As a result, it is designed to enhance natural fluid outflow, reducing intraocular pressure and the need for medication, while bio-integrating with surrounding tissue, limiting inflammation, fibrosis, and subsequent complications.
Contact: miniject@istar-medical.com
Sophi Phaco
The Sophi Phaco system redefines the requirements of a perfect phacoemulsification system by focussing on the points of view of the surgeon and the surgical team.
The result is a high-end device that sets new standards in mobility, simplicity, and safety.
These combined benefits facilitate simpler, safer, and faster operating procedures.
Contact: Rayner (AUS) 02 9044 1221
MIPS
Ophthalmologists practising in Australia trust MIPS for comprehensive medical indemnity insurance. With MIPS, you’ll benefit from personalised coverage and 24/7 medico-legal support, giving you peace of mind. Ensure you and your practice are protected by an organisation dedicated to your profession.
Visit: qr.mips.com.au/mivision
CSO MS39/Osiris
CSO’s MS39/Osiris refractive and cataract surgery suite provides high resolution epithelium information/maps, detects early signs of keratoconus, avoids ectasia, and provides critical information for surgical planning. Pairing with Osiris allows preand post-surgery objective examination of patients’ visual acuity with accommodation, defocus curves, ocular, internal wavefront, and extended depth of focus centration.
CSO MS39 AS-OCT / Osiris high speed, high resolution aberrometer suites offer exceptional diagnostic insight to advance your clinic and offer highest quality eye care for your patients. Take advantage of Eyetek’s exclusive RANZCO offer.
Visit: eyetek.com.au
Alcon
Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As a global leader in eye care, Alcon offers the broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people’s lives.
Alcon’s products touch the lives of over 260 million people worldwide each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases, and refractive errors.
Contact: Alcon (AUS) 1800 224 153
Astellas
Astellas is a pharmaceutical company operating in more than 70 countries. Leveraging differentiated platform technologies, Astellas is exploring innovative modalities, including celland gene-based therapies, targeting geographic atrophy and inherited retinal diseases such as Stargardt disease and retinitis pigmentosa.
Visit: astellas.com/au
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Heyex 2: Connected Imaging
The latest Heyex 2 software has a new multimodality viewer to support you in your clinical workflow with advanced diagnostic insights, secure image management, and optimised vendor-neutral integration. Gain instant insights from a combined view of images and reports from the Spectralis and Anterion, as well as thirdparty devices, to support confident decision making in your clinical routine.
Contact: Heidelberg (AUS) 1300 135 135
Glaukos
iStent technology has revolutionised the treatment of glaucoma in Australia and New Zealand since its introduction in 2016. As the tiniest implantable device in the human body, it has been a game changer for patients diagnosed with glaucoma by effectively reducing the eye pressure and medication burden. With over one million successful implantations worldwide, it has had a remarkable impact.
iStent infinite is designed to provide foundational, 24/7 therapy, that gives you the power to deliver optimised treatment for patients with primary open angle glaucoma, currently treated with glaucoma medication, including those who have failed prior medical or surgical intervention, while minimising the unwanted side effects of more invasive treatment options.
iStent infinite is approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration and is on the Prosthesis List. To find out more and do a hands-on dry lab, visit the Glaukos booth #101 and 102.
Contact: info-au@glaukos.com
Johnson and Johnson Vision
Johnson and Johnson Vision understands that sight is precious. Sight is a key component in the way many of us experience the world, learn, and remember. It’s what we fear losing the most. Discover the latest technology at booth 50–55.
Contact: surgicalvisionanz@its.jnj.com
MD EyeCare
MDeyes Once Daily led the way in macular supplements in 2013, with Australia’s first precise, complete, once daily macular formula. Manufactured from premium ingredients, it is affordably priced, with compliance-prompting packaging.
DRYeye Forte’s patented and evidence-based formula contains pharmaceutical-grade, re-esterified omega-3, GLA, vitamin D3, and antioxidants, providing anti-inflammatory, systemic dry eye relief.
Contact: MDeyes (AUS) 1300 95 2001 or (NZ) 0800 443 652
MedX Finance
MedX Finance is a specialist finance broker dedicated to unlocking the potential of the Australian medical community through customised financial solutions. With decades of experience and unparalleled lender access, MedX Finance turns clients’ ambitions into reality.
Visit: medxfinance.com.au
Ophthalmalogic
Ophthalmalogic is an ophthalmic equipment provider offering clinically relevant products including the Olleyes, a VR perimeter that assesses the visual fields, visual acuity, colour testing and more; the iTrace, a ray tracing wavefront aberrometer and corneal topography; and the Meridian MRQ YAG Supine.
Contact: Ophthalmalogic (AUS) 0437 060 912
OphthalmoPro
The Zoe extended depth of focus intraocular lens allows patients to experience high-quality vision at both intermediate and far distances.
With a one step preloaded injector and a range of 5.0D to 36.0D in both non toric and toric, it is a suitable option for all patients.
Contact: OphthalmoPro (AUS) 1300 578 288
Ophthalmix
The RETeval device is opening up access to functional information through visual electrophysiology testing in a whole new way. The device is the first completely portable, handheld, full-field flash electroretinogram (ERG) and visual evoked potential (VEP) testing device for medical professionals. Get the full picture of patient eye health with non-invasive, effective, and reliable testing – leading to better patient care and outcomes.
Visit: ophthalmix.com.au
OptiMed
Optimed’s specialist ophthalmic equipment includes a new operating microscope from Japanese precision manufacturing powerhouse Takagi, new high-end ergonomic refraction stands from F.I.S.O., and the ground-breaking liquid crystal refraction instruments from Essilor-Luxottica. Pictured is the Takagi ST-50 LED Smart Table.
Contact: sales@optimed.com.au
Optos
Explore the benefits of optomap devices with Optos at RANZCO. Discover how these cutting-edge retinal imaging solutions enhance early detection of eye conditions, improve patient care, and streamline clinical workflows. Experience firsthand the innovation that is shaping the future of eye health. Optos will be at booth 67.
Visit: optos.com
Save Sight Institute: CPD Short Courses
Enhance your understanding of biometry and intraocular lens selection, common corneal diseases or paediatric ophthalmology conditions with the Save Sight Institute’s RANZCO CPD accredited short courses. Expert led; these courses are designed for professionals eager to make a difference in patient outcomes.
Save Sight Institute
Enhance your practice with the Save Sight Registries. Exhibiting at RANZCO, Save Sight Registries will showcase its free, international web-based system. Learn how you can use the Registries to track and analyse data, audit your patient outcomes, participate in international analyses, and claim CPD points.
Contact: ssi.ssr@sydney.edu.au
Stiltec
Vitrocap is a new nutritional supplement that offers a groundbreaking non-surgical, noninvasive treatment for eye floaters.
A double blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial, published in the ARVO TVST journal,1 highlighted the effectiveness of Vitrocap. Conducted on patients over six months, the study revealed a significant reduction in vitreous floaters and related discomfort among those taking the supplement. Key findings included a marked decrease in discomfort scores, demonstrating the supplement’s potential to improve daily quality of life. Scans showed improvement in vitreous opacity.
Eye floaters are caused by a clumping of the collagen fibres in the vitreous fluid, and Vitrocap’s ingredients have been specifically chosen for their ability to reverse this process.
Supplied in boxes of 90 capsules an easy once per day dosage.
Contact: Stiltec (AUS) 1800 622 883
Reference: Ankamah E, et al. doi: 10.1167/tvst.10.12.19.
Surgical Order
Surgical Order (SOx) is an online platform connecting surgeons, hospitals, and suppliers in one place, enabling efficient co-ordination of theatre lists, more accurate records of usage, and quicker invoicing.
Replace time-consuming phone calls and emails, repetitive manual input, and frustrating miscommunication, with SOx’s fast and secure communication platform.
Visit: surgicalorder.com
SurgiVision
1stQ AddOn lenses have very high rotational stability in the sulcus. They are available in monofocal, monofocal toric, trifocal, trifocal toric, and SML options, in 0.25D spherical equivalent steps and up to 11.0D cylinder powers in the toric version. Trifocal upgrades are an option and offer safe reversibility of trifocality.
Contact: SurgiVision (AUS) 1300 995 132 or (NZ) 02 8999 3323
Vision Hospital Group
With 11 day surgeries across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, Vision Hospital Group (VHG) is ideally positioned to accommodate ophthalmologists seeking an ophthalmic focussed, no-fuss operating environment. Drop by to find out about permanent or ad hoc sessions at a VHG location.
Contact: Kylie Bennett (AUS) 0409 443 636
ZEISS
Visit the ZEISS booth at RANZCO Congress to experience the full array of ZEISS products. Throughout the Congress ZEISS will be showcasing new product launches and conducting multiple in-person events. Join the team for breakfast on Sunday morning (3 November) to learn more about exciting ZEISS solutions in the retinal field.