New! from Welch Allyn

Skaneateles Falls, NY -- Building on an 86-year tradition of innovation, Welch Allyn introduces the PanOptic Ophthalmoscope. This revolutionary new product features patented optical technology that gives health care professionals a dramatically wider, more panoramic view of the retina--or fundus--of the eye. Practitioners will be able to see five times more of the fundus through an undilated pupil with the product when it becomes available in April 2001.

Featuring an innovative optical design called Axial PointSource(TM) Optics, the PanOptic Ophthalmoscope provides a 25° field-of-view, making it possible to see the different features of the fundus more efficiently than the standard scope's 5° field-of-view. The design also creates a much greater working distance between the practitioner and the patient, greatly improving the comfort level of both during the exam, while at the same time delivering a 26% increase in magnification to make it easier to see retinal details. The affordable new scope conveniently works with all existing Welch Allyn 3.5v power sources.

Ophthalmoscopy has been performed by a wide range of practitioners from generalists to specialists since Welch Allyn developed the world's first hand-held, direct illuminating ophthalmoscope in 1915. The funduscopic exam is unique in its ability to enable non-invasive visualization of the vascular system in its natural state. Systemic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, which leave "foot-prints" in the retina, as well as numerous ocular disorders can be detected and followed with an ophthalmoscope.

"The new PanOptic Ophthalmoscope will allow eye exams to be easier, and thus potentially more efficient and effective in diagnosing the various diseases which manifest in the retina", said Scott Gucciardi, Welch Allyn marketing manager for physical diagnosis. "The Axial PointSource optics simplify the challenge of visualizing the fundus for all primary care practitioners and will make the PanOptic Opthalmoscope the premier ophthalmoscope available in the world."

The patented Axial PointSource Optics work by converging the halogen illumination to a point at the cornea, allowing easy entry into even the smallest pupils. It then enables the illumination pathway to diverge to the retina, creating a wide illuminated area of the fundus. Simultaneously, the unique viewing system allows the operator to view the illuminated area on virtually the same axis, delivering the widest field-of-view attainable with an ophthalmoscope in an undilated eye.

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