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Kiev Conference March 2 , 2013. Ken Kopp, FCLSA Paragon Vision Sciences Mesa, Arizona USA Translation : Dr. Andrey Kovalev. Paragon Vision Sciences. Worldwide distributor of gas permeable materials since 1975 Over 400 authorized laboratory customers in all continents.
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Kiev Conference March 2 , 2013 Ken Kopp, FCLSA Paragon Vision Sciences Mesa, Arizona USA Translation : Dr. Andrey Kovalev
Paragon Vision Sciences • Worldwide distributor of gas permeable materials since 1975 • Over 400 authorized laboratory customers in all continents. • Entered the finished lens market with overnight Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT) lens in June of 2002. • Added the RG-4 traditional Ortho K design for the US market in 2008 • CRT Dual Axis design launched in 2009 • CRT Software offered in 2012 • Large diameter GP materials and finished lenses in 2012 • SilOWet, silicone hydrogel material , introduced in 2013
Core Products/HDS Family Large diameter GP blanks up to 21.8 mm – HDS100 only
Core Products/Fluoroperm Family UV available in all FluoroPerm materials
Core Products/Other GP Materials • Optacryl – Dk 14 • FSA 38 – Dk 38 • FSA 52 - Dk 52 • Paraperm O2/EW O2 – Dk 16 EW – Dk 50 UV absorber is available in some materials. Check with your laboratory.
Core Products/Silicone Hydrogel SilOWet™ – a premium soft lens material that has the following properties; • 60 Dk at 35○ C • Lucifilcon A (non-ionic) • Water content 69% @ 20○ C • Modulus – 0.13
Paragon Corneal Reshaping Products * *Currently available in North America only
CRT Software Features • Import patient files from the topographer • Candidate selection for a specific design • Ability to manipulate parameters for optimum tear patterns • Electronic ordering (international distributors pending)
Compatibility Links • Keratron Scout/Piccalo • Medmont Studio 4/5 • Oculus EasyGraph/Keratograph Humphrey Atlas 900 Series, CZM Atlas Model 9000, Tomey versions 1-4, and Pentacam files can be imported to the CRT software but not linked directly to the unit.
Simulated Tear Pattern With Initial Lens Parameters – CRT DA
Freedom to Alter Tear Pattern for Optimum Appearance • Change all parameters – BC/RZD/LZA/Diameter • Rotate Dual Axis design to observe tear pattern changes • Reset button to return to original settings and/or click OK to begin ordering sequence or return to the home page
ICD 16.5 is a lens design created by Dr. John Mountford, Patrick Caroline, and Randy Kojima. Paragon recently licensed the product to offer the marketplace to their distributors for manufacture. • NormalEyes 15.5 is a lens design created by Dr. Jerry Legerton and Dr. Bill Meyers for Paragon Vision. The nomenclature is the same as the Paragon CRT lens. (BC/RZD/LZA). This product is manufactured by Paragon • Both lens designs; • vault the cornea and the limbus while resting on the sclera. • incorporate the use of an tangent periphery to match the angle of the limbal/scleral junction. • are manufactured from Paragon HDS100 material.
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