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In the normal setting, the ARGOS
®
Biometer could not penetrate the dense
cataract for measurements, but with
the ERV setting turned on, the measure-
ment was easily taken, which led to an
excellent postoperative result," he said.
The Alcon Vision Planner integrat-
ed into the ARGOS
®
Biometer has the
Barrett Toric Calculator, Barrett Uni-
versal II and Barrett True K formulas,
SRK-T, Holladay 1, Holladay 2, Holladay
R, Haigis, and Hoffer Q. Dr. Melendez
said he uses the Barrett formulas, find-
ing consistent, reproducible predictions
of postop outcomes in short and long
eyes, as well as in cases of post-myopic
LASIK. This, he said, gives him further
confidence in this biometer.
"The future is bright with newer
technologies. As a refractive cataract
surgeon trying to achieve excellent
postoperative refractive outcomes, hav-
ing seamless lines of technologies that
accurately predict refractive outcomes—
most importantly with the more difficult
eyes, such as shorter or longer eyes,
post-refractive eyes, etc.—is critically
important," Dr. Melendez said.
Dr. Melendez is the founder and CEO of
the Juliette Eye Institute in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. He can be contacted at
rfmelendez@gmail.com.
References
1. VERION
TM
Digital Marker L User Manual. 2017.
Requires VERION
TM
Digital Marker LenSx
®
Laser (DML).
2. VERION
TM
Digital Marker L User Manual. 2017.
3. ARGOS
®
Biometer User Manual. 2019. Requires inter-
net connection and/or internal networking capabilities.
Not available with all ORA System
®
software versions.
4. Alcon Data on File 2019.
5. Shammas HJ, et al. Biometry measurements using
a new large-coherence-length swept-source optical
coherence tomographer. J Cataract Refract Surg.
2016;42:50–61.
6. Tamaoki A, et al. Clinical evaluation of a new swept-
source optical coherence biometer that uses individual
refractive indices to measure axial length in cataract
patients. Ophthalmic Res. 2019;62:11–23.
Dr. Melendez brought the ARGOS Biometer® into his practice in order to achieve better postoperative refractive outcomes.
Source: Robert Melendez, MD
7. VERION
TM
Reference Unit User Manual Part II 2017.
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respective owners.
Specs and stats
ARGOS
®
Biometer with
Image Guidance
<1 second biometry and keratometry
capture time
4
High acquisition rate
5
Higher reduction in need for
ultrasound A-scans
5
Showed 89.9% acquisition rate in 4+
cataracts
6
Real-time, angle-to-angle, cornea to
OCT guidance to ensure accurate
keratometry measurements
Clinic to OR transcription errors
eliminated with reduced variability
and sources of error
7
when used with
Alcon's image guidance system
Refer to page 8 for important product information about the Alcon products described in this supplement.
