Gulden Makes Fast, Easy, Effective Screening for Cataracts Possible with its New Catatrac Handheld Tester

The new Catatrac handheld cataract tester from Gulden is ideal for multiple or mass screenings of infants, youngsters, and the elderly. With the Catatrac unit, testing can be performed by a wide variety of healthcare workers. This new time-saving, utilitarian tool from Gulden is ideal for screening elderly in nursing homes, infants and children, and mass patient screenings for cataracts. 

ELKINS PARK, PA -- Gulden Ophthalmics has introduced the new Catatrac Cataract Screening Tester. The handheld device is very easy, simple, and fast to use. It is especially useful for screening large numbers of patients swiftly while also offering an effective way to screen infants and children.

The Catatrac device utilizes retroilluminiaton to detect cataracts. The Catatrac tester is especially useful for detecting congenital cataracts in newborns and young children before the cataracts negatively affect their development and learning. It is ideal for screening elderly patients in assisted living and nursing homes as well as community screenings at adult day centers. With less than a half hour training, doctors, nursing staff, and other medical workers can easily screen for cataracts as effectively as an ophthalmoscope in hands of an ophthalmologist or optometrist.

Sometimes visual impairment is accepted by the elderly and their families as an inevitable part of aging; cataracts discovered with the Catatrac device can usually be treated effectively, restoring vision and quality of life for elderly patients. In rural clinics where ophthalmic or optometric services are only sporadically available, Catatrac can be used effectively by local healthcare workers to perform first-line screening.

The device is ergonomically designed for repetitive use; its light weight and compact size (less than 8” in length) makes it ideal for mass screenings. It is powered by two readily obtainable AA batteries – battery life is over 2,000 screenings due to its LED light source, which provides extremely long life, has a low power requirement, and no generation of heat or wasted wavelengths

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For more information, contact Gulden Ophthalmics, 225 Cadwalader Avenue, Elkins Park, PA 19027-2020 Tel 215-884-8105 Fax 215-884-0418
www.guldenophthalmics.com email: info@guldenophthalmics.com