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Press Contact: Tom Cockley
The new Anterior Chamber Open-Angle Eye Model helps the eye
care professional explain and the patient visualize the mechanism of
glaucoma – the condition, treatment options, and types of surgical interventions
available.
NEW Anterior
Chamber Open-Angle Eye Model from Gulden Greatly Assists in Eye Care Professional’s
Glaucoma Explanations and Patient Understanding
New eye model is an excellent and time saving tool for teaching and demonstrating
causes and treatments for glaucoma.
ELKINS PARK, PA -- “Glaucoma” represents a group of eye disorders
that can lead to progressive optic nerve damage, attributed in many cases due
to increased intraocular pressure (IOP). Glaucoma is the second most common
cause of blindness in the US – affecting nearly four million patients
– and it is the leading cause of blindness for Blacks and Hispanics.
Glaucoma treatment is often best accomplished when the patient thoroughly
understands the condition, the underlying causes, and the available treatment
options. The new Anterior Chamber Open-Angle Eye Model helps the eye care professional
explain and demonstrate the condition, the treatment, and the surgical options
available when warranted.
With the new Gulden model, the eye care professional can explain the anterior
chamber components of the eye, indicting the iris, cornea, Schlemm’s canal,
the ciliary body, and the trabecular meshwork. The new Gulden eye model helps
patients visualize in three dimensions the “angle” formed by the
junction of the iris and cornea at the periphery of the anterior chamber –
helping them to better understand open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma.
Using the model, the eye care professional can explain that when the trabecular
network and Schlemm’s canal do not adequately drain the fluid build-up
produced by the ciliary body in the eye, increased intraocular pressure and
potential optic nerve damage can result. The eye model helps patients to better
understand how their intraocular pressure is determined by the balance of aqueous
secretion and drainage. This understanding is often an incentive for adherence
to their eye drop or other medication regimen. The professional can explain
and demonstrate how elevated IOP is caused by inhibited or obstructed outflow;
that in open-angle glaucoma, IOP is elevated because outflow is inadequate despite
an angle that appears unobstructed; and that in angle-closure glaucoma, IOP
is elevated when a physical distortion of the peripheral iris or other cause
mechanically blocks outflow.
The new Anterior
Chamber Open-Angle Eye Model is one of many instructional and educational
eye models available from Gulden. In addition to standard eye models available
from stock, Gulden can design and produce custom eye models that help eye care
professionals save time and increase patient understanding.
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
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