The intuitive anterior segment mode for Navilas® 577s supports the therapy of laser trabeculoplasty for primary open angle glaucoma, as well as iridotomy and iridoplasty for closed angle glaucoma.
The Navilas® 577s software enables the user to intuitively switch from retina mode to anterior segment mode which also supports laser trabeculoplasty treatments, e.g. with a standard Gonio lens.
Courtesy of Dr. Dillinger, Germany
The Navilas® 577s anterior segment mode also supports Laser Peripheral Iridotomy (LPI) combination therapy with a standard iridotomy ("Abraham") lens with 0.63x laser spot magnification.
LPI combination therapy allows the physician to prepare the iris with the Navilas® 577 nm yellow laser. After the initial treatment with Navilas®, the physician can complete the iridotomy treatment with less complication (bleeding) using a separate YAG laser. This combination therapy is a common procedure.
Courtesy of Dr. Kotaro Tsuboi, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Japan
Female middle-aged patient presented with narrow angle glaucoma.
The YAG laser was used to complete the treatment. Due to combination therapy, hemorrhages could be prevented.
Courtesy of Dr. Eberlein, University of Augsburg, Germany
“I think that patients can be treated more gently with this optional pre-treatment using Navilas®. With the YAG laser only, I would use considerably more laser power. One patient could not be treated some months ago with the YAG laser only. Now, with combination treatment of Navilas® and YAG laser it worked really well.”
