More than one hundred years ago, in 1914, Otto Wernicke, together with his partners Werner Müller and Gustav Ochsenfeld, started a business manufacturing optical machinery. They called it Wernicke & Co. OHG. The business contract was signed on April 14 in Rathenow, at that time the centre of the German optical industry. Feel free to
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Bill Harvey, visiting specialist optometrist, takes the opportunity to run a complete test using the latest Visionix instrument I was able to try out the new dry eye assessment option recently made available for the latest incarnation of the Visionix, the 120+ (see Optician 07.02.2020). While I had the chance, I took the opportunity to
Bill Harvey, visiting specialist optometrist, first delivers his vision about the dry eyes functionnality. It is a couple of years since I last looked at the Visionix Vx120 . The machine was remarkable both fo the wide range of tests it was able to undertake (topography, anterior chamber analysis, autorefraction, adapted tonometry to name but
Jan Hellstern, Deputy Head of Management, Optician Carl Müller GmbH Frankfurt am Main, delivers his vision on dry eyes. Which examination at OM impresses the customer the most, what “fascinates” them, and what do they find most beneficial? The Visionix VX120+ Dry Eye can screen the tear film volume and tear meniscus height, the Non-Invasive Tear
Jan Hellstern, Deputy Head of Management, Optician Carl Müller GmbH Frankfurt am Main, delivers his vision on dry eyes. How do your customers react when you offer them dry eye screening? How often is the offer accepted? In recent years, I have noticed that the awareness of the problem of dry eyes has increased. Frankfurt is
Do you ever wonder how many refractions you carry out day after day, all year round? We did the calculations and confirmed that the VX65, the Essential Refract, the new Visionix phoropter can easily handle more than 10 years of intensive use. This means more than 60,000 refractions! Official launch Visit us Hall 3 –
Mike Riley Business Development Director Luneau Technology UK presents the Visionix screening and monitoring device VX120+ with dry eye analysis feature
Different measurements of different pupil sizes give more information and provide a day refraction and a night refraction. In this instance, between pupil diameters of 2.7 mm and 5.0 mm, the refraction is different Based on the LOA and HOA aberrations, the MTF curve shows a large difference between day and night vision. The same
LASIK commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. The LASIK surgery is performed by an ophthalmologist who uses a laser or microkeratome to reshape the eye’s cornea in order to improve visual acuity. For most people, LASIK
An intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) (also known as intrastromal corneal ring, corneal implant or corneal insert) is a small device implanted in the eye to correct vision. The procedure involves an ophthalmologist who makes a small incision in the cornea of the eye and inserts two crescent or semi-circular shaped ring segments between the
