I-MED Pharma Launches Tearcheck Dry Eye Analysis in Canada
I-MED Pharma announced the Canadian launch of tearcheck, a diagnostic and analyzing tool that performs 9 exams in under 10 minutes.
The tearcheck was designed and developed by the French manufacturer E-Swin and offers the newest technological advancements to simplify dry eye diagnosis, according to a company news release. The tearcheck is a fully automatic screening device that has easy-to-read metrics that provide a visual explanation of patients’ signs and symptoms of dry eye and has a user interface that is intuitive, quick, and easy to use. Combining all the latest evaluation standards for dry eye, tearcheck can perform 9 examinations in one device.
Daniel Hofmann, President of I-MED Pharma stated, “tearcheck is a fully functional, stand-alone device that is designed specifically for dry eye analysis. It is the perfect complementary device to our dry eye management and treatment product line, and we are proud to be the exclusive Canadian distributor who brings this innovative product to the Canadian eye care community.”
The tearcheck offers a comprehensive set of dry eye diagnostic tests in a quick, easy-to-handle, and visual manner for both practitioners and patients, according to I-MED. Features such as “Tear Film Stability Evaluation (TFSE)” and “Ocular Surface Inflammatory Evaluation (OSIE)” are two new patented tests on the device. In addition, tearcheck carries out an interactive OSDI questionnaire for eye health, noninvasive breakup time (NIBUT) testing, meibography in both 2D and 3D, visualization of ocular vessels for eye redness testing, enlarged image capture for possible signs of demodex presence, tear meniscus height evaluation, and an abortive blinking test.
The tearcheck comes equipped with a PC inside that allows for flexible, stand-alone use. Set up is simple and no external connection is required. The attached touch-screen tablet is connected wirelessly. Results of examinations can be reported immediately to be shown directly to the patient on the tablet, sent wirelessly to the printer, or exported via USB connection, and a medical grade table is included.
The tearcheck has easy, self-explanatory features and an integrated patient management system that allows multiple users to seamlessly browse, export, and print patient data, according to I-MED. The tearcheck achieves high-quality results with high-accuracy thanks to a fully automatic analysis and high-speed imaging that employs dual high-definition cameras. The tearcheck also lets practitioners enjoy great efficiency in all its forms: no additional staff or equipment required, no special training required, no special light conditions needed, and a total of 9 exams that can be done in less than 10 minutes.