Wills Eye Hospital, considered a pioneering institution, was one of the first in the industry to adopt the Chalam Flat SSV STERL Disposable Vitrectomy Lens when it became available over a year ago.
According to attending surgeon James F Vander MD: “The lens delivers a wider field of view with an improved clearer image quality. I use it all the time and find it especially beneficial for macular hole surgery.”
In addition to the optical quality, convenience was a driving factor in choosing the Chalam Flat SSV STERL for use at Wills. The patented SSV feature, developed with K.V. Chalam M.D., holds the lens on the cornea, eliminating the need for a suture ring and the time it takes to suture a traditional vitrectomy lens in place. No assistant is needed and surgical prep time is reduced.
The lens comes ready to use in a dual sterile package and is discarded after each procedure. Processing time to sterilise lenses between surgeries is eliminated. A low cost per use means there is no trade off between convenience and expense.
