INDICATION

Full or partial aniridia may be caused by congenital as well as acquired defects, like trauma and diseases.

The iris not only gives our eyes their colour and thus our personal appearance, it also plays an important role within the optical system.

Full or partial aniridias not only reduce visual quality due to photophobia, aberration disorders, glare effects and loss in depth of focus, but also cause severe aesthetical limitations.

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SOLUTION

The ArtificialIris, with its fully customized, hand-made colour composition for each patient and its surface structure closely matching the appearance of the natural iris, gives individual aesthetical restoration leading to potentially very high patient satisfaction.

Made of foldable, highly biocompatible silicone material that has been tested and proven with intraocular lenses for many years.

Available in two models - with polymer fibre meshwork for fixation with sutures and without polymer fibre meshwork -– Fibre Free -– for sutureless fixation. The ArtificialIris will fit through an incision of about 3.2mm.

Delivered as a 360° iris, the standard 12.8 mm overall diameter can be trimmed with a trephine or sharp scissors to custom-fit the device for the treat- ment of full aniridia. In case of partial aniridia the ArtificialIris can easily be cut in a suitable segment for suturing to the iris remnant and transscleral suture support.

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APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Please fill in the order form.

Please proceed according to the enclosed directives for photography and evaluation for the required print-outs(hard copies).

Please add the required photo print-out of each eye to the signed order form and mail them together to Dr. Schmidt Intraocularlinsen GmbH.

Please note that it is required to combine the procedure in phakic eyes with lens removal and IOL implantation, even if no cataract is apparent. The recommended intraocular placement of the ArtificialIris is the ciliary sulcus.

The ArtificialIrisis not intended for anterior chamber placement.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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