a quantum leap in glaucoma detection and monitoring
if you have sleep apnea, diabetes or high blood pressure you are at risk of glaucoma
the silent thief of sight and need regular glaucoma screening.
A clinical stage ophthalmological device company building precise, non-contact tonometers based on a novel vibration technology for measuring intraocular pressure or eye pressure (IOP)
"It is hard to understand why a device with a very low risk profile and obvious benefits in many situations would not be quickly available to doctors, optometrists and patients."
iSonic Medical receives the Medical Innovation Cluster Label
for their innovative work in Glaucoma detection and monitoring.
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Glaucoma, 2nd leading cause
of blindness worldwide
• Affects 2-3% over the age of 40 years
• 2x more over 65 ans
• 50% unaware they are affected
• 80 million affected worldwide by 2020
• Leads to blindness in 10% of subjects
• Blindness, a growing problem in public healthcare…
• Direct costs: US$ 2 300 billion
• Indirect costs: US$ 652 billion
…Yet, according to the WHO, avoidable in 80% of cases
Urgent needs
• Necessity to measure Eye pressure (IOP) simply and in all places
of care to diagnose the illness early
• Necessity of frequent measures in the home by self-
measurement as is done with blood pressure
Detection, diagnostic and monitoring of glaucoma – Current practice
Principal approach to treatment
Current practice
Today : Two types of tonometers
Ineffective in certain cases :
Contact tonometers are often not easy to use:
Accurate, contact tonometers
(Goldmann): The « gold standard » but invasive, require local anesthesia, operator dependent
• >21 mm Hg (level at which glaucoma is diagnosed)
• Thin corneas (measurement errors)
• “Post-refractive surgery” corneas (actually impossible today )
• Specialist only device – measurement can only be taken
during doctor’s office hours
• Patient must be seated and not lying down
Non-invasive models
(airpuff): notoriously inaccurate
iSonic’s solution : Vibration Tonometry
• Flattening of cornea with isonic tonometer: 0.1 µm
(flattening with Goldmann tonometer: 100 µm)
• Average thickness of cornea: 540 µm
No change in volume or pressure of eye with i Sonic tonometer
Excitation causes slight vibration of eye
IOP inferred from vibrational response of cornea
Clinical Stage of Development
A patented technology
iSonic’s Ambition
Radically improve glaucoma screening, diagnosis & monitoring
Non-invasive
Measurement capabilities
Easy and rapid measurements
Avoidance of all infectious, traumatic and allergic risks (related to local anaesthetics)
High IOP (>21 mm Hg)
Thin and surgically treated corneas
Repetitive measures improve precision
Corneal Elasticity Measurement
Operator independent
Professional tonometers
Homecare tonometer
Better monitoring and understanding of glaucoma… to delay vision loss and reduce healthcare costs
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