The University of
Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) recently made a deal
with Cassini that allows students to train on and use the Cassini
Corneal Shape Analyzer.
The
innovative tool provides an analysis of a patient’s cornea that
uses multi-colored LED point-to-point ray tracing to give
optometrists axial and elevation maps of the cornea.
“At KYCO,
we have put a premium on the technology offered to our students and
patients,” George Asimellis, KYCO assistant professor of optics,
said. “For any corneal refractive procedure to be successful, it
requires a comprehensive and thorough imaging of the cornea. Anterior
and posterior astigmatism can affect the results. Cassini is uniquely
positioned among other anterior imaging devices to provide perhaps
the most accurate estimate of total corneal astigmatism, both its
magnitude as well as its axis.”
Asimellis worked
with Cassini on the device prototype and has published six papers on
it. He was instrumental in forging the agreement between the company
and KYCO.
“Our patented
technology platform allows us to expand applications to improve the
quality of eye care, and having an influential partner such as
Kentucky College of Optometry certainly will aide our research and
development,” Cassini CEO Jeroen Cammeraat said.
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