OREANDA-NEWS. Shvabe Holding registered a declaration of conformity for a new manual universal ophthalmoscope from its Blik series.

To obtain this document that authorizes device manufacture and marketing, Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant JSC (ZOMZ JSC), a Shavabe enterprise located near Moscow, completed certain technical tests. The device is used for ophthalmologic examination of the fundus of the eye, both with a direct and an inverted image; for diaphanoscopic examination of the eye ball, which includes the examination of transilluminable tissues; and also for the examination of the front of the eye.

"The Blik series ophthalmoscopes are available in several modifications. These devices are very popular and are used by healthcare providers at their ophthalmologic and optometric departments, as well as for examination of patients at home. We sell them all over Russia, with ongoing customer feedback and monitoring of ophthalmologists' requirements to professional medical devices enabling us to develop and manufacture new modifications of the device. The declaration that we have received for the device certifies its conformance with the requirements applicable in Russia," explained Vadim Kalyugin, ZOMZ JSC's General Director.

Doctors use an ophthalmoscope to evaluate the condition of the retina, optic disk or vessels of the fundus of the eye, as well as to identify pathological conditions, e.g. retinal holes or thinning retina, which may lead to the development of new foci of disease. Examinations can be of different types: with a direct or an inverted image, dilated or non-dilated. Ophthalmoscopy is among the most important eye disease diagnostic methods and also helps identify other pathological conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes and many others, since such examination enables a visual evaluation of vessels.

Shvabe ophthalmoscopes enjoy deserved trust among the professional medical community. The new improved device of the Blik series enables a wide range of examinations and, compared to its previous modifications, provides more information about patient's condition, thus making diagnostics more precise and accurate.

Following receipt of the declaration of conformity, 86 devices have been already sold to healthcare providers.