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As ophthalmologist Dr. Larry Berstein explains, there's a lot of unnecessary trepidation that
affords ophthalmologists feel about incorporating UBM directly into their practice. Select Category
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For Dr. Berstein, though, and millions of other ophthalmologists
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from around the world, these UBM provided
worries were misplaced since UBM provides a crystal clear image into patients' anterior clear
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images of
chamber depth without being at all hard to work with. the anterior
eye

Dr. Berstein says, "Incorporating the UBM into the practice was not as difficult as I would have "
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device
anticipated," and that's the experience of almost all of the ophthalmologists who've taken the easy

UBM onboard in their practice.

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Another, concern that Dr. Berstein had prior to testing out the UBM for himself was patient
comfort, ease of use and whether the UBM would be seamlessly compatible with the electronic
health records of his patients. Fortunately, on all three counts the UBM came out great.

wrong .

proved

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"I thought there might be some resistance on the part of the patients…I did not find that."
Worries resistance
no
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was quick
"I thought that it would slow me down in my practice…I did not find that either." ↳ process

And while Dr. Berstein admits to not being "a big computer person," he actually found that the
to read -
no
interface on the UBM was easy to read with no signal loss and crystal clear ultrasound images. → easy ,

loss
Dr. Berstein went onto say that: signal

"There was not a very steep learning curve."

as special ? uses
Perhaps Dr. Berstein's satisfaction with his UBM unit owes something to the fact that UBM ultrasonic waves
device - since they use ultrasonic waves - are not obstructed by things like ocular opacity or I

naturally occurring pigmentation. more opportunities

for ophthalmologists
to find
This gives practicing ophthalmologists more of a chance to spot any kind of ocular abnormalities
in the eye
abnormalities like cysts, blockages, or even tumors near the cornea, ciliary bodies, ciliary
zonules or irises of patients.

Detect Cysts, Traumas and

Foreign Bodies with Greater
help
Clarity UBM can also

detect glaucoma type

& severity cysts &
UBM technology also provides diagnostically useful information concerning the type and j
foreign bodies
If severity of glaucoma in patient populations as well as clueing ophthalmologists and researchers
.

into cysts, neoplasms and a host of foreign bodies.

clarity
image
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In fact, when frequencies on UBM devices exceed 35 MHz - as is the case with Accutome's UBM
Plus unit - you actually get three times the image clarity that you've come to expect from
traditional ophthalmic ultrasound devices. This can greatly help ophthalmologists get a clearer
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view of anterior segment structures like the cornea in addition to patients' posterior chambers.
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done
quickly
can
So, as Dr. Berstein has repeatedly found, your practice will benefit by incorporating a UBM into so

your day-to-day diagnostic work. You'll be able to see more patients since a UBM reading can → patients
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more
I quickly once technicians have prepped the patient.
be done very
in
a
DAY

From there, Accutome's UBM devices make uploading to EHR and document transfers via email
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overall extremely easy. In the words of Dr. Berstein:

mind
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shoe"I happen to have the Accutome device, and the Accutome peoples' service, support, education, and in- complementing
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Accutome
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success servicing has been phenomenal."

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