SmartVisc / SmartVisc Plus
SmartVisc is a cohesive, sterile, highly purified, non-inflammatory, sodium hyaluronate viscoelastic solution with high molecular weight. it is used to create space, for example, when the anterior chamber is shallow, or when the surgeon requires a higher pressure in the anterior chamber compared to the pressure in the posterior chamber.
| SmartVisc | SmartVisc PLUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Classification | Cohesive | Cohesive |
| Composition | Sodium Hyaluronate 1.6 % | Sodium Hyaluronate 3.0 % |
| Molecular weight | 1.2–2.0 m Da | 1.0–1.8 m Da |
| Viscosity | approx. 80 000 mPas | approx. 400 000 mPas |
| pH | 270–400 mOsmol/kg | 270–400 mOsmol/kg |
| Osmolality | 2–25ºC | 2–25ºC |
| Volume | 6.8–7.4 | 6.8–7.4 |
| Storage | 1 ml | 1 ml |
| Shelf Life | 3.5 years | 3.5 years |
Advantages
- No refrigeration necessary
- Good maintenance of the anterior chamber and the capsular bag
- Controlled capsulorhexis
- Easy IOL implantation
- Better adhesiveness on the corneal endothelium during phacoemulsification
- Favorable environment to ophthalmic surgery
- Excellent tissue protection against mechanical damages
- Steam sterilized
Cohesive Solution
SmartVisc is used to:
- maintain space and pressure in the eye
- keep the empty capsular bag open for IOL insertion
- support the anterior chamber and flatten the anterior capsule
- dilate small pupils
- dissect areas of adhesion