Sources used across the Oertli website

Compared to the previous Caliburn Trocar System

Compared to the previous Caliburn Trocar Set

Compared to the previous Continuous Flow Cutter

With the settings recommended on www.oertli-instruments.com

Long-term results: Abushanab, M. M. I., A. El-Shiaty, T. El-Beltagi, and S. Hassan Salah (2019). The Efficacy and Safety of High-Frequency Deep Sclerotomy in Treatment of Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients. BioMed research international 2019:1850141. Pajic, B., Z. Cvejic, K. Mansouri, M. Resan, and R. Allemann (2020). High-Frequency Deep Sclerotomy, A Minimal Invasive Ab Interno Glaucoma Procedure Combined with Cataract Surgery: Physical Properties and Clinical Outcome. Applied Sciences 10:218.
Pajic, B., B. Pajic-Eggspuehler, and I. Haefliger (2011). New minimally invasive, deep sclerotomy ab interno surgical procedure for glaucoma, six years of follow-up. Journal of glaucoma 20:109–114.
Pajic, B., B. Pajic-Eggspuehler, I.Haefliger, and F. Hafezi (2012a). Long-term Results of a Novel Minimally Invasive High-frequency Deep Sclerotomy Ab Interno Surgical Procedure for Glaucoma. European Ophthalmic Review 6:3–6.
Pajic, B., G. Pallas, H. Gerding, G. Heinrich, and M. Böhnke (2006). A novel technique of ab interno glaucoma surgery: follow-up results after 24 months. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 244:22–27.

Reduction of AGM: Pajic, B., G. Pallas, H. Gerding, G. Heinrich, and M. Böhnke (2006). A novel technique of ab interno glaucoma surgery: follow-up results after 24 months. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 244:22–27.
Pajic, B., B. Pajic-Eggspuehler, and I. Haefliger (2011). New minimally invasive, deep sclerotomy ab interno surgical procedure for glaucoma, six years of follow-up. Journal of glaucoma 20:109–114.
Pajic, B., Z. Cvejic, K. Mansouri, M. Resan, and R. Allemann (2020). High-Frequency Deep Sclerotomy, A Minimal Invasive Ab Interno Glaucoma Procedure Combined with Cataract Surgery: Physical Properties and Clinical Outcome. Applied Sciences 10:218.

Pajic, B., B. Pajic-Eggspuehler, and I. Haefliger (2011). New minimally invasive, deep sclerotomy ab interno surgical procedure for glaucoma, six years of follow-up. Journal of glaucoma 20:109–114. Pajic, B., M. Resan, B. Pajic-Eggspuehler, H. Massa, and Z. Cvejic (2021). Triggerfish Recording of IOP Patterns in Combined HFDS Minimally Invasive Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery: A Prospective Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine 10:3472. Pajic, B., Z. Cvejic, K. Mansouri, M. Resan, and R. Allemann (2020). High-Frequency Deep Sclerotomy, A Minimal Invasive Ab Interno Glaucoma Procedure Combined with Cataract Surgery: Physical Properties and Clinical Outcome. Applied Sciences 10:218.

Pajic, B., B. Pajic-Eggspuehler, and I. Haefliger (2011). New minimally invasive, deep sclerotomy ab interno surgical procedure for glaucoma, six years of follow-up. Journal of glaucoma 20:109–114.

Compared to unilluminated, assisted indenting

As per standard, IPX6

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