News & Events

“You have dedicated your entire working life to OCULUS”, says Co-Director Christian Kirchhübel, in his speech at his father’s 40th work anniversary at the company on 1 February 2019 in Wetzlar-Dutenhofen. “You have taken on all the challenges, and you lead the company with level-headedness and foresight. Your visions have led us to many successes."

In his speech, Rainer Kirchhübel looks only briefly at the past: “For 38 of my 40 years at OCULUS, I’ve been the Director. These years saw many great challenges, but I always enjoyed it.” From his start at the firm in 1979, engineer Rainer Kirchhübel led it to success as a worldwide high-tech company, and OCULUS is still a family company. Sons Christian and Matthias are executives at the company, and wife Rita Kirchhübel has been Director of Marketing for over 25 years.

Mr. Andreas Tielmann, Managing Director of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) in Lahn-Dill, presents Rainer Kirchhübel with a certificate in honour of his 40th work anniversary.

All from OCULUS say: Thank you, Mr Kirchhübel!"

As of September 2018 the OCULUS Keratograph® 5M comes equipped with a new joystick including a release function. This enables the user to capture images and video sequences with the simple push of a button on the device. No need any more to switch to the mouse – the user’s hand stays resting on the new joystick.

All new OCULUS Keratograph® 5M units will be delivered with the new joystick as a standard feature. Customers who already have a Keratograph® 5M can order the new joystick as a retrofit and install it themselves very easily.

The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Special Recognition Awards. The ASCO Rising Star Award, sponsored by OCULUS, is given to an outstanding faculty member or administrator with less than seven years of service. Dr. Andrew D. Pucker is recognized for his outstanding contributions to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Optometry, through teaching, scholarship, administration and professional service and most notably in contributions to ASCO’s Biomedical Educators Special Interest Group.

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Saturday, April 14th

EyeWorld Corporate Mornings
Preoperative Planning to Optimize Cataract
and Refractive Outcomes in Challenging Cases
Clinical Use of the Holladay Report On the
Pentacam for Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Registration: 6:00 – 6:30 AM
Program: 6:30 – 8:30 AM

Walter E. Washington Convention Center – 145A

Faculty:
Jack T. Holladay, MD
Thomas Kohnen, MD, PhD
James C. Loden, MD
William Trattler, MD
George O. Waring IV, MD

Please visit meetings.eyeworld.org to register today!

Saturday, April 14
Diagnosis & Treatment of Keratoconus: What You Need to Know

Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152 AB, Level 1 (Street level)

Registration and Reception: 5:00 – 5:50 pm
Program: 6:00 – 6:50 pm

Faculty:
Rajesh Rajpal, MD
Michael Belin, MD
Brandon Ayres, MD
Kathryn M Hatch, MD
George O. Waring IV, MD

Please visit meetings.eyeworld.org/avedro-oculus to register today!

Join the OCULUS Pentacam Seminars at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium in Las Vegas and stop by our booth #220 for a demo.

TrueVision’s TruePlan® is now linked to the OCULUS Pentacam® AXL and the IOLcompass Pro guidance system from Leica Microsystems to improve cataract surgery workflow: OCULUS is pleased to inform surgeons around the world that OCULUS has teamed up with TrueVision Systems and Leica Microsystems to provide for the best possible efficiency and precision in cataract surgery.
The TruePlan® surgical planning application for optimizing corneal incision guidance and IOL positioning during cataract surgery is now linked directly to the OCULUS Pentacam® AXL software.
The Pentacam® AXL enhances clinical applications while providing optical biometry for IOL power calculation along with the known smart software modules. The Pentacam® IOL Calculator with its standard IOL formulas as well as latest-generation formulas such as the Savini toric calculator and the Barrett formulas makes the OCULUS Pentacam® AXL any dedicated cataract surgeons dependable partner.
All good things come in threes: Leica Microsystems develops and manufactures high-precision surgical microscopes that seamlessly integrate digital imaging technologies. The IOL guidance system IOLcompass Pro & 3D TrueGuide completes the winning trio of OCULUS, TrueVision and Leica for cataract surgeons who want the best outcome for their patients.
For more information visit the OCULUS booth #1728 in Hall E at the AAO 2017 in New Orleans, or go to www.pentacam.com, there will be detailed information available soon.

OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH is pleased to announce that its entity, OCULUS Surgical, Inc. has acquired Insight Instruments. This purchase will include all manufacturing of Insight which will strengthen OCULUS’ manufacturing expertise and capabilities that will drive future growth in the surgical, diagnostic & optometric arena. Contact information for both OCULUS Surgical and Insight Instruments will remain the same at this time.