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IN OTHER NEWS
July 2011
57
Texas-based
ophthalmologist turns
hobby into charity work
M
arc Ellman, M.D.,
loves to fly, just not
solo.
Whenever possi-
ble, this El Paso,
Texas-based ophthal-
mologist and pilot finds someone to
accompany him in his Cirrus SR22,
single-engine airplane, be it a fellow
doctor, family member, or patient
for the nonprofit Grace Flight of
America.
by Faith A. Hayden EyeWorld Staff Writer
Mercy flight
Alcon Laboratories Inc.
Page: Cover 2, 3, and 19
Phone: 800-862-5266
Fax: 800-241-0677
www.alconlabs.com
Allergan
Page: 54 and Cover 4
Phone: 714-246-4500
Fax: 714-246-4764
www.allergan.com
APACRS
Page: 25
Phone: 65-63278630
www.apacrs.org
Bausch & Lomb
Page: 7
Phone: 585-338-6536
Fax: 585-338-0898
www.bausch.com
ESCRS
Page: 46, 47, and 49
www.escrs.org
Gulden Ophthalmics
Page: 51
Phone: 215-884-8105
Fax: 215-884-0418
www.guldenophthalmics.com
IBF Innovation Summit
Page: 14
Phone: 516-765-9005
www.ophthalmologysummit.com
Katena Products
Page: 33
Phone: 973-989-1600
Fax: 973-989-8175
www.katena.com
Medownick Laser Eye Clinic
Page: 51
Phone: 800 37 39 37
www.Medownicklasereyesurgery.com.au
MicroSurgical Technology
Page: 5
Phone: 888-279-3323
Fax: 425-556-0437
www.mst-surgical.com
New World Medical
Page: 37
Phone: 909-466-4304
Fax: 909-466-4305
www.ahmedvalve.com
NexTech
Page: Cover 3
Phone: 877-228-7821
www.nextech.com
Rhein Medical Inc.
Page: 13
Phone: 813-885-5050
Fax: 813-885-9346
www.rheinmedical.com
ASCRS•ASOA
Meeting Information
ASCRS ASOA 2012 Chicago
Page: 17
ASCRS Winter Update 2012
Page: 13
ASOA Membership
Page: 35
EyeWorld 2011
Page: 10 and 23
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W
hen he's not running a de-
manding ophthalmology
practice or donating his pi-
loting services to charity, Dr. Ellman
is busy inventing. Dr. Ellman has de-
veloped a hand-held ocular camera
called the EyeQuick Digital Ophthal-
moscope Camera, which is currently
up for FDA approval.
"The digital ophthalmoscope
was something I thought of when I
was a resident," he said. "I couldn't
believe in that day and age that no
one had developed one yet."
Dr. Ellman began developing the
device about 5 years ago, shortly
after he started his practice. Three
engineers and two patents later, the
EyeQuick Digital Ophthalmoscope
Camera is expected to gain FDA
510(k) clearance this year.
"This is the first portable digital
version," Dr. Ellman said. "Doctors
can carry it into the exam room or
take it to the hospital and use it on a
patient who is bedbound or on a
stretcher."
The EyeQuick Digital Ophthal-
moscope Camera is held at arm's
length and takes pictures and video
of the retina and anterior segment.
Images can be viewed immediately
on its built-in LCD screen, uploaded
to a computer or electronic health
record, or emailed to another spe-
cialist.
"Given its portability and great
functionality, it fills a niche that's cur-
rently void," said Dr. Ellman.
Editors' note: Dr. Ellman has finan-
cial interests in EyeQuick and state-
ments above. For more information,
visit www.EyeQuick.com.
Ophthalmologist, pilot, and now, inventor
EyeQuick Digital Ophthalmoscope Camera
Source: EyeQuick
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