OCULUS Surgical, Inc held an expansion announcement ceremony on 7 February 2019 on the future site of the company's planned 55 000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Tradition Center for Commerce in Port St Lucie, Florida, USA.

"We look forward growing and expanding our manufacturing footprint in Port St. Lucie's vibrant community of Tradition," said Bob Zatarain, CEO of OCULUS Surgical.

Christian Kirchhübel and Rainer Kirchhübel, CEOs of the parent company OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH, said they are very proud to be enlarging the OCULUS Surgical business in Port St. Lucie. "It is difficult to overstate our enthusiasm for Port St. Lucie and this project. The new people, space, equipment and technologies planned for this project will be of great assistance in maintaining our competitive position," said Ross McDonough, director of quality and regulatory affairs for OCULUS Surgical.

During this week’s city council meeting of the city of Port St. Lucie, FL, OCULUS took stage and presented the plans for enhancing our presence in the US.

OCULUS thanks the city council, as well as the economic development council of Port St. Lucie for the great hospitality and opportunity.

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OCULUS Surgical are delighted to announce their support for Orbis, a global charity that brings people together to fight avoidable blindness through access to quality eye care. OCULUS Surgical have supported Orbis since 2017 with a donation of an OCULUS BIOM® system for their Flying Eye Hospital. Together, we are training ophthalmic teams in order to provide lasting solutions to communities in need. You can read more about the work Orbis do on their website: gbr.orbis.org/en

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.

During the ESASO meeting in Lugano, Switzerland, from 29th May to 2nd June 2017, more than 30 advanced surgeons had the possibility to work under ideal conditions. The participants had the choice between vitrectomy machines from 3 different manufacturers. All workstations had been equipped with SDI^® and disposable BIOM^® ready for practical use on pig eyes, prepared from MTS – the wetlab company. Topics in this event were for example: Physics and innovation in vitreoretinal surgery, imaging in retinal surgery, macular surgery, tractional retinal detachment and many others. Several simulator systems for vitreoretinal surgery, Eyesi from VRmagic Company completed the offer for a successful high end training week. Thank you to the organisers and the participants for a successful course.

OCULUS Surgical proudly announces the registration of the OCULUS BIOM® ready with the Health Sciences Authority in Singapore. “Its great to extend the availability of the single-use BIOM® ready, to one of the major Asian markets. It allows the customer to get rid of some of the hassle connected with the daily life in the OR.” says Steffen Adamowicz, Director Surgical for OCULUS. The BIOM® can be ordered in Singapore thru SurgiPro Pvt. Ltd. and is available for most surgical microscopes used in ophthalmology.

Wide field of view with reduced diameter! The new OCULUS WiFi HD Mini lens for the BIOM® system has a reduced diameter of 17 mm and, like all OCULUS lenses, guarantees high quality, wide field of view and high definition resolution.

The new WiFi HD Mini lens provides additional space in the surgical field thanks to its reduced diameter feature, while allowing for a full range of procedures, including ILM peelings and work in the periphery by torqueing the eye and indenting the sclera. Please contact us if you wish further information or consulting. 

OCULUS Headquarters, Germany, will be closed for Christmas from 24th to 26th December 2016. From 27th to 30th December 2016 we will be operating with skeleton staff only and may be delayed in responding. We will re-open on 2nd January 2017. OCULUS would like to thank all clients, partners and friends for being part of another successful year. We wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday season.

OCULUS Surgical likes to thank all participants and visitors for visiting us at the recent EuRetina/ESCRS congress in Copenhagen.
We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona next year!

More than 1,000 international participants came together for this year’s Frankfurt Retina Meeting in Mainz. All cases of live surgery were transmitted in 3D. The OCULUS BIOM® was also used for surgery and showed its compatibility with this new dimension of operating.

We would like to thank Professor Claus Eckardt and his team for the excellent organization of the Frankfurt Retina Meeting 2016. Furthermore, we thank all BIOM® users and customers who visited our booth.

Thank you to all visitors who took the time to see OCULUS and the Chinese Distributor DMK at the COFD in Xiamen, China, in April. We presented the BIOM®/SDI® product family, which include the latest model of the BIOM®, the BIOM® 5, as well as the single-use BIOM® ready and a wide range of lenses. With a Leica M844 microscope at the booth, the DMK staff was able to provide practical demonstrations of the handling and functionality of both, the BIOM® 5 and BIOM® ready system. Every visitor had the chance to thoroughly check out all devices on site. We look forward to seeing you at future events.

Thanks to our partners HWA we had an exciting weekend at the APAO this year in Taipei, Taiwan. With a great spot close to the entrance of the exhibition hall OCULUS was able to display its entire range of products and tend to the steady flow of congress participants who came by the booth with questions about our products. There were some less congress participants than at the previous venue, however the spread of international participants allowed us to connect with various surgeons and interested visitors from different corners of the world. We were happy meeting with a range of BIOM® users and with those eager to try our latest reusable, BIOM® 5 and the world's first & only disposable BIOM® ready system.

OCULUS & OCULUS Asia gathered their Asian partners for a 1.5 days event in Cebu, Philippines for a surgical training course. The specialists improved their technical skills and participated at a round table discussions and a surgeons view presentation from Dr. Jay Eusebio. Thank you very much, Dr. Eusebio, for the excellent presentation, and all participants for their dedication.

OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH and OCULUS VR, LLC have amicably resolved their trademark dispute, allowing for both parties to coexist worldwide. OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH reserves exclusivity of the term OCULUS in the field of ophthalmology and optometry. The terms of the settlement are confidential.

This year’s AAO was a remarkable event. Despite us having the hottest products in non-contact wide angle viewing, our neighbors from FCI caught fire during build-up. Although the actual fire caused little damage to our booth, we as well as the booth of OCULUS,  did sustain significant water damage caused by the sprinkler system and additional water from the fire fighters. With an enormous team-effort and the support of Consult Europe, Inc. we were able to open the exhibits on time Saturday morning. OCULUS Surgical would like to thank all those that assisted, especially Consult Europe, Inc. and the Clark County Fire department for their efforts.

Despite this unexpected surprise, OCULUS Surgical enjoyed an extremely successful week during which we proudly presented the new WiFi RD lens for the OCULUS BIOM®, providing a 60º to 115º field of view, with a diameter of only 15mm. This makes the lens the perfect choice for surgeries on small and deep seated eyes. The new WiFi RD lens will be available in Q1 2016. Please contact us for more information.

For the second year in a row, OCULUS Surgical, together with Allergan, presents the best of Academy in Spanish. A comprehensive summary of the latest news in opthalomology is presented in Spanish language.

The 9^th APVRS congress took place at the Hilton Sydney, Australia during 31^st July to 2^nd August and was hosted by APVRS President Prof. Ian Constable. During the three days meeting, world known speakers discussed about medical and surgical challenging cases, as well as cutting-edge innovations in retina.

OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH/OCULUS Surgical, Inc., as well as its local partner Designs for Vision showed the state of the art wide angle viewing system OCULUS BIOM® in its various forms. Major attention was formed by the convenient BIOM® ready, which offers an inexpensive way to deal with the hurdles of today’s sterilization. OCULUS would like to thank all attendees for their participation and we are looking forward to the 2016 APVRS meeting.

The 10^th edition of the APVRS meeting will be held in conjunction with the 38^th Annual Academic Meeting of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists of Thailand, from 8^th to 10^th December in Bangkok, Thailand.

During our attendance of the JOS meeting in Sapporo, we were happy to give an SDI®/BIOM® lecture to our valued business partners in Japan.

The OCULUS Surgical Division presented the latest news for vitreoretinal specialists from the headquarters in Germany. The worldwide only disposable wide-angle viewing system, the BIOM® ready, was a focus of the discussion, as well as the features & benefits provided by the latest BIOM® 5 generation. More than 20 well spirited attendees made the event a joyous learning experience.

Thank you to everybody for participating, we hope we will see you soon at a future OCULUS event.

For the first time ever OCULUS Surgical was represented at the annual congress of the "Sociedade Brasileira de Vitreo e Retina" - (SBRV) in Florianopolis. During the 3 days conference the OCULUS BIOM^® 5 and the OCULUS BIOM^® ready were officially launched into the Brazilian market. The meeting also marked the successful AMVISA registration of OCULUS Surgical portfolio in Brazil. ODA Brasil and OCULUS Surgical would like to thank each member of SBVR for attending the RETINA2015 meeting in Florianopolis. We are looking forward to serve you and also welcome you at the RETINA2016 meeting in Santos.

Read the article on OCULUS Surgical, Inc and find out why Dr. Morales-Canton, Dr. Berrocal’s and Dr. Kitchen’s appreciate the new OCULUS BIOM® ready. Learn about the high quality products from Germany and get more information on the history of wide angle viewing.

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The Hands- on Learning Centers at ASRS on Wednesday, August 13 from 8 am to noon, are the perfect chance to directly engage with the latest techniques and equipment in the field of retina. OCULUS Surgical provides the latest version of the popular BIOM® as well as the new BIOM® ready.

BIOM® ready is the world’s first single-use non-contact wide angle viewing system! Doctors have the chance to give the system a trial at the Learning Centers and the OCULUS Surgical booth at the 32nd Annual Meeting.

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego, California!

OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany, the inventors of non-contact wide angle viewing, have developed and launched the first single-use wide angle viewing system at the AAO 2013 in New Orleans.

The BIOM® ready provides the retinal surgeon the same unparalleled view that they have come to expect from the OCULUS BIOM® brand. It combines the perfect balance between flexibility and high optical quality, meeting the demands of both the retinal surgeon and the operating room staff. The new BIOM® ready is adaptable to most ophthalmic microscopes.

The BIOM® was first introduced 25 years ago and surgeons have seen many advances since that time. Rainer Kirchhübel, CEO of OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH, states, “OCULUS has a strong heritage of leading new advances in the non-contact wide angle viewing segment. The BIOM® ready will provide the retinal surgeon with an uncompromised surgical view, while maximizing operating room efficiency. We are excited to add it to our surgical portfolio.”

In recent years, there has been an increased focus on efficiency and process improvement among hospitals and ASCs. Ron Gilliland, CEO of OCULUS Surgical, Inc. comments, “The launch of the BIOM® ready is unique. Capital equipment is being provided in an economical, single-use product without any compromise in surgical performance, providing tremendous value to surgical facilities.”

Whether viewing mid-vitreous, in the periphery, or under high magnification, surgeons will appreciate the unparalleled clarity, provided by the OCULUS BIOM® HD Disposable Lens which is incorporated into the BIOM® ready. OCULUS debuted the new BIOM® ready at the AAO in New Orleans, OCULUS Surgical, Inc. booth no 1735.

Visit www.oculus.de and www.oculussurgical.com for more information.

OCULUS Surgical, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH, is now the sole source for the SDI^®/BIOM^® non-contact wide angle viewing system in the US. OCULUS, Germany, the developer and manufacturer of the SDI^®/BIOM^®, decided to go direct in the U.S. market. OCULUS Surgical, Inc. builds upon the strong heritage of its parent company by providing ophthalmic surgeons with innovative, high quality ophthalmic products and the highest level of customer support. In response to market dynamics, OCULUS Germany has decided that now is the right time to go direct in the U.S. market. Rainer Kirchhübel, CEO of OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH, comments, "We are looking forward to continuing our positive partnership with our existing customers in the U.S. through OCULUS Surgical, Inc." Headquartered in Florida, USA, OCULUS Surgical is ideally located to support new and existing customers throughout North and South America. Ron Gilliland, President and CEO of OCULUS Surgical, Inc. states, "We have brought together a strong management team which has extensive experience in working with leading retinal specialists in the U.S. and around the world. Additionally, our experienced consultative sales force will ensure our customer's sales and service expectations are surpassed." At the 1985 AAO in San Francisco, OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH presented the SDI^®/BIOM^® wide angle viewing, which forever changed how retinal surgeons view vitreoretinal surgery. Today, OCULUS offers the SDI^® 4 and BIOM^® 5, this latest version launching at the 2012 AAO in Chicago. From its inception, the OCULUS SDI^®/BIOM^® system has set the gold standard for wide angle viewing. For more information please visit the website www.oculussurgical.com or call the toll free number 855-SDI-BIOM (in the US) or +1-722-236-2622. OCULUS, Inc., another subsidiary of OCULUS Germany, based in Arlington, Washington, USA, will continue to provide sales and service in the U.S. for OCULUS diagnostic products such as the Pentacam^®, Keratograph topographer and perimeters – All made in Germany. For more information on these products please visit www.oculus.de.