A new portable version of the K-LED dental loupe light is now available from Keeler. The low-cost single battery K-LED boasts the same great features of the original version and comes with a kit bag and accessories to enable portability.

A 3 watt LED provides an 18 000 lux circular beam of bright, homogenous light. The K-LED is simply clipped to the front of the loupe bar and powered by a lightweight, rechargeable Lithium battery which provides over 4 hours of continuous use. A compact charger is included.

It is easy to fit and can be retrofitted to all Keeler loupe and frame combinations. An optional universal clip also allows fitting to most metal frames.

In addition, On/Off or variable power intensity versions are now available for both K-LED options.

Magnification using dental loupes is now recognised as an essential tool for the dental professional, improving working posture, reducing eye strain and providing a clearer working view. Patients often also feel more comfortable and at ease with the increased personal space provided by the greater working distance afforded by loupes.

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Keeler will be exhibiting a wide range of optometric and ophthalmic products at this year’s BCLA.

On display will be the newly redesigned and improved Pulsair intelliPuff® non-contact tonometer. The new intelliPuff® incorporates a lighter, smaller body with the lightest puff and more accurate readings. These new features increase usability while allowing patients to feel more at ease. 

Keeler will also show the lighter Specialist hand-held ophthalmoscope and the new lightweight Spectra Plus spectacle-mounted indirect ophthalmoscope which features a built in LED light, eliminating the need for bulb replacements.

New for the digital imaging market will be Kowa’s10 megapixel Non Myd Fundus camera which provides sharper, clearer images of the retina for improved diagnostics. In addition, there will also be Keeler’s SL-40Di slit lamp on show, featuring new, improved software that can easily capture still and video images of both the anterior and posterior segments. Volk lenses on display will include the digital series that provide an unrivalled view of the retina through Keeler slit lamps.

Three stand systems will be shown, including a Compact stand with a more comfortable chair, a Budget stand, and a stand developed with a motorised, sliding, elevating table for a single instrument – ideal for disabled patients.

Keeler will also showcase its extensive selection of existing products, including retinoscopes, autorefractors and the Accutome Pachpen Pachymeter.

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The overall winner of the Optician/Keeler Non-Myd Fundus Competition is Rod Lane of Williams Optometrist in Birmingham. Rod received his prize of a Canon digital camera presented by Colin West, Keeler’s imaging product manager and one of the competition judges, who commented:

“The quality of entries just gets better and better ever year – it is a pleasure to review such quality work; judging the winners is tricky as everyone deserves to win, but eventually one entry will surface as the overall winner. Rod Lane was chosen due to his extensive portfolio of consistently high quality images.”

Rod Lane, a keen photographer, said he was delighted to win, “It’s great to know that my investment of time and money in developing the role of the camera within my practice has been recognised by my peers.”

In addition, Rod noted the competition’s importance in highlighting the benefits of fundus imaging and patient care. “The use of digital fundus imaging has proved to be one of the most significant steps forward for optometric practise enhancing our ability to discover and identify retinal pathology and improving the speed and quality of referral to the benefit of all our patients.”

Williams Optometrist is a family owned business in the city of Birmingham and part of the diabetic retinopathy screening programme. Upon accepting his prize, Rod said he was “looking forward to entering again next year!”

So, those interested in vying for top prize in the next Optician/Keeler Fundus competition should start collecting your outstanding ocular images today!

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