OPHTHALOGIX
Amnion for Eyes
Visionary Amnion Membrane Tissue
Focused on Your Practice and Patients
At Ophthalogix, our only focus is providing you and your patients with the highest-quality ocular grafts. With so many ocular grafts available on the market today, it’s important to know that not all ocular amniotic grafts are created equal.
Different processing techniques can interfere with handling capabilities, patient application and more, which can result in failed patient applications, costing you money and your patients the opportunity to heal.
Our processing technique gently dries the grafts and uses no harsh chemicals, allowing Ophthalogix AMT to retain natural growth factors while maintaining the strength and integrity of the graft.
Ophthalogix is visionary AMT, always focused on your practice and patients.
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Why Choose Ophthalogix?
- Quality and Purity: Our amnion membrane tissue is sourced and processed according to stringent quality control standards, ensuring the highest level of purity and safety.
- Innovation and Expertise: Leveraging the latest in biotechnology and regenerative medicine, our products represent the cutting edge of ocular healing solutions.
- Support and Education: We’re committed to supporting eyecare professionals through education, resources, and dedicated customer service to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.
Ophthalogix Amnion Membrane
Common Applications
- Corneal Ulcers
- Keratitis
- Chronic Dry Eye
- Ocular Surface Disease
- Chemical Burns
- Neurotrophic Keratopathy
- Bullous Keratopathy
- Thermal Burns
- Recurrent Corneal Erosion
TYPICAL PATIENT TREATMENT DURATION & PROTOCOL
TYPICAL TREATMENT TIME FOR PATIENTS IS 2-7 DAYS
Adherence is best over areas of compromised epithelium.
The rate of breakdown and absorption is proportional to the surface area of compromised epithelium. Greater epithelial compromise means quicker breakdown and absorption. Mostly intact epithelium will take longer to break down and may not adhere optimally. Taking a wekcel and “drying” the cornea can create epithelial micro-defects which optimize adherence in cases where there isn’t much epithelial compromise to start with.
In cases with diffuse epithelial loss the graft may be absorbed in one day, with mostly intact epithelium the graft may still be visible at 7 days.
Using a bandage is part of the treatment process with Eclipse and Aurora. The two concerns when sleeping with a contact lens are around oxygen and the risk of infection.
Unless the patient is herpetic, it’s recommended to give the patient a combination antibiotic-steroid drop to keep the most common ocular surface bacterial offenders in check.
The steroid helps to offset hypoxic sequelae effectively for the duration of treatment. It’s also recommended to administer a nonpreserved lubricant drop to support the exchange of fluid and oxygen under the contact lens for the duration of treatment.
NO ADDITIVES OR PRESERVATIVES
NO ADDITIVES | NO PRESERVATIVES | NO ANTIBIOTICS
Available in Three Styles and Six Sizes to Fit Your Needs
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Are Aurora, Tetra and Eclipse Safe?
- Collection of the donor tissue is performed in an aseptic manner by appropriately licensed tissue establishments
- Placentas are recovered from planned C-sections which helps to minimize the potential for contamination during recovery
- Placental donors go through a rigorous pre-screening qualification
- Placental donors are tested to confirm they are free from disease
- No chemical cross-linking added during processing
- Processed in accordance with the safety guide- lines provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – Human Cellular and Tissue-based Products (HCT/P) (21 CFR Part 1271)
- Processed in accordance with the standards from the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB)
What is Amnion?
Amnion is the placental tissue that surrounds and protects the fetus during development in utero. The properties of amnion that benefit the fetus also make it an effective material for providing barrier protection in a number of surgical settings. Repurposing this versatile tissue to improve surgical procedures is supported by studies in published literature which describe its successful and safe clinical use. Amnion consists primarily of fibrillar and membranous collagens, elastin, and a mix of growth factors and cytokines that provide the properties unique to placental tissues.
Amnion Reimbursement
2024 CODING & REIMBURSEMENT GUIDE FOR OPHTHALOGIX ECLIPSE & TETRA AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE
Ophthalogix is providing this summary of Medicare payment rates to share information on payments for items and services related to its products. Because Medicare rates are the only publicly posted rates, and many other payers use Medicare payment levels to set their own rates, the figures below are specified as a frame of reference for our customers.
While Ophthalogix is committed to provide accurate coding information, this information should not be interpreted as providing clinical advice, dictating reimbursement policy or substitute for the judgment of a practitioner. It is always the provider’s responsibility to determine and submit appropriate codes, charges and modifiers for rendered services.
Ophthalogix assumes no responsibility or liability for the timeliness, accuracy and completemeness of the information contained below. Since reimbursement laws, regulations and payor policies change frequently, it is recommended that providers consult with their payors, coding specialists, and/or legal counsel regarding coverage, coding and payment issues.
CPT CODE: 65778: Placement of amniotic membrane on the eye; without sutures
2024 NATIONAL MEDICARE PAYMENT RATE NON-FACILITY: $827 per eye