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Synergetics USA (O’Fallon, Missouri) said it has entered into two new distribution agreements with Volk Optical (Mentor, Ohio), granting it rights over the next three years to sell Volk’s products to vitreoretinal surgeons in the U.S.

These products include Volk’s line of ophthalmic lenses, used for detailed examination and treatment of the retina, and exclusive right to sell the company’s new Optiflex Surgical Assistant. The system is designed to enhance surgeons’ visual ability with precision focus and control, according to the company.

The Optiflex Surgical Assistant is intended to provide maximum control of non-contact lens maneuvering and focus for clear, crisp views, while streamlining surgery and freeing up surgical assistants. The electromechanical system’s fine focus capability is achieved with simple manual quick focus and powered foot pedal for precise positioning. Swing and pivot mechanisms allow the lens to be moved quickly and easily out of the surgical field when not in use, Synergetics noted.

Synergetics makes devices for use in ophthalmic surgery and neurosurgery and for other healthcare applications.

Volk designs aspheric optics.