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About SENSIMED Triggerfish®
The SENSIMED Triggerfish® continuous ocular monitoring system is a CE marked and FDA approved device that provides insights into the ocular volume changes throughout the day and night. The device includes a smart contact lens that captures spontaneous changes in the eye providing physicians with valuable information that can help guide glaucoma treatment.
The SENSIMED Triggerfish® Advantage
Glaucoma diagnosis technology has seen many advancements,
none can provide a complete picture of the eye, unlike the SENSIMED Triggerfish®
Obtain critical information at any time of the day
It’s the first 24-hour ocular monitoring system providing a complete picture of a patient’s eye during the normal daily rhythm
No other technology can do what we do
Provides information which is not possible with any other technology
At risk for faster vision loss?
SENSIMED Triggerfish® may add important information to assess the patient’s condition
Changing “wait and see” to let’s “know now”
One challenge is that vision loss can occur at varying rates, some quickly, but others more slowly. It is sometimes hard to know when it will progress fast until vision loss has already occurred. SENSIMED Triggerfish® may provide insights, along with other tests, to help determine if vision loss is going to progress fast or slow.
Why measuring eye changes in a 24-hour period is important
When visiting a doctor’s office, the doctor is only able to get information at that single point in time. That is not enough for a complete, thorough assessment, because the eye changes over a 24-hour period in response to pressure, volume, stress and normal circadian rhythm (how your body behaves during the day and throughout the night). SENSIMED Triggerfish® is worn for 24 hours allowing a doctor to get critical information at all points in the normal daily rhythm.We help doctors determine if the treatment is right for the patient
When someone has glaucoma, there are several “levels” of treatment, each more aggressive than the other. Examples are eye drops (1, 2 or 3 types, depending on severity), laser treatment, micro-invasive surgical treatment, and invasive surgical treatment. Understanding how the eye behaves over a 24-hour period may help guide the choice of treatment. SENSIMED Triggerfish® may also allow doctors to evaluate if the treatment is working properly, or if more aggressive therapy should be initiated.
Providing More To Healthcare Professionals
SENSIMED Triggerfish® provides 24-hour ocular monitoring information that may help you optimize treatments
While SENSIMED Triggerfish® is a highly innovative technology, how it works is very simple
The patient wears the SENSIMED Triggerfish® system up to 24 hours and assumes normal activities including sleep periods.
The SENSIMED Triggerfish Sensor is a soft disposable silicone contact lens embedding a micro-sensor that captures spontaneous circumferential changes at the corneoscleral area. (1)
The adhesive SENSIMED Triggerfish Antenna, which is placed around the eye, receives wirelessly the information from the contact lens. (2)
The data is transmitted through a thin flexible cable from the Antenna to the portable recorder. (3)
The recorder, worn by the patient, stores the acquired data during the monitoring session. At the end of the recording period, the data is transferred via Bluetooth from the recorder to the software previously installed on the practitioner’s computer. (4)
Key Opinion Leaders talk about SENSIMED Triggerfish®
Don’t take our word for it
SENSIMED Triggerfish® is supported by numerous scientific publications, confirming the utility and efficacity of device. You can also download the related whitepapers.
What patients can expect when using SENSIMED Triggerfish®
- The application will require two appointments, each 15 to 30 minutes. One to apply the SENSIMED Triggerfish® and one to remove it
- Normal daily activities are encouraged! (Except for strenuous activity that leads to excessive sweating – this can cause the adhesive to loosen)
- The most common side effect is a red eye and slightly blurry vision as the contact lens has no optical correction
- Artifcial tears can be used if the eye feels dry or scratchy
What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause damage to the optic nerve. If left untreated, glaucoma progresses without warning or obvious symptoms, until worsening permanent vision loss occurs that can eventually lead to blindness. Once incurred, the vision lost is irreversible.
How Glaucoma Affects Your Vision
Image of European Glaucoma Society (https://www.eugs.org/eng/tips_showtip.asp?id=2670)
Who is at Risk?
Anyone can develop glaucoma. Some people are at higher risk than others.
From EGS guidelines Ed4 (§ 2.2.2.1)
- Age (the older the higher the risk)
- Elevated Intraocular Pressure (IOP)
- Ethnicity: The prevalence of glaucoma is several times higher in Afro-Americans, Afro-Carribeans and Latinos compared to Caucasians
- Family history of glaucoma
- High Myopia
