Iridex IQ 577 - Indications for Use - IQ 532 Models

15510-EN Rev G Introduction 5
577 nm Typical Laser Treatment Parameters for Ocular Photocoagulation
577 nm Continuous-Wave
Application Delivery Device Spot Size at
Target* (µm)
Power
(mW)
Exposure
Duration (ms)
Central Retina Focal/Grid SLA 50–100 50–250 30–100
Peripheral Retina/PRP/Tears SLA, LIO, EndoProbe 100–500 50–500 30–200
Trabeculoplasty SLA 50 385–640 100
Iridotomy SLA 50 320–640 100–200
Nylon Suture Lysis SLA 50 200–750 100–200
*Spot size at target is dependent on many parameters, including spot size selection, physician’s choice of
laser delivery lens, and patient’s refractive power.
577 nm MicroPulse
Application Delivery
Device
Spot Size at
Target* (µm)
Power
(mW)
Duty Cycle
(500 Hz)
Exposure
Duration (ms)
Central Retina Focal/Grid SLA 50–200 100–400 5%, 10%, 15% 100–300
Peripheral Retina/PRP SLA 500–1000 500–1000 5%, 10%, 15% 100–300
Trabeculoplasty SLA 200–300 400–1200 5%, 10%, 15% 100–300
*Spot size at target is dependent on many parameters, including spot size selection, physician’s choice of
laser delivery lens, and patient’s refractive power.
Indications for Use - IQ 532 Models
This section provides information on the use of the laser in clinical specialties. Information is
provided by specialty and includes procedural recommendations along with specific indications
and contraindications. This information is not intended to be all-inclusive and is not intended to
replacesurgeontrainingorexperience.Theregulatoryinformationprovidedisapplicableonlyinthe
United States. If you use the laser for indications not included herein, you will be subject to 21 CFR
Part812,theFoodandDrugAdministration’sInvestigationalDeviceExemption(IDE)regulations.
For information regarding the regulatory status of indications other than those listed in this manual,
contact IRIDEX Regulatory Affairs.
IRIDEX does not make recommendations regarding the practice of medicine. References in
literature are provided as a guide. Individual treatment should be based on clinical training, clinical
observation of laser tissue interaction, and appropriate clinical endpoints.
The IRIDEX laser and the handpieces, delivery devices, and accessories that are used with it to
deliver laser energy in CW-Pulse™ mode or MicroPulse™ mode in the medical specialties of Ear,
NoseandThroat(ENT),andOphthalmology.