Frequently Asked Questions for Rinsada

  • Any symptomatic patient with complaints of eye irritation presumably has a high inflammatory load on their tear surface. Alternatively, they may have high allergen load or microparticulate matter on their ocular surface.

    Rinsada uses high pressure, targeted irrigation to the palpebral conjunctiva and fornix where this inflammatory load harbors.

    By resetting with Rinsada, you can make your patients feel better before they leave and kickstart their inflammatory reduction.

    Rinsada is indicated for the removal of irritants from the ocular surface.

  • Two great patient types to begin Rinsada are:

    1. Patients with eye irritation/grittiness

    2. Patients who you are performing other ocular surface procedures (i.e. blepharoexfoliation or MG expression). In those cases you are cleaning the outside but with Rinsada you clean inside.

  • Rinsada resets the ocular tear film by irrigating the entire ocular surface especially the palpebral conjunctiva and fornix. This area traps inflammation, bacteria, allergens and micro particulate matter on the surface. Rinsada can statistically reduce MMP-9 on the ocular surface and improve patient symptoms. In our studies, we saw >70% reduction in MMP-9 and more than 40% of patients converted to negative MMP-9 after a Rinsada rinse.

    Any patient who is presenting with ocular surface disease symptoms could benefit from a reset of their ocular surface with RInsada.

  • We currently tell patients to use artificial tears to rinse away allergens. But the allergic response begins in the palpebral conjunctiva! The allergen (i.e. pollen) first has to interact with the antigen presenting cell. The antigen presenting cell then kicks off the allergic cascade resulting in symptoms. In our eye, the antigen presenting cells are in the… you guessed it, palpebral conjunctiva!

    With Rinsada, we specifically target the palpebral conjunctiva, mechanically removing the particulate matter away from the antigen presenting cell!

  • We used sterile eye wash solution. The goal with rinsada is to reach the palpebral conjunctiva and fornix.

  • Rinsada is meant to be efficient in its setup and delivery. Before a patient leaves their visit, the procedure can be done in the exam chair, with minimal equipment and still keep you on time!

  • Yes. As a practice owner, I wanted to make sure the device did not have high capital costs and would be fairly reimbursed to the physician and without high out of pocket cost to patient. Please reach out to learn more about why rinsada is beneficial to your financial operations.

  • In line with other procedures on the market, this could be considered an out of pocket procedure. Please contact us for further information on best practices for reimbursement.

  • No. From Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company: Reusing single-use medical devices are not recommended due to the lack of defense OMIC could provide to you if there is a problem, resulting in a claim, alleging negligent care.

    rinsada is not a single piece of plastic, it is two pieces welded together which allows fluids and pathogens to get into the seam and remain regardless of any cleaning process you may want to attempt. We use gamma radiation to sterilize the devices for this exact reason. Steam sterilization is NOT safe, please do not do it; the plastic will disintegrate and the device can either malfunction or cause microplastics to be shot directly into the eye.