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      <title>Diaton Tonometry is featured at Pan American Congress of Ophthalmology (PAAO) Cancun, Mexico 2007</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<div class="newsleft"><div class="newsbody"><p class="subheadline">Tonometry through the Eyelid (el tonómetro Diaton, que toma la presión intraocular a través del párpado) will be introduced in a beautiful City of Cancun, México from May 31 to June 4, 2007. BiCOM’s Diaton tonometer distributor Farbac Co., an ophthalmic devices distributor in Mexico will be featuring Diaton at Booths # 150 & 151.  BiCOM plans to establish distributors in every Latin American country.</p><p>Long Beach, NY -- (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/">ReleaseWire</a>) -- 05/29/2007 --   XVII Pan American Congress of Ophthalmology is a perfect entry point for BiCOM to introduce the unique tonometer Diaton to the thousands of participants arriving from Mexico, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Panama, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Paraguay, Trinidad &amp; Tobago, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Peru, Nicaragua and Argentina.  <br />
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BiCOM is currently evaluating ophthalmic distributors in each country in Latin America.<br />
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Roman Iospa, CEO of BiCOM Inc., says "BiCOM plans to participate in Glaucoma, Blindness awareness campaigns and programs initiated by either governments or private and non for profit organizations. Since intraocular pressure (IOP) is being measured though the eyelid without contact with cornea and no sterilization or anesthesia is required, Diton tonometer becomes the only tool that enables mass IOP screenings."<br />
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Latin America is a strong expansion point for Diaton Transpalpebral (through the Eyelid) tonometry, covering population of over 560 million in addition to 335 million in North America (ref. World Gazetteer).  <br />
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BiCOM Inc. plans to expand the reach of its unique Diaton tonometry to the Middle Eastern and Asian countries within next 3-6 months. <br />
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More information about Diaton tonometer, including clinical trials and distributor opportunities can be found at <a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.TonometerDiaton.com" href="http://www.TonometerDiaton.com">http://www.TonometerDiaton.com</a> <br />
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About BiCOM Inc. <br />
BiCOM, with its 15 years of tradition and global clientele, has proven to be the enterprise of the highest level of professionalism. A unique team of engineers, medical, legal and business experts makes BiCOM Inc. the right place for global talent to find support and guidance. BiCOM Inc. sees its mission in bringing to market innovative products developed and manufactured worldwide.<br />
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More about BiCOM at <a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com" href="http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com">http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com</a> <br />
</p><p>For more information on this press release visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm">http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm</a></p></div><h2>Media Relations Contact</h2><p>Michael Minch<br />Public Relations<br />BiCOM Inc.<br />Telephone: 1-877-342-8667<br />Email: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/contact/12255">Click to Email Michael Minch</a><br />Web: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com">http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com</a><br /></div><div><p><img src="https://cts.releasewire.com/v/?sid=12255&amp;s=f&amp;v=f" width="1" height="1" alt=""><span></span></p></div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Diaton Transpalpebral (Through Eyelid) Tonometry Is Featured at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium and Congress ASCRS by BiCOM Inc</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<div class="newsleft"><div class="newsbody"><p>Long Beach, NY -- (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/">ReleaseWire</a>) -- 04/30/2007 --   BiCOM is pleased to introduce its unique Transpalpebral tonometer Diaton to the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium and Congress, hosted by the city of San Diego.  Diaton tonometer is the only device on the market that can be used shortly after LASIK or PRK surgeries. Three speakers with presentations on the advantages of through the Eyelid tonometry will present at the ASCRS Symposium and Congress.<br />
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Chief Executive of BiCOM Inc., Roman Iospa says: "Introduction of Diaton tonometer to the members of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) presents a great opportunity for BiCOM to display the uniqueness of the transpalpebral Diaton tonometry – tonometery through the Eyelid."<br />
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Great success of the modern keratorefractive surgery, especially excimerlaser cornea microsurgery (FR&amp;#1050;, LASIK, LASEK, Epi-LASIK) and its wide spread require high attention to the eye morphophysiological rates in pre- and postoperational period. The most important rates are still the characteristics of the cornea, such as thickness and its changes, regenerative response of corneal tissue and its regulation, as well as the data of intraocular pressure (IOP) and their correlation with cornea metrical rates.<br />
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According to the data of numerous investigations, underestimation of IOP level during applanation tonometry in patients, which were subject to keratophotorefractive surgeries, is of great importance in glaucoma diagnostic search. Hence, the advantages of scleral tonometry application in this category of patients for ophthalmotone appropriate evaluation and timely ophthalmohypertension detection are clear.<br />
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A number of studies were conducted to evaluate the clinical use of transpalpebral scleral tonometry, reliability of its application in the patients with refraction anomaly in pre- and postoperational period, dynamics of eye morphometric rates (pachymetry of the central corneal zone, IOP) and their correlative bond before and after photorefractive surgeries. <br />
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Results of the studies are available at: <a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.TonometerDiaton.com" href="http://www.TonometerDiaton.com">http://www.TonometerDiaton.com</a> <br />
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Procedure Video / Demo is available at: <a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://tonometerdiaton.com/index.php?do=home.training" href="http://tonometerdiaton.com/index.php?do=home.training">http://tonometerdiaton.com/index.php?do=home.training</a> <br />
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Please visit us at ASCRS BOOTH # 315 for up-close presentation of Tonometer Diaton.<br />
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Thus, cornea thickness is the important factor of IOP evaluation and monitoring and requires the necessity of including corneal pachymetry in the program of examination the patients with suspicion of glaucoma and hypertension, especially after various keratorefractive surgeries while using the traditional corneal methods of ophthalmotonometry. At the same time clinical application of transpalpebral scleral  diaton tonometer makes it possible to evaluate IOP using only One device, the procedure being efficient, economical, simple in performance and requiring no additional instrumental examination.  <br />
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BiCOM Inc. covers the full scope of customer service, which involves client training, follow ups, hotline support, sales support, etc. To get more information on the device or to make a purchase, visit the official website - www.tonometerdiaton.com, or call BiCOM at the toll free number 1-877-diatons (877.342.8667). <br />
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About BiCOM Inc. <br />
BiCOM, with its 15 years of tradition and global clientele, has proven to be the enterprise of the highest level of professionalism, integrity and financial solvency. A unique team of engineers, medical, legal and business experts makes BiCOM Inc. the right place for global talent to find support and guidance. BiCOM Inc. sees its mission in bringing to market innovative products developed and manufactured worldwide. <br />
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BiCOM Inc.<br />
website: <a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.tonometerdiaton.com" href="http://www.tonometerdiaton.com">http://www.tonometerdiaton.com</a> <br />
Contact: Michael Minch<br />
email: Contact@TonometerDiaton.com<br />
phone: 1.877.342.8667 ext. 777<br />
</p><p>For more information on this press release visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm">http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm</a></p></div><h2>Media Relations Contact</h2><p>Michael Minch<br />Public Relations<br />BiCOM Inc.<br />Telephone: 1-877-342-8667<br />Email: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/contact/11832">Click to Email Michael Minch</a><br />Web: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com">http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com</a><br /></div><div><p><img src="https://cts.releasewire.com/v/?sid=11832&amp;s=f&amp;v=f" width="1" height="1" alt=""><span></span></p></div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:33:58 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Tonometer Diaton Sales Add to BiCOMs Increased Earnings Report</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<div class="newsleft"><div class="newsbody"><p class="subheadline">Tonometry Through Eyelid Expects Global Growth</p><p>Long Beach, NY -- (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/">ReleaseWire</a>) -- 04/24/2007 --   BiCOM Inc. has obtained the FDA approval for Diaton tonometer back in April of 2006. This unique hand-held tonometer allows to measure intraocular pressure (IOP) through the eyelid, with no contact with cornea, no sterilization and without the use of anesthesia drops. Transpalpebral (Diaton) approach is ideal for patients with corneal concerns like conjunctivitis, edema, erosion, cornea pathology, high degree of ametropy or astigmatism, or acquiring IOPs following laser refractive and other corneal surgeries.<br />
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Present at the conference call, Boris Kun, President of BiCOM Inc. and Roman Iospa, CEO have described in detail many advantages of transpalpebral tonometry vs. invasive, contact and non-contact methods. It was interesting to learn that even patients wearing contact lenses can be accurately measured, and also to hear a fun testimonial by a veteran optometrist from Texas that his practice had a noticeable increase of women, and his only explanation was that the eye exam did not include anesthesia drops and therefore did not cause running makeup or yellow eyes.<br />
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BiCOM that has been in business for 15 years has managed to build a brand around this new and unique Traspalpebral (Diaton) Tonometry, with clientele consisting of ophthalmic and optometric practices, hospitals, emergency rooms, nursing homes, army and navy, family practitioners of various specializations such as allergists and neurologists, etc., as well as some referred patients requiring day or night eye pressure monitoring.<br />
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BiCOM has signed multi-year agreements with a number of practice management companies. The company also mentioned that many follow-ups with their current clients had resulted in additional unit sales primarily purchased by busy and multi-practice offices.<br />
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New Diaton tonometer has been exhibited internationally, where thousands of ophthalmologists and optometrists were screened and trained right on the spot at the industry events such as AAOPT and AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology and Optometry), International Vision Expos East and West, GWCO, ESCRS, and soon to be exhibited at ASCRS (European and American Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposiums and Congresses held in London, Athens and San Diego) in addition to many other local and international events.<br />
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This year&apos;s ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, ASOA Congress on Ophthalmic Practice Management, and Clinical and Surgical Staff Program will have three speakers presenting papers on transpalpebral (Diaton) tonometery, including clinical comparison studies.<br />
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Previous clinical studies, presentations and articles are available on the company&apos;s website: <a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.TonometerDiaton.com" href="http://www.TonometerDiaton.com">http://www.TonometerDiaton.com</a> and its forum - <a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.tonometerdiaton.com/forum" href="http://www.tonometerdiaton.com/forum">http://www.tonometerdiaton.com/forum</a>.<br />
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BiCOM also discussed their initiatives to expand globally, in a series of countries where it expects to receive state government approvals later this year. The company is reviewing and is in negotiations with a number of local and international distributors in , Latin America, Asia, Pacific Rim and the Middle East.<br />
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Diaton tonometer has already found its way to the extended parts of the world, where it is needed the most. Since IOP is being measured though the lid without contact with cornea and no sterilization or anaesthesia is required, Diton tonometer becomes the only tool that enables mass IOP screenings. It is already being used by volunteers conducting screenings of thousands of people in Latin America and Africa. Since day one, BiCOM has been supporting a number of not-for-profit missions conducted by selfless volunteers from and abroad.<br />
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Glaucoma is treatable, especially the acute form, and even if that is present, proper immediate treatment will restore normal vision. In chronic glaucoma, early detection is the only known cure at this time. Mr. Iospa has pointed out, "With the introduction of our unique tonometer Diaton, we&apos;re proud to challenge Glaucoma, a "silent thief of sight", that carries an ever increasing threat of causing blindness as the aging population is growing in the and abroad."<br />
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BiCOM, a privately held company has increased its outlook for 2007 due to its plans to expand the product reach to over thirty countries in the next 3-6 months. A growing need for glaucoma screenings globally, in combination with the new and unique transpalpebral method allows BiCOM to position itself strongly within the growing ophthalmic and medical devices industry.<br />
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BiCOM management also briefly mentioned a number of investments it made in other products currently in various stages of development and its plans to introduce new and unique products closer to the year&apos;s end; details and amounts were not disclosed.<br />
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About BiCOM Inc.<br />
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BiCOM, with its 15 years of tradition and global clientele, has proven to be the enterprise of the highest level of professionalism, integrity and financial solvency. A unique team of engineers, medical, legal and business experts makes BiCOM Inc. the right place for global talent to find support and guidance. BiCOM Inc. sees its mission in bringing to market innovative products developed and manufactured worldwide.<br />
<br />
More about BiCOM at <a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com" href="http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com">http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com</a><br />
</p><p>For more information on this press release visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm">http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm</a></p></div><h2>Media Relations Contact</h2><p>Michael Minch<br />Public Relations<br />BiCOM Inc.<br />Telephone: 1-877-342-8667<br />Email: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/contact/11721">Click to Email Michael Minch</a><br />Web: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com">http://www.BiCOM-Ophthalmic.com</a><br /></div><div><p><img src="https://cts.releasewire.com/v/?sid=11721&amp;s=f&amp;v=f" width="1" height="1" alt=""><span></span></p></div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:30:58 -0500</pubDate>
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