Optical Biometer
AL-Scan M

Features

  • Simply add it to your practice and your platform is ready for Myopia Management.
  • Easy. Quick. Accurate.
  • Visualize progression and treatment outcomes.
  • Simple data integration with the MV-1 Myopia Viewer software

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Why Myopia Management now?
The increasing prevalence of myopia especially among young children is becoming a significant global health concern. Clinical and scientific literature has shown that axial length is an excellent parameter to predict and monitor the progression of myopia. Hence, optical biometers are considered essential for myopia management.

 

Monitoring Axial Length is the most reliable path to success in Myopia Management

What refraction misses, axial length measures.

Our optical biometer measures with a precision of ±0.05 mm, offering nearly four times the accuracy of cycloplegic autorefraction. This enables the detection of subtle myopic changes that autorefraction may miss, leading to timely, appropriate intervention and management. This data-driven consultation builds confidence in both patients and practitioners — supporting better long-term visual outcomes for children.
What differentiates the AL-Scan M + MV-1?

Simply add it to your practice and your platform is ready for Myopia Management.

As most facilities already have an auto refractometer, the AL-Scan M provides the other essential components for myopia management.

 

Easy. Quick. Accurate.

 

The 3D auto tracking and auto shot allow easy operation and quick measurement like an auto refractometer. The accuracy of axial length measurement is the same as the NIDEK AL-Scan that is used in cataract practices worldwide.

 

Visualize progression and treatment outcomes.

The MV-1 visualizes the progression and treatment outcomes by combining axial length data with other key metrics such as refraction and the amount of outdoor and near vision activities. It helps clinicians educate patients and their parents about the level of myopia and facilitates discussions on treatment options for myopia management.

 

 Key features of the MV-1

  • Monitoring the progression of axial length
  • Comparison with age-based growth curves
  • Manual line drawing function
  • Treatment record
  • Refraction data
  • The amount of outdoor/near vision activities
Simple data integration with the MV-1 Myopia Viewer software
Data integration between the AL-Scan M and the MV-1 is simple:
After measurement, the operator can integrate the result with the existing patient list on the MV-1. If a NIDEK auto refractometer and refractor are connected, the MV-1 can receive the objective and subjective refraction data seamlessly. Alternatively, refraction data can be manually entered.

 

 

User Testimonials

Susan Walton, OAM

Optometrist, Susan K Walton Optometrist Pty Ltd., Australia

My practice has a patient demographic of 50% pediatric patients, and we find that the AL-Scan M has been very beneficial for myopia management. The device is rich in features that help us to proactively address pediatric myopia. For example, the 3D auto tracking and auto shot functions automatically track eye movements to ensure alignment and for quick, accurate measurements. The addition of normative axial length growth curves for two different populations ensures a more accurate comparison of the progression of myopia in a patient. The ease of use, quick measurements, small footprint, and digital communication with other NIDEK devices ensured seamless integration of the AL-Scan M into our clinical routine. Given the growing prevalence of myopia globally, devices such as AL-Scan M can help reduce myopic progression and mitigate associated comorbidities.

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Flors Viñuela Navarro, BSc, MSc, PhD

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · Barcelona Tech Vision Center, Spain

The Myopia Management Clinic at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Vision Center was established to identify children at risk of developing myopia with the ultimate aim of providing timely evidence-based interventions. At the core of our clinical protocols is the AL-Scan M by NIDEK, a versatile, multifunctional device that combines biometry, keratometry, and pupillometry in a single platform. Advanced features such as auto shot and 3D eye-tracking make the AL-Scan M particularly effective for pediatric assessments, reducing fixation errors and enabling fast, reliable data acquisition. Thanks to its intuitive interface and clinician-friendly data displays, the AL-Scan M supports comprehensive evaluation and consistent monitoring of patient outcomes, playing a role in the delivery of high-quality, personalized myopia care.

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Joan Pérez Corral, BSc, MSc, PhD

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · Barcelona Tech Vision Center, Spain

The AL-Scan M delivers fast and intuitive ocular biometry measurements. Within 30 seconds, we obtain bilateral axial length measurement in pediatric patients. Our primary objective with the AL-Scan M is to identify whether axial length exceeds age-based norms using standardized growth curves such as the Tideman graph. Integration with MV-1 Myopia Viewer software further enhances our clinical approach, as it serves as an excellent teaching aid for explaining myopic progression and the effectiveness of treatment to patients and their families. Another key advantage of the MV-1 is the ability to generate detailed, easy-to-understand printed reports for parents. These include biometric data, notes on treatment recommendations, and follow-up schedules, which not only streamline clinical operations and foster greater patient engagement and adherence.

Read More

Makiko Ui, MD

Director, CS eye clinic, Japan

Since purchasing the AL-Scan* in 2021, we have used it for measuring axial length in all our pediatric patients. Even in patients with hyperopia, the AL-Scan can show the changes in axial length. For children with a tendency towards myopia, we recommend treatment to slow the progression of myopia. With this device, there is no air puff and no dazzling effects during measurement, enabling quick and easy data acquisition. To ensure accurate axial length measurements, we encourage children to fixate properly. By incorporating the MV-1, the measurement results are displayed on a PC monitor, allowing parents to see the progress, which is extremely useful for patient and parent education. I think measurement of axial length is essential for managing myopia in children because cycloplegic refraction cannot be performed at every visit during treatment. Hence, axial length can provide important clinical information on patient progress during treatment.   *The AL-Scan and AL-Scan M belong to the same series of devices and have the same operability for axial length measurement.

Read More

Susan Walton, OAM

Optometrist, Susan K Walton Optometrist Pty Ltd., Australia

My practice has a patient demographic of 50% pediatric patients, and we find that the AL-Scan M has been very beneficial for myopia management.
The device is rich in features that help us to proactively address pediatric myopia. For example, the 3D auto tracking and auto shot functions automatically track eye movements to ensure alignment and for quick, accurate measurements.
The addition of normative axial length growth curves for two different populations ensures a more accurate comparison of the progression of myopia in a patient.
The ease of use, quick measurements, small footprint, and digital communication with other NIDEK devices ensured seamless integration of the AL-Scan M into our clinical routine.
Given the growing prevalence of myopia globally, devices such as AL-Scan M can help reduce myopic progression and mitigate associated comorbidities.

Flors Viñuela Navarro, BSc, MSc, PhD

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · Barcelona Tech Vision Center, Spain

The Myopia Management Clinic at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Vision Center was established to identify children at risk of developing myopia with the ultimate aim of providing timely evidence-based interventions. At the core of our clinical protocols is the AL-Scan M by NIDEK, a versatile, multifunctional device that combines biometry, keratometry, and pupillometry in a single platform.
Advanced features such as auto shot and 3D eye-tracking make the AL-Scan M particularly effective for pediatric assessments, reducing fixation errors and enabling fast, reliable data acquisition. Thanks to its intuitive interface and clinician-friendly data displays, the AL-Scan M supports comprehensive evaluation and consistent monitoring of patient outcomes, playing a role in the delivery of high-quality, personalized myopia care.

Joan Pérez Corral, BSc, MSc, PhD

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · Barcelona Tech Vision Center, Spain

The AL-Scan M delivers fast and intuitive ocular biometry measurements. Within 30 seconds, we obtain bilateral axial length measurement in pediatric patients.
Our primary objective with the AL-Scan M is to identify whether axial length exceeds age-based norms using standardized growth curves such as the Tideman graph. Integration with MV-1 Myopia Viewer software further enhances our clinical approach, as it serves as an excellent teaching aid for explaining myopic progression and the effectiveness of treatment to patients and their families. Another key advantage of the MV-1 is the ability to generate detailed, easy-to-understand printed reports for parents. These include biometric data, notes on treatment recommendations, and follow-up schedules, which not only streamline clinical operations and foster greater patient engagement and adherence.

Makiko Ui, MD

Director, CS eye clinic, Japan

Since purchasing the AL-Scan* in 2021, we have used it for measuring axial length in all our pediatric patients. Even in patients with hyperopia, the AL-Scan can show the changes in axial length. For children with a tendency towards myopia, we recommend treatment to slow the progression of myopia.
With this device, there is no air puff and no dazzling effects during measurement, enabling quick and easy data acquisition. To ensure accurate axial length measurements, we encourage children to fixate properly.
By incorporating the MV-1, the measurement results are displayed on a PC monitor, allowing parents to see the progress, which is extremely useful for patient and parent education.
I think measurement of axial length is essential for managing myopia in children because cycloplegic refraction cannot be performed at every visit during treatment.
Hence, axial length can provide important clinical information on patient progress during treatment.

 

*The AL-Scan and AL-Scan M belong to the same series of devices and have the same operability for axial length measurement.

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The availability of products differs from country to country depending on the status of approval.
Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

Product/model name
OPTICAL BIOMETER AL-Scan