Visionstar S-500B

Practices seeing a wide age range benefit most, and the reason is a design philosophy rather than a feature. Seated eye height differs considerably between a small child and a tall adult, and a practice booking those consecutively has to close that gap somehow. This unit closes it with 450 mm of arm travel rather than by winding the chair, which means the patient who has just settled — with a coat, a bag, a stick — stays settled while the equipment comes to them.

Paediatric and mixed-caseload rooms suit that approach particularly. Children are harder to reposition than adults and less patient about it, and any adjustment made to the seat has to be undone for the next appointment. Moving the arm is invisible to the patient and instant.

Rooms where patients are slow to settle gain the same benefit. Older patients, those with mobility restrictions and anyone accompanied take time to get comfortable, and a working pattern that avoids disturbing them once seated is worth having.

The 90° tabletop rotation supports getting them there in the first place, clearing the approach rather than leaving a gap between furniture to negotiate.

Two points belong in the decision. First, this is a coherent position rather than a compromise, but it is a position: with only 160 mm of chair lift, a practice whose working pattern relies on adjusting the patient rather than the equipment will find a large-chair-range unit the better fit. Choose deliberately. Second, chair loading is unpublished — several units in this range state a figure and one states 150 kg — so request the rated capacity in writing, since it determines who can be accommodated and nothing about the unit's own mass implies it.

The instrument moves, not the person

Four hundred and fifty millimetres of arm travel closes the height gap between patients, so a person who has just settled with a coat and a bag is left where they are.

The longest arm travel in the range

At 450 mm this exceeds the next longest by 30 mm and dwarfs the 200 mm typical elsewhere — enough to span a small seated child and a tall seated adult.

Consecutive appointments without resetting

A child followed by a tall adult needs the arm moved and nothing else. On a chair-led unit both the seat and often the patient have to be readjusted between them.

Better for patients slow to settle

Older patients, those with mobility restrictions and anyone accompanied take time to get comfortable. A working pattern that never disturbs them once seated is worth more than it sounds.

The approach is cleared too

Ninety degrees of tabletop rotation opens the way to the chair rather than leaving a gap between furniture, which matters for anyone using a stick or frame.

A drawer with usable depth

At 545 × 380 × 50 mm the compartment is deeper internally than several in this range — still worth measuring against your trial lens case, but a better starting point.

Main dimensions fully published

Unit size, table size, drawer size, arm travel, chair lift and weight are all stated, along with total power draw and lamp rating — a fuller physical picture than several units here provide.

Modest total power draw

One hundred and twenty watts total, with a 20 W lamp, keeps both running cost and heat output low in a small consulting room.

450 mm swing arm travel

The swing arm travels 450 mm vertically, the longest arm travel in this range, carrying the instrument to the patient's eye height.

90° tabletop rotation

The working surface rotates through a quarter turn, clearing the approach to the chair.

160 mm chair lift

The chair lifts 160 mm for fine positioning, the design placing the main height adjustment in the arm rather than the seat.

1010 × 420 × 120 mm table board

The table board measures 1010 mm wide, 420 mm deep and 120 mm thick.

545 × 380 × 50 mm drawer

A drawer of 545 × 380 mm with 50 mm internal depth accommodates a trial lens set; check against your specific case.

805 mm working height

The manufacturer's drawing gives a working height of 805 mm to the table surface, as a fixed figure rather than an adjustable range.

1010 × 1080 × 1920 mm unit

The complete unit measures 1010 mm wide, 1080 mm deep and 1920 mm high.

150 kg weight

The unit weighs 150 kg, requiring a rated floor and more than one person to position.

120 W total power, 20 W lamp

Total power draw is 120 W with a 20 W lamp, keeping running cost and heat output modest.

AC 110V/220V input

The unit accepts AC 110V/220V at 60/50 Hz; supplied variant and plug configuration confirmed at order.

The Visionstar S-500B is built around one proportion: 450 mm of swing arm travel against 160 mm of chair lift. That asymmetry is deliberate and it defines the unit — the instrument moves to the patient rather than the patient being moved to the instrument. The practical value is that a person who has just settled, with a coat, a bag or a walking aid, stays settled, and consecutive appointments at opposite ends of the height range need the arm adjusted and nothing else. Four hundred and fifty millimetres is the longest arm travel here, comfortably spanning a small seated child and a tall seated adult. A 90° rotating tabletop clears the approach to the chair, a 545 × 380 × 50 mm drawer takes a trial lens set, and main dimensions, weight and power draw are all published. Two things belong in the decision. This is a coherent position rather than a compromise, but it is a position: a practice whose working pattern relies on adjusting the patient rather than the equipment should choose a large-chair-range unit instead. And chair loading is unpublished, so the rated capacity must be requested in writing. Medigear.uk supplies the S-500B into the UK with pre-despatch functional inspection, documentation review and voltage variant confirmation. Contact the Medigear.uk team for current pricing, quantity quotations, instrument compatibility, or bespoke configuration enquiries.