What is XENIA

WHAT IS XENIA?

The real thing …

XENIA is a corneal implant made of natural corneal collagen of animal (porcine) origin.
The XENIA material, natural corneal collagen, has been successfully validated by Mother Nature – with a follow-up of more than 450 million years with excellent results.^[1]
The XENIA material undergoes a special process to remove foreign cells including antigens. This special process is called decellularization.
It has been routinely used for more than 30 years in cardiology (artificial heart valves/bioprosthesis) and has helped countless patients with heart problems who needed heart valve replacement.
XENIA is like “the real thing”: it is made from natural corneal collagen, just like traditional corneal transplants used in millions of successful corneal procedures for more than 100 years.
XENIA is in fact “even better than the real thing”: a human transplant still contains corneal cells from the donor (e.g. keratocytes), while the XENIA material is completely devoid of foreign cells and, hence much more tolerable.

XENIA is a custom-made product that is available
only on a physician’s prescription and is exclusively
manufactured for the individual patient.

The XENIA Corneal Implant is MDR-approved as a custom-made device,
and in full compliance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/745.

… even better than the real thing

[1] Parker, A. R. (2009). “On the origin of optics”. Optics & Laser Technology. 43 (2): 323–329.

XENIA is unique in many ways

XENIA is additive
Unlike many other corneal procedures that are subtractive (taking away material from the corneal), XENIA provides the patient with additional natural collagen material to re-shape, thicken and strengthen the cornea.

XENIA is reversible
It can always be removed from the patient cornea, essentially restoring the situation from before the implantation.

XENIA is exchangeable
In some cases, the patient’s vision or corneal situation changes over time. In such a case, the XENIA implant can be exchanged with another XENIA implant that is better aligned with the new corneal or visual situation of the patient.

XENIA is custom
Unlike the vast majority of ophthalmic implants (e.g. intra-ocular lenses – IOLs) that are mass-manufactured to pre-defined standards, the XENIA implant is custom-made for each and every patient. It can be tailored individually to be perfectly aligned for the individual need of the individual patient.

Xenia – Greek: ξενία
Romanized: xenía

Xenia – meaning “guest-friendship” – is the ancient Greek concept of hospitality.

According to the concept of Xenia, a host shall be hospitable to the guest, and a guest shall offer presents, be gentle, and not be a threat or a burden to the host.
We, from Gebauer, have gone to great lengths to develop the XENIA implant to be fully compatible with our patients’ cornea, and at the same time provide the highest degree of performance.
In the spirit of Xenia, our implant is designed to provide patients with a gift of improved vision and a better quality of life.

XENIA – My Vision. My Life.

XENIA for keratoconus The Surgical procedure The Xenia Technology Resources

WHAT IS XENIA?

The real thing …

… even better than the real thing

XENIA is unique in many ways

Xenia – Greek: ξενία Romanized: xenía

Xenia – Greek: ξενία
Romanized: xenía