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Monday, February 06, 2012
Allergan Expands Dry Eye Portfolio with Launch of Refresh Optive Advanced L...
From Allergan Inc.
Product Releases
Allergan, Inc. announced the launch of Refresh Optive Advanced, a new over-the-counter artificial tear option for patients suffering from dry eye symptoms. As the latest innovation of Allergans extensive dry eye manageme... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Majority of Americans Think Ideology Will Affect High Court's Ruling on Hea...
From Medscape Ophthalmology
Health Care
With the Supreme Court just two months away from hearing a historic legal challenge to the 2010 health law, nearly 60 percent of the public expects the justices to depend more on personal ideology than a legal ... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Teledyne Awarded Laser Eye Protection Contract
From Teledyne Technologies Inc.
Practice Development
Teledyne Technologies Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC (TS&I), was awarded a $7.7 million contract by the United States Air Force to fabricate, test, and deliver 3,137 Aircre... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Woman, 109, is the Oldest to Have a Cataract Surgery
From ShanghaiDaily.com
Cataract Surgery
A 109-year-old woman received a cataract surgery in a Shanghai hospital today, making her the oldest person in China to have such a surgery. Guo Liansheng, one of the city's ten longevity stars, says she is happy with th... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Allergan 4th-Quarter Profit, Eye Drug Sales Rise
From Reuters
Earnings & Financials
Allergan Inc. said on Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 6.4 percent, as higher sales of its eye drugs, Lumigan and Restasis, offset lower-than-expected sales of wrinkle treatment Botox. The company's forecast for... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
FocalCenter Announces Development of EyecareScore
From FocalCenter
Product Releases
FocalCenter, a solution provider in eyecare patient experience metrics, announced completion of its validated and standardized EyecareScore survey. This innovative measuring instrument enables eye doctors, clinics,... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Vision and Hearing Loss in Older Adults May Coexist
From Medscape Today
Medical Studies
Older adults who have trouble seeing low-contrast images may also be hampered by moderate bilateral hearing loss, contend vision researchers in the January issue of Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics. Among 446 older ... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
StemCells, Inc. Receives FDA Authorization for Age-Related Macular Degenera...
From StemCells, Inc.
Retina
StemCells, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the initiation of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of the company's proprietary HuCNS-SC product candidate (purified human neural stem cells) ... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Enrollment Up, Premiums Down in Medicare Advantage Plans
From Medpage Today
Health Care
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans has risen by 10% in the past year and premiums have dropped by 7%, despite billions of dollars in reimbursement cuts to the program, HHS officials announced Wednesday. Enrollment in... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
First Vitus Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery Machine Launched in Hyderaba...
From Pharmabiz.com
Product Releases
The worlds first Victus femtosecond laser cataract surgery machine was inaugurated by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, at Maxivision Eye Care Hospital in Hyderabad. Victus is the most advanced innovat... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Celebrating 50 Years of Breakthroughs: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Hosts Gl...
From Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Practice Development
Celebrating a half century of ophthalmic breakthroughs, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is building on research advances its founders could not have imagined. Bascom Palme... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Nextech Donates EMR to Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology on Medical Missi...
From NexTech Systems, Inc
Practice Development
NexTech was honored to partake in a recent medical mission trip to Nepal alongside a team from The London Vision Clinic. The London Vision Clinic introduced the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology to NexTech in late 2011... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Smartphone making your eyes tired?
From Medicine World
Medical Studies
Several reports indicate that prolonged viewing of mobile devices and other stereo 3D devices leads to visual discomfort, fatigue and even headaches. As per a new Journal of Vision study, the root cause appears to be the... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
RegeneRx Engages Investment Bankers to Assist in Evaluating and Exploring S...
From RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Earnings & Financials
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. has hired investment bankers, Ameritech Advisors, LLC and Aurora Capital, LLC, to help the company evaluate and explore potential strategic opportunities. Additionally, the Company is co... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Tearscience Achieves FDA Clearance for Second Generation LipiFlow Thermal P...
From TearScience, Inc.
FDA Approval/Clearance
TearScience, Inc. announced that it has received FDA clearance for its next generation product of its LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation System, a medical device that treats evaporative dry eye by liquefying and evacuating obstr... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Ruth D. Williams, MD, Begins Term as President of the American Academy of O...
From American Academy of Ophthalmology
Management/Leadership
Ruth D. Williams, MD, a nationally-recognized medical leader, began her term as the 115th president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology earlier this month. Dr. Williams also serves as president of the Wheaton Eye Cl... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Ophthalmic Laser Market Set for Continued Growth
From Optics.org
Medical Studies
An aging world population ensures that the number of patients needing vision correction procedures of all kinds will grow exponentially over the coming years, with laser-based procedures becoming further established as t... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Avedro Announces Canadian Approval for Lasik Xtra
From Avedro Inc.
Product Releases
Avedro, Inc. announced that the companys proprietary Lasik Xtra procedure has received Canadian approval. Lasik Xtra is a 2-minute procedure used in conjunction with standard LASIK to restore biomechanical integrity and ... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
VGX-100 Identified as Potential New Therapy for Improving Corneal Graft Sur...
From Circadian Technologies Limited
Medical Studies
Circadian Technologies Limited announced the publication of data in the scientific journal, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, showing that VEGF-C expression is markedly up-regulated in corneal graft rejec... Read full article
Monday, February 06, 2012
Study: Eyes Windows To The Mind
From Medical News Today
Medical Studies
The eyes are the window into the soul - or at least the mind, according to a new paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Measuring the diameter of... Read full article
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