VIENNA — At the Euretina meeting, Catharina Busch, MD, discusses the results of a study showing patients with diabetic macular edema who do not respond to an anti-VEGF loading dose may benefit from dexamethasone steroid treatment with the Ozurdex (Alle…
Month: October 2018
High Dose of Sildenafil Tied to Long-term Retinal Damage
Persistent red-tinted vision and cone photoreceptor damage were reported in a patient who had taken a large dose of the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil. Medscape Medical News
Kala Pharmaceuticals Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Kala”) (NASDAQ:KALA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics using its proprietary mucus-penetrating particle (MPP) technology, announce…
Kala Pharmaceuticals Announces Financing from Athyrium Capital Management Totaling $110 Million
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KALA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics using its proprietary mucus-penetrating particle (MPP) technology, today announced t…
Thromboresistant Hydrogel Materials for Venous Catheters: Interview with CEO of Access Vascular
Access Vascular, based in Massachusetts, has developed a peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) composed of a thromboresistant hydrogel material. The catheter could reduce the incidence of catheter-related thrombi and resulting adverse events. When a catheter encounters blood, blood cells and proteins begin to accumulate on its surface. The surface material of the catheter, along […]
Aldeyra shows dry eye treatment candidate improves symptoms
Dry eye symptoms improved in patients treated with Aldeyra Pharmaceutical’s topical ophthalmic reproxalap more than in control patients, according to data released by the company.The phase 2b randomized, vehicle-controlled, parallel-group, double-maske…
Gold Nanoparticles Anti-Inflammatory Add-On Helps Injured Muscles Heal Rapidly
Inflammation in the body is an important mechanism that helps to heal. But, as is well known, it can also create problems by aggravating injuries and intensifying various medical conditions. Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University have been working on getting a handle on the process of inflammation so as to be able to […]
Powerful New X-Ray Laser Images Biomolecules Like Never Before
At the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), a research center of the Helmholtz Association in Germany, a team of scientists working within the newly built European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility, have unveiled the structure of an enzyme involved in antibiotic resistance. While the finding is important in itself, it really validates a new instrument that will be critical […]
Specially Designed Batteries for Wearable Devices
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration in Germany have developed a way to pack dense batteries into flexible devices such as wristbands of wearable devices. The technology has the potential to provide the necessary power to medical wearables that will be required by next generation of power hungry multi-sensor devices. The investigators have […]
MacuLogix launches AdaptDx for early AMD detection
MacuLogix Inc. has launched AdaptDx in Europe at the Euretina meeting in Vienna.The dark adaptometer is designed for clinical use to detect age-related macular degeneration at a subclinical stage before structural changes in the retina are visible, acc…
A Secret to 5-Star Ratings: Prescribe Antibiotics
A new study confirms what many clinicians suspected: Patients reward and punish them for how they treat respiratory infections, reports Dr Perry Wilson. Medscape
Some chiropractic treatments can harm eyesight
A new case study warns that certain chiropractic techniques can lead to problems with vision due to their direct effect on the eye’s retina.
Macula add-on lens improves quality of life for patients with AMD
Niels Vesti NielsenVIENNA — A study assessing the quality of life of patients with age-related macular degeneration implanted with the Scharioth Macula Lens demonstrated significant improvement, particularly in patients with legal blindness vision loss…
Eyenuk, Inc. Expands into Germany with Launch of EyeArt® Artificial Intelligence Eye Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eyenuk Expands into Germany with Launch of EyeArt Artificial Intelligence Eye Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy
VIDEO: Early data ‘encouraging’ for epi-on cross-linking technique
VIENNA — Epi-on is going to be the future of cross-linking, according to François Malecaze, MD, PhD, who delivered early data at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting regarding a prospective trial of an epi-on cross-linking t…
Visioneering Technologies Selects Corneal Lens Corporation NZ and Contact Lens Centre Australia to Distribute NaturalVue® Brand Contact Lenses in ANZ
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Visioneering has appointed Corneal Lens Corporation and Contact Lens Centre Australia to distribute NaturalVue contact lenses in ANZ
Pulse Biosciences to Present at the Cantor Global Healthcare Conference
HAYWARD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLSE), a novel medical therapy company bringing to market its proprietary Nano-Pulse Stimulation™ platform, announced today that Darrin Uecker, President and Chief Executive Officer, is…
Ciliary muscle electrostimulation therapy may delay presbyopia
Luca GualdiNEW YORK — Ciliary muscle electrostimulation therapy with an “attack dose” and maintenance doses every 2 to 3 months is a safe and noninvasive way to delay early presbyopia, according to a speaker here.Four muscle electrostimulation treatmen…
TransEnterix Gets FDA Green Light for Senhance Ultrasonic Instruments for Its Robots
TransEnterix, one of the new competitors in the minimally invasive robotic surgery market, received European CE Mark approval for its Senhance Ultrasonic Instrument System. The instruments are used on the TransEnterix Senhance robitically assisted surgical system, that features haptic remote control of laparoscopic tools that let the surgeon feel what the instruments are coming in […]
Stick-On Solar-Powered Heart Monitor Fits on a Finger
Scientists at the Riken, a major Japanese research institute, and University of Tokyo have developed a remarkable ambient light-powered cardiac monitor that looks like a transparent bandage. The underlying technology makes possible other flexible body-worn sensors that don’t need to have an external electric source powering them, including temperature and sweat sensors. Because power is […]