EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: NBY) announces its partnership with Woo University to support the education of eyecare professionals on the use of amniotic membranes. A free webinar is being held Thurs…
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iHealthScreen Inc. Announces UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Certification and registration for iPredict™ – Automated AI System for Early Diagnosis of DR, AMD, and Glaucoma
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #AI–Automated AI System for Early Diagnosis of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), Age-Related Macular degeneration (AMD), and Glaucoma, and help prevent blindness
Yolanda Becker, MD Joins LifeGift as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LifeGift announces Yolanda Becker, MD, FACS, FAST, has joined the team as vice president and chief medical officer.
Horus Pharma Is Strengthening Its International Expansion in Support of Its Growth
NICE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Horus Pharma, an independent French company leading player in ophthalmology, strengthens its international presence with the signature of eight distribution agreements – covering Romania, Portugal, Croatia, Turkey, Algeri…
Eye Center of North Florida Announces Winner of Their 13th Annual LASIK Hero Campaign
PANAMA CITY, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eye Center of North Florida announces Cody Hill as the winner of their 13th annual LASIK Hero campaign.
Lilian Zhou Appointed to STAAR Surgical Board of Directors
LAKE FOREST, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of the EVO family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (ICL) for myopia, astigmatism and presbyopia, today announced the appointment …
Harrow Completes Transfer of the TRIESENCE® New Drug Application
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $HROW–Harrow (Nasdaq: HROW), a leading U.S. eyecare pharmaceutical company, today announced the completion of the transfer to Harrow of the New Drug Application (NDA) for TRIESENCE® (triamcinolone acetonide inject…
Europe Contact Lenses Market Insights Report 2023: A $2.23 Billion Market in 2022 – Forecasts to 2028 with Profiles of Prominent Vendors – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Europe Contact Lenses Market – Focused Insights 2023-2028” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. European contact lenses market was valued at $2.23 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of…
Berlin Cures advances fight against Long COVID on a pan-European level
BERLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Berlin Cures, a biotechnology company specialized in neutralizing functional autoantibodies (fAABs), is expanding its Phase II clinical trial into a pan-European, multi-center collaboration in the fight against Long COVID. A to…
Delta Dental of Tennessee Launches Annual Holiday Campaign With $75,000 Pledge to Children's Hospitals Across Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Delta Dental of Tennessee launched its annual holiday campaign, pledging a collective $75,000 in donations to children’s hospitals across the state.
Stretchable E-Skin for Robotic Prostheses
Engineers at the University of British Columbia have collaborated with the Japanese automotive company Honda to develop an e-skin for robotic prostheses that allows such devices to sense their environment in significant detail. The soft skin is highly sensitive, letting robotic hands to perform tasks that require a significant degree of dexterity a (Read more...)
Phone Attachment for Pupil Measurements with Any Skin Tone
A research team at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone attachment that can provide information on changes in pupil size, which can be used to assess neurological phenomena, such as traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s disease. Such changes in pupil size have been difficult to characterize in the past in those […]
Prevent Blindness Georgia Raises $320,000 To Expand Their Vision Saving Initiatives For Underserved Youth and Adults At 7TH Annual Night for Sight Gala
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prevent Blindness Georgia (PBGA), the state’s leading voluntary eye health organization dedicated to saving sight and restoring vision, is proud to share that it has successfully raised $320,000 to support its vision saving in…
AAO 2023: Improving Patients’ QOL in Diabetic Macular Edema
Dr Sunir Garg reflects on how highlights from AAO 2023 will affect his patients with diabetic macular edema. Medscape
BTIG to Host 3rd Annual Ophthalmology Day on November 27, 2023
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BTIG announced today that its 3rd Annual Ophthalmology Day will take place on Monday, November 27, 2023. The virtual, one-day event will include thematic panel discussions, one-on-one meetings and company presentations. The e…
Harrow to Present at Two Investor Conferences in November
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $HROW–Harrow (Nasdaq: HROW), a leading U.S. eyecare pharmaceutical company, today announced that Mark L. Baum, Chief Executive Officer, and Andrew Boll, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the following t…
Lebrikizumab Gets the Nod in the EU for Atopic Dermatitis
Lebrikizumab, an interleukin-13 inhibitor, is not yet approved in the United States. MDedge News
Oral Therapy Shown to Preserve Retina in Stargardt Disease
A once-daily pill of modified vitamin A slowed the rate of retinal degeneration in patients with Stargardt disease, a rare genetic eye disease that can cause vision loss. Medscape Medical News
Pediatric PKP Graft Failure More Likely at Younger Ages
Performing other eye procedures during corneal transplantation in children may increase the odds of a poor outcome, according to research presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2023 annual meeting. Medscape Medical News
At 2 Years, Anti-VEGF Treatment, Laser Equal for ROP: Study
For treatment of retinopathy of prematurity, intravitreal aflibercept (Eylea) and laser photocoagulation showed equivocal results at age 2 years, a European-based clinical trial found. Medscape Medical News