Leading eye specialist Dr Peter van Wijngaarden will be one of the faculty of expert speakers at the 2011 PSA Offshore Refresher Conference this year. Dr Peter van Wijngaarden, who was one of the most popular presenters at PAC10 in Melbourne last year…
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Lucentis(R) (Ranibizumab) Launched For Vision Loss Due To Diabetic Macular Oedema, A Serious And Common Complication Of Diabetes
Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd announced that Lucentis® (ranibizumab) has launched in the UK for the treatment of visual impairment due to diabetes, specifically diabetic macular oedema (DMO). This offers fresh hope for people with this serious and c…
EyeSense Attracts QIAGEN As Strategic Investor
Strategic Partnership to Develop and Commercialize a Novel Ophthalmic Self-Diagnostic System for Blood Glucose Monitoring by Diabetes Patients
Ifa Systems acquires inoveon
ifa Systems AG, the global leader for IT solutions in ophthalmology based in Cologne, Germany, announced the acquisition of inoveon Corporation, proven experts in detection, staging, and monitoring of diabetic retinopathy and macular edema.
Therapeutic Potential of New Hydrogen Sulfide-Releasing Hybrids
These gasotransmitter hybrids have promise for treating inflammation. Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) And Contact Lens Growth Drives Ophthalmic Market Led By Carl Zeiss And Johnson And Johnson
Surge in Cataract Surgeries Fuel Intraocular Lens (IOL) Market to Almost $1.4 Billion
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) And Contact Lens Growth Drives Ophthalmic Market Led By Carl Zeiss And Johnson And Johnson
Surge in Cataract Surgeries Fuel Intraocular Lens (IOL) Market to Almost $1.4 Billion
6.5% Of Over 40s Have AMD In USA, Versus 9.4% 15 Years Ago
The percentage of Americans aged 40+ with AMD (age-related macular degeneration) has dropped to 6.5% in 2005-2008 from 9.4% in 1988-1994, researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison reported in an article …
Clinical Risk Factors for Age-related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Read this review to learn about the most prevalent risk factors for age-related macular degeneration. BMC Ophthalmology
US Top Court to Decide State Drug Data Mining Law
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday that it would decide whether a state law restricting commercial access to information about prescription drug records violated constitutional free-speech rights. Reuters Health Information
Kowa Optimed and EMRlogic Systems Announce e-Prescribing Integration with DrFirst
Los Angeles, CA – Kowa Optimed, a multi-faceted global company that provides top-grade
optics-related products and services to the ophthalmic and optometric markets, in partnership
with EMRlogic Systems, Inc., a leading software developer for electroni…
Retinal Changes Seen With Antimalarial Drugs
The visual consequences of retinopathy associated with antimalarial drug use can be progressive and devastating, a retrospective study showed.
Glaucoma, Is It Getting Worse?
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Retinal Changes Seen With Antimalarial Drugs
The visual consequences of retinopathy associated with antimalarial drug use can be progressive and devastating, a retrospective study showed.
Americans See Decrease in Rates of Macular Degeneration
Improved diet and other lifestyle changes may account for the lower prevalence of the retinal disorder, researchers say. Medscape Medical News
Macular Degeneration Decreasing in the United States
Improved diet and other lifestyle changes may account for the lower prevalence of the retinal disorder, researchers say. Medscape Medical News
Retinal Changes Seen With Antimalarial Drugs (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — The visual consequences of retinopathy associated with antimalarial drug use can be progressive and devastating, a retrospective study showed.
AMD Prevalence Falling in U.S. (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Fewer Americans are facing vision loss from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) than in prior decades — possibly due in part to healthier lifestyles, according to national population data.
Medical Innovation @ CES 2011: PixelOptics emPower! Electronic Eyeglasses
Hey, bifocal users! Do your glasses give you headaches? Are you straining your eyes trying to see the paper through that tiny reading segment? Are progressive bifocals sooooo 2010? There’s good news for you!
This week at CES, Viriginia-based PixelOpt…
InSite Vision Completes Patient Enrollment In ISV-303 Phase 1/2 Clinical Study For Post-Surgical Ocular Pain And Swelling
InSite Vision Incorporated (OTCBB:INSV), a company developing novel ophthalmic therapeutics, has announced that patient enrollment was recently completed in the company’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial of ISV-303, a novel compound being developed to reduce …