Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (“ACT”; OTCBB:ACTC), a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to treat Dry Age-Rel…
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Advanced Cell Technology Receives FDA Clearance For Clinical Trials Using Embryonic Stem Cells To Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (“ACT”; OTCBB:ACTC), a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to treat Dry Age-Rel…
Povidone-Iodine Reduces Rate Of Bacterial Contamination In Anterior Chamber
Repeated irrigation with povidone-iodine during cataract surgery significantly minimized bacterial contamination of the anterior chamber, a study found.
Povidone-Iodine Reduces Rate Of Bacterial Contamination In Anterior Chamber
Repeated irrigation with povidone-iodine during cataract surgery significantly minimized bacterial contamination of the anterior chamber, a study found.
New Research Reveals Unexpected Biological Pathway In Glaucoma
(Baltimore, MD) – In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Early Edition ahead of print), a team of researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and four collaborating institutions, identified a new and unexp…
Vitamins C,E Show No Beneficial or Harmful Effect on Cataract Risk
Long-term use of vitamins C and E had no visible
effect on the incidence of cataract in men, according to a
study in the Archives of Ophthalmology.1
The study was based on the Physicians’ Health Study
II, which examined the effects of vitamin E, vitami…
Diabetes and Depression Linked in Women
Depression and type 2 diabetes mellitus have a bidirectional
association in women, according to a study in
the Archives of Internal Medicine.1
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health,
Boston studied the relationship between the two diseases
…
OptiMedica’s Catalys Created More Precise Capsulotomies Than Manual Techniques
The Catalys System Precision Laser (OptiMedica Corp.,
Santa Clara, California) helped surgeons improve precision
during several critical steps of cataract surgery when
compared with manual techniques, particularly capsulotomy,
according to a study publ…
Anacetrapib Raised HDL, Lowered LDL
The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor
anacetrapib (Merck and Co., Whitehouse Station, New
Jersey) dramatically raised high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
cholesterol and lowered low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
cholesterol, according to a stu…
Avedro’s KXL System Receives CE Mark for Crosslinking
Avedro, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts), announced that
its KXL System for performing accelerated corneal collagen
crosslinking has received the Conformité Européenne (CE)
Mark. Lasik Xtra, one of Avedro’s new procedures made
possible with its KXL Sy…
Novartis Gains Full Ownership of Alcon
After nearly a year of negotiations between Novartis
AG (Basel, Switzerland) and the minority shareholders of
Alcon, Inc. (Huenenberg, Switzerland), a deal was struck
between the two sides, completing the biggest takeover
in Swiss corporate history.
On…
Flexivue Microlens Improved Near Vision at 3 Months
The Flexivue Microlens (Presbia Coöperatief UA;
Amsterdam, Netherlands) significantly improved near
vision and patients’ ability to read without spectacles or
contact lenses, according to 3-month postmarket surveillance
studies in Greece and Italy r…
Aspirin May Reduce Cancer Deaths
A daily dose of 75 mg of aspirin may reduce the risk of
death due to several common cancers, according to a
study in the Lancet.1
Peter M. Rothwell, PhD, of the University of Oxford,
United Kingdom, and colleagues studied data from
25,570 patients invo…
Misalignment of Toric IOLs Affected Refractive Outcomes After Cataract Surgery
Misalignment of toric IOLs resulted in a reduction of
astigmatic correction and an induction of hyperopic
spherical change and astigmatic rotation, according to
a study in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.1
Investigators at the Internatio…
Screening for Lung Cancer May Save Lives
Annual computed tomography (CT) scans of current
and former smokers may reduce the risk of death from
lung cancer, according to the results of the 8-year National
Lung Screening Trial.1
Researchers tracked 53,000 smokers and ex-smokers aged
55 to 74 ye…
CTRs Showed No Consistent Effect on Refractive Outcomes
Implanting a capsular tension ring (CTR) during phacoemulsification
in highly myopic eyes did not significantly
affect refractive outcomes, according to a study in
the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.1
The study, conducted by researchers at …
Biomarker cTnT Associated With Cardiac Abnormalities and Death
Certain measures of the blood biomarker cardiac
troponin T (cTnT) are associated with the development
of heart failure (HF) and cardiovascular death in older
adults, according to a study in the Journal of the
American Medical Association.1
Investigator…
Resequencing Chip Detected 90 Retinal Disease Genes
A group of researchers in the Netherlands have developed
a resequencing chip to detect known and new
sequence changes in 90 retinal disease genes, according
to a study in Ophthalmology.1 The chip is capable of
screening multiple genes simultaneously.
R…
COMPLEX CASE MANAGEMENT: Aphakia After Repair of Ruptured Globe
bCASE PRESENTATION/bbr /A 19-year-old man suffered a traumatic rupture of the
left globe. He underwent a repair of the full-thickness
corneal laceration and removal of the crystalline lens 1 year
before presentation. He is contact lens in…
Advanced Cell Technology Receives FDA Clearance to Initiate Clinical Trials
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (Santa Monica, CA)
announced that it received clearance from the US Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s
Investigational New Drug application to treat dry AMD
using retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells…