KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — At the Kiawah Eye meeting here, Keith A. Walter, MD, highlighted diagnostic tests that are needed when planning premium IOL placement, including preoperative testing, OCT, biometry, topography and ocular surface analysis.
Alpine Investors to Make Strategic Growth Investments in Ohio Eye Care Businesses
SAN FRANCISCO & AKRON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alpine Investors (“Alpine”), a middle market private equity firm that focuses on people to build enduring businesses and drive strong returns, has invested in Ohio-based eye care business, Northeast Ohi…
$2.7 Bn Biometric-as-a-Service Market, 2024 by Government and Defense, Financial Services, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, and Human Resources – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Biometric-as-a-Service Market by Application Area (Government and Defense, Financial Services, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, and Human Resources), Modality (Unimodal & Multimodal), Offering (Solution and Services), & Region – Global Forecast to 2024” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global biometric-as-a-service market size is forecasted to grow from USD 1.2 billion in 2019 to USD 2.7 billion by 2024 The major growth drivers fo
Portable device attached to smartphone can diagnose eye disease remotely
A portable device attached to a smartphone can help capture precise images of the retina to diagnose eye disease. The new method by a startup company, Phelcom Technologies, is a lower cost tool that can help doctors diagnose remotely, through telemedic…
Stroke type unrelated to anti-VEGF treatment
Type of stroke suffered, whether ischemic or hemorrhagic, in patients with retinal disease was not influenced by anti-VEGF treatment, according to a study.A retrospective consecutive review of patient records in the Rochester Epidemiology Project from …
Long-term statin use linked with lower risk of glaucoma
A new study brings the connection between statin use and risk of glaucoma into sharper focus. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found that using statins for five or more years is associated with lower risk of primary open-angle glauc…