Eleven Biotherapeutics reported a net income of $19.5 million, or $0.95 per basic share and $0.91 per diluted share, in the third quarter compared with a net loss of $9.7 million, or $0.50 per basic and diluted share, in the same quarter of 2015, accor…
Google AI Matches Diabetic Retinopathy Screens
Using the latest tools in machine learning, scientists at Google have taught a computer algorithm to screen for diabetic retinopathy with sensitivity and specificity rivalling that of ophthalmologists. Medscape Medical News
New Part B Drug Proposal Deemed Dead in the Water
Oncologists, ophthalmologists, and rheumatologists who stood to receive smaller payments from Medicare for the drugs they administer appear to have dodged a bullet. Medscape Medical News
FDA clears Navilas 577s
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for the Navilas Laser System 577s, a compact, all-digital system for navigated focal and peripheral laser treatments, making it immediately available in the U.S., according to correspondence from OD-OS, the system’s manufacturer.The Navilas 577s system allows pre-planning of laser therapy using fundus images and external diagnostic images, according to the correspondence. The laser photocoagulation tool gives a “more precise and complete treatment in a compact and affordable package,” founder and chief executive officer of OD-OS Winfried Teiwes, PhD, said in the correspondence.
Zika virus can cause glaucoma in infants, report reveals
A team of researchers in Brazil and at the Yale School of Public Health has published the first report demonstrating that the Zika virus can cause glaucoma in infants who were exposed to the virus during gestation.
Astronauts’ Blurred Vision Tied to CSF Volume Shifts
(MedPage Today) — Brain structure seems unaffected by space flight