For patients with refractory glaucoma, sutureless valve implantation is safe, effective, and fast, according to a surgeon who has perfected the technique. Medscape Medical News
Acucela Secures Option to Exclusively License Novel Cataract Treatment
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acucela Inc. (Tokyo:4589) (“Acucela”), a clinical-stage ophthalmology company that specializes in identifying and developing novel therapeutics to treat and slow the progression of sight-threatening ophthalmic diseases, and YouHealth Eyetech, Inc. (“YouHealth”), announced today an agreement involving an exclusive option from YouHealth on lanosterol technology licensed from the Regents of the University of California, San Diego for the non-surgical pharmacologic treatme
No Change for Doc Pay: MedPac
(MedPage Today) — Current Medicare payments seen as ‘adequate’
Iris cysts may be associated with dissecting aortic aneurysms
PHILADELPHIA — A type of congenital iris cyst may be associated with life-threatening dissecting aortic aneurysms, a speaker said at the Wills Eye Alumni Conference here.Bilateral multifocal iris pigment epithelial cysts, also known as iris flocculi, may result from a shared genetic mutation in smooth muscle that affects the iris and aorta, Jerry A. Shields, MD, said.
Cataract Surgery Devices – Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment 2015 – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/33jq3t/cataract_surgery) has announced the addition of the “Cataract Surgery Devices – Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment, 2015” report to their offering. The re…
Ophthalmic Imaging Equipment – 2015 Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tbsl37/ophthalmic) has announced the addition of the “Ophthalmic Imaging Equipment – Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment, 2015” report to their offering. The repo…