DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kj2mjh/global_dry_eye) has announced the addition of the “Global Dry Eye Syndrome Market 2015-2019” report to their offering. The global dry eye syndrome market i…
Femtosecond cataract surgery faces challenge in cost-effectiveness FEMCAT study
BARCELONA — The French FEMCAT study evaluating the cost-effectiveness of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is close to 1,800 enrollments and may be completed by the first half of 2016, Béatrice Cochener, MD, announced at the meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. The study aims at providing the scientific basis for a potential adoption of the femtosecond procedure within the French health system.
Component-resolved diagnosis technique effectively identifies vernal conjunctivitis
The use of component-resolved diagnosis may identify vernal conjunctivitis more accurately than the prick test and immunoglobulin E determination, according to study results.The origin of vernal conjunctivitis cannot be sufficiently clarified using con…
VIDEO: Binkhorst Medal lecturer discusses evolution of capsulotomy
BARCELONA — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Richard Packard, MD, discusses the evolution of the capsulotomy from the Binkhorst Medal Lecture.
VIDEO: Speaker discusses Bowman’s layer transplantation
BARCELONA — At the EuCornea meeting, Jack Parker, MD, talks about Bowman’s layer transplantation, a minimally interventional procedure to arrest progression of the disease in patients with advanced keratoconus otherwise ineligible for other procedures.
Ophthotech Corporation to Present at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ophthotech announced that David R. Guyer, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, will present an overview of the Company at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference.