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NEW YORK – At OSN New York, Thomas John, MD, discusses how to identify and treat Fuchs’ dystrophy at the time of cataract surgery.

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GAITHERSBURG, Md. — In an overwhelming panel vote, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Ophthalmic Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee voted to recommend Alcon’s premarket approval application for the AcrySof IQ ReSTOR +3.0 D multifocal toric IOL.The 12-member panel voted a unanimous “yes” on two questions: whether there is reasonable assurance that the AcrySof IQ ReSTOR multifocal toric posterior chamber IOL is safe for use in patients who meet the criteria specified in the proposed indication and whether there is reasonable assurance that the lens is effective (Read more...)

Beginning Saturday, consumers may shop through the health insurance marketplace at www.healthcare.gov for the 2015 coverage period.“When open enrollment begins tomorrow, consumers who are renewing their coverage or signing up for the first time will have an opportunity to obtain quality health coverage at a price they can afford,” Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a press release.

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Patients treated with a single dose of sustained-release dexamethasone for allergic conjunctivitis demonstrated significantly lower ocular itching and conjunctival redness scores compared with subjects who received placebo over 6 weeks, according to an…

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