Visual, refractive and anatomic outcomes in cataract surgery rely heavily on wound size and architecture. Whether a wound is created with a knife or femtosecond laser, its location, configuration and dimensions affect healing and the potential for comp…
With ‘Sight after Sixty’ a major focus for this year’s National Eye Health Week (22nd – 28th September), the sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington Trust is offering free training to local sight…
LONDON – Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, discusses the introduction of the TearScience meibomian gland imaging system here at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting. The device allows physicians to examine the meibomian glands with retroillumination and infrared imaging.
Many Americans across racial and ethnic groups describe losing eyesight as potentially having the greatest impact on their day-to-day life, more so than other conditions including: loss of limb…
Nicox announced it has agreed to acquire the Carragelose anti-viral eye drop program from Marinomed Biotechnologie for potential use in the management of viral conjunctivitis, according to a company release. In exchange, Marinomed received €2.65 million in newly issued Nicox shares and up to €2.65 in potential cash payments.
After witnessing a colleague miss a blood clot in a patient with acute coronary syndrome, Carla M. Pugh, MD, PhD, FACS, recognized the need for a tool to measure the quality of a physician’s sensory perceptions, or their ability to touch and locate abnormalities.As a child, Pugh enjoyed taking apart and reassembling household items to learn how the items worked. She said those interests and skills translated into her work on the development of tools to measure and teach haptics, the study of tactile feedback.