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Condition Summary: Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Eye Diseases
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ADHD symptoms associated with pediatric penetrating eye injuries
A positive correlation between penetrating ocular injuries and symptoms related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the pediatric population was found in a clinical study.Researchers at the Gaziantep University Sahinbey Training and Research…
International Year of Light Comes to Washington D.C. on September 12th
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To promote the progress and promise of light research and education, leading U.S. science organizations will host two events on Saturday, September 12, 2015, in Washington. The events are organized by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in conjunction with The American Institute of Physics, The American Physical Society, The IEEE Photonics Society, The National Academy of Sciences, The Optical Society and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).
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Alcon reports single-digit growth in second quarter
Alcon reported $2.6 billion in net sales and an underlying growth of 2% in the second quarter of 2015, according to a Novartis press release.“This was driven by lower sales in the U.S. and Asia, which resulted from a slowdown in our surgical equipment sales as well as softer IOL sales due to mix and pricing challenges despite strong continued unit growth, and an accelerated decline in our contact lens care solutions business,” Jeff George, Global Head of Alcon, said in a video presentation.
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Publication Exclusive: Options exist for IOL insertion in presence of compromised capsular bag
In our routine cataract cases, we aim to put the IOL in the capsular bag because it provides a safe and secure position that will be stable over many years. But in situations in which there is compromise to the capsular bag or the zonular apparatus, we…
New lens effective treatment of dry AMD, established wet forms of AMD, other macular disease including maculopathy
Following revolutionary eye surgery at the London Eye Hospital to implant a state-of-the-art iolAMD lens in her eye, retired classroom assistant Irene Da Silva has realised her dream of seeing her…