The American Diabetes Association meeting in San Francisco included clinically relevant presentations on diabetic retinopathy as it relates to both the ophthalmic and endocrinologic medical community. Ocular Surgery News was there to cover the late-bre…
Nicox has signed an agreement to acquire outstanding equity in Aciex Therapeutics, a private U.S.-based ophthalmic pharmaceutical company.The agreement includes a $65 million upfront payment in newly issued Nicox shares and contingent value rights to s…
Allergan, Inc., has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OZURDEX® as a new treatment option for diabetic macular edema (DME) in adult patients who have an…
Researchers at UTSA are discovering that the current protective eyewear used by our U.S. armed forces might not be adequate to protect soldiers exposed to explosive blasts.
Symptomatic vitreous floaters reduce contrast sensitivity function; however, vitrectomy appears to be an effective approach to addressing this issue, according to recent study data.Researchers examined 76 eyes with floaters in two separate studies.
A recent study in emOphthalmology/emsup1/sup has tabulated
what we already know: Cataract surgery is a
great deal for society by both financial and
quality-of-life measures—and the deal has gotten
better (well, cheaper, from society…