The FDA has approved Omidria (phenylephrine and ketorolac injection) 1%/3% to maintain pupil size during cataract surgery or intraocular lens replacement and to reduce postoperative pain. FDA Approvals
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EU Panel Backs Simbrinza for Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension
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House Votes to Delay Medicare Pay Cut and ICD-10 Rollout
There will be no permanent repeal of the sustainable growth rate this year, as the House of Representatives has voted for a 1-year delay in physician payment cuts. Medscape Medical News
CMS Vows Flexibility on EHR Hardship Exemptions
Doctors who do not meet stiffer meaningful use requirements in 2014 may be able to avoid a penalty if their software vendor is the problem, but the ICD-10 deadline will not be extended, CMS has said. Medscape Medical News