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 | 11/20/2009
Company Seeks To Test Stem Cells For Blindness
Advanced Cell Technology, a small Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, said on Thursday it has asked for approval to test human embryonic stem cells in treating a rare cause of blindness....
Source: Reuters |
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11/19/2009
UCLA Study Shows Brain's Ability To Reorganize
Visually impaired people appear to be fearless, navigating busy sidewalks and crosswalks, safely finding their way using nothing more than a cane as a guide. The reason they can do this, researchers s...
Source: University of California - Los Angeles |
11/19/2009
Keeler’s VantagePlus LED Slimline Lightens Up BIO Exams
Broomall, Pennsylvania (November 17, 2009) – Keeler has expanded its popular VantagePlus range of indirect ophthalmoscopes with VantagePlus LED Slimline. The new model improves image clarity and ease...
Source: Keeler Instruments |
11/19/2009
NeoVista, Inc. Announces the Launch of VIDION® ANV® Therapy System in UK for Treating Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Fremont, CA and London, UK- November 16, 2009- NeoVista, Inc. announced today that the company’s revolutionary new surgical device is now available in the UK and offers fresh hope to 250,000 patients...
Source: NeoVista, Inc. |
11/19/2009
Clarity Medical Systems, Inc. Appoints New Board Member
Pleasanton, CA- November 17, 2009—Clarity Medical Systems, Inc., a rapidly-growing, commercial-stage, pediatric ophthalmic imaging and informatics company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Do...
Source: Clarity Medical Systems, Inc |
11/19/2009
Kowa Optimed’s FM600 Laser Flare Meter is FDA Approved
TORRANCE, CA— Kowa Optimed, the world leader in medical ophthalmic solutions, announced today the launch of the FM‐600 laser flare meter. The FM‐600 Flare Meter was recently approved by th...
Source: Kowa Optimed |
11/18/2009
Ellex 2RT™ Research Program Awarded Government Grant
Adelaide, Australia, 13 November 2009: Ellex Medical Lasers Limited (ASX: ELX), a global leader in the design and manufacture of ophthalmic laser and ultrasound systems, announced today that the Ellex...
Source: Ellex Medical Lasers Ltd |
11/17/2009
Finding A Protective Mechanism For Retinal Cells Could Save Sight
Determining what triggers the death of retinal cells, called photoreceptors, could hold the key to stopping blinding disorders caused by a wide range of eye diseases, Yale School of Medicine researche...
Source: Yale University |
11/17/2009
Ophthalmic Surgery Complications To H1N1 Vaccine Reported Anecdotally
The H1N1 vaccine may have immune-related ophthalmic consequences in specific cases, according to anecdotal reports....
Source: Ocular Surgery News |
11/16/2009
Study Finds OCT Evaluations Are Reproducible For Retinal Vein Occlusion Trials
Excellent annual regrades for intergrader agreement of optical coherence tomography quality were found in the SCORE Study....
Source: Ocular surgery News |
11/16/2009
Perioperative Vision Loss Most Common After Cardiac Surgery Or Spinal Fusion
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery and spinal fusion are more likely to experience perioperative visual loss (POVL) than are patients undergoing other operations, new research shows. Still, even with...
Source: Reuters Health |
11/13/2009
Study Finds Many People With Hemianopia Have Difficulty Detecting Pedestrians While Driving
Schepens Eye Research Institute scientists have found that--when tested in a driving simulator--patients with hemianopia (blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes) have significantly mor...
Source: Schepens Eye Research Institute |
11/13/2009
NeoVista, Inc. Announces First Neovascular AMD Patient Treated With VIDION® ANV® Therapy System In Europe Following Commercialization
NeoVista, Inc. announced today that the first European patients have been treated following the commercialization of the VIDON® ANV® Therapy System, the company's novel device for treating neovascular...
Source: NeoVista, Inc. |
11/13/2009
NeoVista Inc. Announces The Appointment Of Jeffrey Nau To Position Of Vice President Of Medical And Clinical Affairs
NeoVista, Inc., an ophthalmic medical device company today announced the promotion of Jeffrey Nau to Vice President of Medical and Clinical Affairs. Mr. Nau previously served as Executive Director of...
Source: NeoVista, Inc. |
11/12/2009
Hemoglobin Levels Predict Diabetic Retinopathy
An already routine blood test may identify juvenile-onset diabetic patients at heightened risk for proliferative retinopathy, researchers said....
Source: medpageToday |
11/11/2009
EyeScience Announces New Program To Improve Patient Compliance And Practice Profits
EyeScience (www.eyescience.com
) announced today that their innovative vitamin eye health products, Macular Health Formula and Dry Eye Formula...
Source: EyeScience |
11/11/2009
The Thinnest, Lightest Notetaker Available For People Who Are Blind - HumanWare Launches The BrailleNote Apex
HumanWare has launched the BrailleNote Apex, the thinnest and lightest notetaker especially for professionals and students who are blind....
Source: HUMANWARE |
11/10/2009
California: Hospital Warns Of Cataracts Risk In CT Scans
A Los Angeles hospital where patients were exposed to X-ray radiation overdoses during CT scans said its investigation found the patients could be at higher risk of cataracts....
Source: The New York Times |
11/10/2009
Cataract Surgery Does Not Appear Associated With Worsening Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration does not appear to progress at a higher rate among individuals who have had surgery to treat cataract, contrary to previous reports that treating one cause of vision l...
Source: JAMA and Archives Journals |
11/10/2009
Laser Surgery Does Not Appear To Have Long-Term Effects On Corneal Cells
Laser eye surgery to correct vision problems does not appear to be associated with lasting changes to cells lining the inside of the cornea at nine years after the procedure, according to a report in...
Source: JAMA and Archives Journals |
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