Ophthalmology News

9/9/2010

New Patent Pending* Treatment For Dry Eye

New Treatment For Meibomian Gland Disease, Offering Significant Relief To Your Patients.

Source: Rhein Medical, Inc.

9/9/2010

New Heat Mask for Dry Eye Therapy

Pop It In A Microwave For 15 Seconds For Immediate Hot Relief, And It Lasts For Up To 15 Minutes.

Source: Rhein Medical, Inc.

9/9/2010

New Krausz* Malyugin Ring Manipulators Now Available

• Engage the Malyugin ring scrolls, cupping the coil with a miniature spoon.
• Enables manipulation of the ring scrolls in three dimensions, anterior and posterior as well as in the iris plane.
• Spreads the scroll coils to facilitate pupil engagement and release
• Double ended instrument works for both right and left side scrolls

Source: Rhein Medical, Inc.

9/9/2010

Doctors See Eye Hazard In Powerful Laser Pointers

A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer he'd bought over the Internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously high-powered versions are easily available online.

Source: AP

9/9/2010

Combination Of Femtosecond, Excimer Laser Produces Optimal Results In LASIK

The combination of Femto LDV femtosecond laser for flap creation and Amaris excimer laser for photoablation resulted in optimal visual and refractive outcomes in a high number of patients, according to a speaker here.

Source: Ocular Surgery News

9/9/2010

BioDiem Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation For BDM-E

Australian biopharmaceutical development company BioDiem Ltd (ASX: BDM) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to BDM-E for the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Source: BioDiem Ltd

9/8/2010

STAAR Surgical Launches New Visian ICL™ Product Line Extensions At ESCRS

STAAR Surgical Company , the leading worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of phakic intraocular lenses, today announced that the Visian Implantable Collamer® Lens (ICL) was featured prominently in more than 40 presentations by leading ophthalmologists at meetings prior to and during the 2010 Congress of European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) held in Paris, France from September 4 through 8, 2010. The presentations, based on studies conducted by surgeons throughout the world, confirmed that the Visian ICL offers superior visual results over a wide range of myopic and hyperopic refractive errors including those within the most popular LASIK areas of treatment. These presentations also confirmed the safety and efficacy of the Visian ICL over a period of 17 years.

Source: STAAR Surgical Company

9/7/2010

Ziemer Group Announces The GALILEI™ G2

At the opening of the ESCRS 2010 Convention in Paris, France, Ziemer Group is unveiling a new generation of its successful GALILEI Dual Scheimpflug Camera System. Based on a new, powerful computer system, system response, performance and computing power have been improved by 30 to 40 percent.

Source: Ziemer Group

9/7/2010

American Academy Of Ophthalmology Joins Forces With Middle East Africa Council Of Ophthalmology For Joint Meeting In Chicago October 16 To 19

The largest and most comprehensive ophthalmic educational meeting in the world, the American Academy of Ophthalmology's (Academy) 2010 Joint Meeting in conjunction with the Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) will be taking place in Chicago, October 16 to 19.

Source: American Academy Of Ophthalmology

9/7/2010

Anti-VEGF Injection Regimen For AMD Still Unclear, Speaker Says

Although the largest trials on anti-VEGF therapy in age-related macular degeneration have shown that best possible outcomes are obtained with monthly injections, doubts remain on whether this fixed-dosing regimen is suitable for all patients, according to one speaker here.

Source: Ocular Surgery News