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Inserting encapsulated cells that excrete ciliary neurotrophic factor (Renexus, Neurotech) into the back of the eye could be a promising treatment for glaucoma, reports Ophthalmology Times.Stanford
A number of big players have announced they will work together to create a blockchain-based ecosystem for the healthcare industry. Aetna, Anthem, Health Care Service Corporation, PNC Bank and IBM say
The first patient in a German clinical study has been implanted with an Eyemate-SC eye pressure sensor for continual glaucoma monitoring.Ophthalmic medical device company Implandata said the patient
Zeiss has unveiled a new kind of technology which looks like ordinary glass or plastic but which means the transparent surface can enable a host of smart applications.What appears to be standard
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Florida have found ways to ensure patients don’t waste what could be a health professional’s productive time by not being ready when they are called for their
The CooperVision contact lens manufacturing facility in Alajuela, Costa Rica, has received LEED Silver certification for its environmentally-conscious design and operation. The 30,000-square-metre
A new training centre for ophthalmologists in India aims to upskill medical personnel in the use of modern devices, to make treatments such as phacoemulsification more readily available to the
Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a urine dipstick test to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness (onchocerciasis), a tropical disease that afflicts 18 to 120 million people
Purdue University researchers have developed a smart glaucoma drainage device which clears biofouling. It can also vary flow resistance so treatment can be customised for each patient at different
Clinicians who use smartphones to capture photographs of patients’ eyes risk misdiagnosis if their cameras are not calibrated, say researchers from Anglia Ruskin University in the UK.Smartphones are
Syphilis patients who also have HIV are almost twice as likely to have ocular syphilis (OS) than those who don’t have (or don’t know they have) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) according to
MSO was awarded the 2018 Paterson Burn Optometrists (PBO) Supplier of the Year Award and Essilor New Zealand the 2018 Business Partner of the Year Award at the PBO team conference in December. This was the first award ceremony under new CEO Cale Stevenson, designed to recognise positive partnerships
