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- Statement From FDA Leadership On a Record Year for Device Innovationhttps://modernod.com/news/statement-from-fda-leadership-on-a-record-year-for-device-innovation/2479598/FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, and Jeff Shuren, MD, director for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, released the following statement addressing a record year for device innovation: “The FDA’s focus on both safety and innovation stems from our historic mission
- Spark Therapeutics Gene Therapy Pioneers Win $1 Million Sanford Lorraine Cross Awardhttps://modernod.com/news/spark-therapeutics-gene-therapy-pioneers-win-1-million-sanford-lorraine-cross-award/2476159/Two women with a vision to make the blind see were the winners of the inaugural $1 million Sanford Lorraine Cross Award. Jean Bennett, MD, PhD, and Katherine A. High, MD, whose work with the RPE65 mutation has reversed an inherited form of blindness, accepted the award on December 4 at Sanford He
- Santen Expands Research and Development Leadership Teamhttps://modernod.com/news/santen-expands-research-and-development-leadership-team/2479666/Santen announced the expansion of its research and development leadership team through the addition of two new executive hires. Reza M. Haque, MD, PhD, has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Global Research and Development Strategy, and Peter Sallstig, MD, MBA
- Bio-Tissue Highlights Publication of DREAM Studyhttps://modernod.com/news/bio-tissue-highlights-publication-of-dream-study/2480079/Bio-Tissue highlighted the publication of the Dry Eye Amniotic Membrane (DREAM) study in Clinical Ophthalmology.[1] This retrospective study was conducted at 10 clinical sites in the United States, led by Marguerite McDonald, MD, and Hosam Sheha, MD. It demonstrates that a single applica
- Staar Surgical Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL)https://modernod.com/news/staar-surgical-celebrates-30th-anniversary-of-implantable-collamer-lens-icl/2481892/Staar Surgical is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its proprietary Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL). The first ICLs were implanted by a group of surgeons in October 1993, including Roberto Zaldivar, MD, Founder of the Zaldivar Institute. The early ICLs have evolved into the curre
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Receives $1.6M Grant to Study Retinoblastomahttps://modernod.com/news/childrens-hospital-los-angeles-receives-1-6m-grant-to-study-retinoblastoma/2476397/Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the retina that generally affects children under 5 years of age and accounts for approximately 4% of childhood cancers. If not diagnosed early, retinoblastoma may result in loss of one or both eyes and can be fatal. David Cobrinik, MD, PhD, of The Saban Researc
- Sight Sciences Announces Publication of Historical Review of Canal Surgeryhttps://modernod.com/news/sight-sciences-announces-publication-of-historical-review-of-canal-surgery/2477484/Sight Sciences announced that a review of the history of canal surgery in glaucoma, by Jaime Dickerson, PhD, and Reay Brown, MD, has been published in
- Horizon Surgical Systems Announces World’s First Robotic Cataract Surgery Using the Polaris Platformhttps://modernod.com/news/horizon-surgical-systems-announces-worlds-first-robotic-cataract-surgery-using-the-polaris-platform/2484160/Horizon Surgical Systems announced the completion of the world’s first cataract surgery performed using its Polaris robotic platform. The milestone procedure was conducted by Uday Devgan, MD, FACS.
- New Study on AI-Driven Solutions for Diabetic Eye Disease Testing in Underserved Populations Publishedhttps://modernod.com/news/new-study-on-ai-driven-solutions-for-diabetic-eye-disease-testing-in-underserved-populations-published/2482441/Michael D. Abramoff, MD, PhD, founder and executive chairman of Digital Diagnostics, and the creator of the LumineticsCore AI system for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy, has co-authored a study exploring the potential of autono
- CDRH Expands TAP Program to Include Ophthalmic Deviceshttps://modernod.com/news/cdrh-expands-tap-program-to-include-ophthalmic-devices/2482344/Jeff Shuren, MD, director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), announced the continued expansion of the Total Product Life Cycle (TPLC) Adv