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- Prevent Blindness Focus On Eye Health National Summithttps://modernod.com/news/prevent-blindness-focus-on-eye-health-national-summit/2476719/Prevent Blindness will host the 8th Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit at the National Press Club in Washington DC on Wednesday, July 17 at 7:30 am ET. The theme of the event is “A Lifetime of Vision” and will feature keynote speaker Bill Barkley, deaf-blind adventure
- Hoya Surgical Optics Obtains CE Mark for Nanex multiSert+ IOL Delivery Systemhttps://modernod.com/news/hoya-surgical-optics-obtained-ce-mark-for-nanex-multisert-iol-delivery-system/2476708/Hoya Surgical Optics has obtained CE Mark for Nanex multiSert+, which consists of a a new IOL delivered in a first-of-its kind preloaded delivery system, according to a company news release. The 1.62 mm injector tip of multiSert+ is the world’s smallest nozzle size in
- Harrow Health to Locate Headquarters in Nashville, Tennesseehttps://modernod.com/news/harrow-health-to-locate-headquarters-in-nashville-tennessee/2476667/Harrow Health announced that the company will relocate its headquarters from San Diego to Nashville, Tennessee. “From our new home in Nashville, our team will continue to start, finance and grow pharmaceutical companies that will develop innovative, affordable and accessible medicines to s
- Physicians, Patients Overwhelmingly Support FDA Distinct Biologic Naming Plan, Suffixes for New Productshttps://modernod.com/news/physicians-patients-overwhelmingly-support-fda-distinct-biologic-naming-plan-suffixes-for-new-products/2476581/US physicians and patient advocacy organizations expressed their support for the FDA’s suffix-based naming system for biologic medicines and biosimilars, according to The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines. Comments were electronically submitted last week to the agency. Biologic me
- AOA Announces 2019 National Optometry Hall of Fame Inducteeshttps://modernod.com/news/aoa-announces-2019-national-optometry-hall-of-fame-inductees/2476443/The American Optometric Association has announced the four ODs who will be inducted into the National Optometry Hall of Fame in 2019. This year’s inductees are: Murray Fingeret, OD; Donald Jarnagin, OD; Michael Mittelman, OD; and Glen Steele, OD.
- UnitedHealthcare Launches National Vision Laboratory Network Relationship with Essilor Labshttps://modernod.com/news/unitedhealthcare-launches-national-vision-laboratory-network-relationship-with-essilor-labs/2476409/UnitedHealthcare has launched a national vision laboratory network to better serve eye care professionals and meet the needs of more than 19 million vision plan participants. The laboratory network has launched in collaboration with Essilor, which operates the largest optical lab network in the c
- Acucela Signs Agreement to Develop a Compact OCT for NASA’s Deep Space Missionshttps://modernod.com/news/acucela-signs-agreement-to-develop-a-compact-oct-for-nasas-deep-space-missions/2476385/Acucela announced that the company signed the agreement with the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) to develop a compact OCT device for NASA’s Deep Space missions. Approximately 63% of long-duration spaceflight crewmembers present with one or more signs of Spacefligh
- National Cancer Institute Director Ned Sharpless to Become Acting FDA Headhttps://modernod.com/news/national-cancer-institute-director-ned-sharpless-to-cecome-acting-fda-head/2476373/Ned Sharpless, MD, the current director of the US National Cancer Institute (NCI), will assume the position of acting chief of the FDA when Scott Gottlieb, MD, steps down next month. Dr. Gottlieb, who recently tendered his resignation from the role, is said to have recommended Dr. Sharpless for t
- LumiThera Receives Notice of Award for $2.5 Million National Eye Institute Grant to Support U.S. Multicenter Clinical Trial for Treating Dry AMDhttps://modernod.com/news/lumithera-receives-notice-of-award-for-2-5-million-national-eye-institute-grant-to-support-u-s-multicenter-clinical-trial-for-treating-dry-amd/2476262/LumiThera announced that it is a recipient of a small business innovative research (SBIR) phase 2 grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the division of the National Eye Institute (NEI). The grant supports a prospective, randomized, multicenter human clinical trial in U.S. subjects
- Leiters and Mobius Therapeutics Enter into National Sales and Marketing Agreement for Mitosolhttps://modernod.com/news/leiters-and-mobius-therapeutics-enter-into-national-sales-and-marketing-agreement-for-mitosol/2476290/Leiters and Mobius Therapeutics announced that they have entered into a national sales and marketing agreement for Mitosol, the only FDA approved formulation of mitomycin-c bearing an ophthalmic indication. Leiters, an FDA-registered 503B outsourcing provider