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- Sanofi/Regeneron and Roche Report Mixed Results for Potential COVID-19 Treatmentshttps://modernod.com/news/sanofi-regeneron-and-roche-report-mixed-results-for-potential-covid-19-treatments/2477661/Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said that preliminary results from the phase 2 portion of an ongoing study showed that the IL-6 receptor antibody Kevzara (sarilumab) had “no notable benefit” on clinical outcomes v
- WHO Launches First World Report on Visionhttps://modernod.com/news/who-launches-first-world-report-on-vision/2476958/More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and farsightedness, glaucoma, and cataract, according to the first World report on v
- Ocutrx Technologies Appoints Bill Link, PhD, as Chairman of the Ocutrx International Scientific Advisory Boardhttps://modernod.com/news/ocutrx-technologies-appoints-bill-link-phd-as-chairman-of-the-ocutrx-international-scientific-advisory-board/2478813/Ocutrx Technologies has announced the appointment of William “Bill” Link, PhD, as the chairman of the Ocutrx International Scientific Advisory Board. The board plays a key role in guiding and prioritizing Ocutrx’s global research and development investment, while serving as the gu
- Visus Therapeutics Expands Clinical Advisory Board With Appointment of Renowned Ophthalmologistshttps://modernod.com/news/visus-therapeutics-expands-clinical-advisory-board-with-appointment-of-renowned-ophthalmologists/2478453/Visus Therapeutics announced the appointments of prominent ophthalmologists Marguerite McDonald, MD, Neda Shamie, MD, William Trattler, MD, and Lawrence Woodard, MD, to its clinical advisory board. Drs. McDonald, Shamie, Trattler and Woodard will lend their decades of experience in clinical pract
- Hadley Launches New Website For Those Facing Vision Losshttps://modernod.com/news/hadley-launches-new-website-for-those-facing-vision-loss/2478068/In 1920, William Hadley, a Chicago area high school teacher who lost his sight at the age of 55, revolutionized the way adults facing vision loss would learn to read again when he created his Braille by Mail system. One hundre
- Retina Specialists in US Hot Zones Report on How Offices, ORs Have Changed During COVID-19 Spreadhttps://modernod.com/news/retina-specialists-in-us-hot-zones-report-on-how-offices-ors-have-changed-during-covid-19-spread/2477521/New Retina Radio, Retina Today’s podcast, featured a conversation with three doctors from hotspots in the United States. John W. Kitchens, MD, moderated a conversation with George Williams, MD, from the Oakland University School of Medicine, outside of Detroit; Gwen Cousins, MD, from Ret
- Retina Industry Giants Temporarily Extend Payment Termshttps://modernod.com/news/retina-industry-giants-temporarily-extend-payment-terms/2477512/Genentech, Regeneron, Allergan, and Novartis are extending payment terms in response to the COVID-19 crisis. George Williams, MD, discussed the terms of extended payment by Genentech and Regeneron on a recent episode of New Retina Radio, and the details were confirmed by statements from th
- New Accessible Products Hotline to Offer Advice on Products for Blind or Visually Impairedhttps://modernod.com/news/new-accessible-products-hotline-to-offer-advice-on-products-for-blind-or-visually-impaired/2476823/Envision has launched a first-of-its-kind Accessible Products Hotline that aims to help consumers with vision loss find products that fit their unique accessibility needs. Funded by a grant from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation, the hotline will be operated by the William L. H
- Jefferson and Wills Eye Launch World’s First Center Focused on Connections Between the Eye and the Brainhttps://modernod.com/news/jefferson-and-wills-eye-launch-worlds-first-center-focused-on-connections-between-the-eye-and-the-brain/2476574/Thomas Jefferson University, in partnership with Wills Eye Hospital and thanks to the generosity of several prescient philanthropists, has launched the world’s first center focused on the visual signatures of neurological diseases. The William H. Annesley, Jr., MD ’48 EyeBrain Center will explore
- Results of Lumega-Z Data to be Presented at ARVOhttps://modernod.com/news/results-of-lumega-z-data-to-be-presented-at-arvo/2476474/Guardion Health Sciences Scientific Advisory Board member William Sponsel, MD, will be presenting an abstract at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2019 Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada, which will be held from April 28, 2019 to May 2, 2019. The abstract is titled