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- New Initiative Encourages the Graves’ Disease Community to FOCUS on Eye Healthhttps://modernod.com/news/new-initiative-encourages-the-graves-disease-community-to-focus-on-eye-health/2477957/In support of Graves’ Disease Awareness Month, Horizon Therapeutics and Prevent Blindness launched an initiative encouraging people who are living with Graves’ disease to “FOCUS“ on their eye health by recognizing the symptoms of a separate, but related disease called Thyroid E
- Epipole Raises $1.9 million, Appoints Former Optos Exec as Chairmanhttps://modernod.com/news/epipole-raises-1-9-million-appoints-former-optos-exec-as-chairman/2477943/Video retinal imaging company Epipole announced that it has secured £1.5 million ($1.9 million) in new funding to prepare for introduction into the United States ophthalmic imaging market. Epipole’s patented technology enables clinicians to scan the retina using real-time video and then e
- Mayo Clinic’s Jonathan Holmes, MD, Appointed UArizona Chair of Ophthalmologyhttps://modernod.com/news/mayo-clinics-jonathan-holmes-md-appointed-uarizona-chair-of-ophthalmology/2477537/Jonathan M. Holmes, MD, has been appointed chair of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Ophthalmology, effective Friday, July 31. Dr. Holmes currently serves as the Joseph E. and Rose Marie Green Professor of Visual Sciences and professor of ophthalmology a
- MicroSurgical Technology (MST) Announces the Acquisition of IP and Assets of IRISS Medical Technologies Limitedhttps://modernod.com/news/microsurgical-technology-mst-announces-the-acquisition-of-ip-and-assets-of-iriss-medical-technologies-limited/2477460/MicroSurgical Technology (MST) has acquired the IP and assets of IRISS Medical Technologies Limited, a United Kingdom private limited company, related to the Volk Eye Check product and additional technology and intellectual property. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Volk E
- Sight Sciences Announces $30 Million Financinghttps://modernod.com/news/sight-sciences-announces-30-million-financing/2477405/Sight Sciences announced the closing of an over $30 million Series E Preferred Stock financing round led by D1 Capital Partners. Proceeds will be used for continued clinical and operational development and to support commercial expansion for Sight Sciences’ OMN
- New Chair, Members Named to Eversight Board of Directorshttps://modernod.com/news/new-chair-members-named-to-eversight-board-of-directors/2477217/Eversight announced that two new members and a new chair have been named to its Board of Directors, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Joining the Eversight Board of Directors are Carolyn Welsh, Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, NJ Sharing Network; and Mahmoud N. Ghazzi, MD, PhD, MPH, an e
- Dompé Announces First Patient Enrolled in Phase 2b Clinical Trial Investigating Dry Eye Disease Drug Candidatehttps://modernod.com/news/dompe-announces-first-patient-enrolled-in-phase-2b-clinical-trial-investigating-dry-eye-disease-drug-candidate/2476687/Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A and Dompé U.S. announced that the first patient has been enrolled in NGF0118, a multicenter, randomized, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, parallel group study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of rhNGF eye solution vs. vehicle in patients with moderate to severe dry e
- Pioneering Ophthalmologist Patricia Bath, MD, Dies at 76https://modernod.com/news/pioneering-ophthalmologist-patricia-bath-md-dies-at-76/2476632/Patricia E. Bath, MD, an ophthalmologist who took a special interest in combating preventable blindness in underserved populations and became the first black female doctor to patent a medical invention, a laser device for treating cataracts, died at the age of 76, acc
- Prevent Blindness Announces Recipient of 2019 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Healthhttps://modernod.com/news/prevent-blindness-announces-recipient-of-2019-jenny-pomeroy-award-for-excellence-in-vision-and-public-health/2476374/Prevent Blindness has announced the recipient of the 2019 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health is Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH, Nathan E. Miles Chair of Ophthalmology and Director of the Clinical Research Unit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medic
- AMD Monitoring Comes Home: The Promise of Innovative Remote Techhttps://modernod.com/news/amd-monitoring-comes-home-the-promise-of-innovative-remote-tech/2476239/Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision loss in older Americans. AMD is a degenerative disease that affects the macula, or the central part of the retina, which has the highest density of photoreceptors, allowing for high-resolution central visual acuity. An e