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- American Academy of Ophthalmology Calls on States to Maintain High Safety Standards for Surgical Eye Carehttps://modernod.com/news/american-academy-of-ophthalmology-calls-on-states-to-maintain-high-safety-standards-for-surgical-eye-care/2476237/The American Academy of Ophthalmology agrees with important patient safety guidelines recommended in a joint report issued by the three federal agencies that help guide the nation’s health care system. The report, authored by the three cabinet secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Health and Hum
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Now Covering Avedro’s Corneal Cross-Linking Procedurehttps://modernod.com/news/anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-now-covering-avedros-corneal-cross-linking-procedure/2479624/Avedro announced that Anthem, the largest member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, has issued a positive coverage policy for Avedro’s FDA-approved corneal cross-linking procedure bringing the total number of
- Eyenovia Publishes PG21 Phase 2 Trial Results Examining IOP Lowering Effect and Patient Usabilityhttps://modernod.com/news/eyenovia-publishes-pg21-phase-2-trial-results-examining-iop-lowering-effect-and-patient-usability/2479637/Eyenovia announced that the full results of its phase 2 PG21 study have been published in the article “Latanoprost with high precision, piezo-print microdose delivery for IOP lowering: clinical results of the PG21 study of 0.4 µg daily microdose” in the November issue of the peer-
- U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Allergan Over Validity of Restasis Patentshttps://modernod.com/news/u-s-appeals-court-rules-against-allergan-over-validity-of-restasis-patents/2479660/Allergan’s patents on its blockbuster eye drug Restasis are invalid, a U.S. appeals court ruled, according to a Bloomberg report. Without issuing a formal opinion, the U.
- Prevent Blindness Opens Nominations for 2019 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Healthhttps://modernod.com/news/prevent-blindness-opens-nominations-for-2019-jenny-pomeroy-award-for-excellence-in-vision-and-public-health/2479669/Prevent Blindness is issuing a call for nominations for the 2019 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health. The award recognizes an individual, team, or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the field of public health, and vision and eye health at a commun
- International Innovators in Medical and Surgical Eye Health to Convene in Chicago to Advance Patient Carehttps://modernod.com/news/international-innovators-in-medical-and-surgical-eye-health-to-convene-in-chicago-to-advance-patient-care/2479737/Thousands of eye physicians and surgeons this week will convene in Chicago to attend AAO 2018, the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 122nd annual meeting. This gathering is an opportunity to hear global leaders in medical and surgical eye care discuss issues affecting patients’ lives, from the
- FDA Warns Against Using Raindrop Near Vision Inlayhttps://modernod.com/news/fda-warns-against-using-raindrop-near-vision-inlay/2479749/The FDA today issued an alert about an increased risk for corneal haze in patients with the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay (Optics Medical). The FDA issued the alert after 75% of patients in a postapproval study of the device developed corneal haze, according to a
- Placing a Bypass Stent During Cataract Surgery Cuts Need for Glaucoma Eyedropshttps://modernod.com/news/placing-a-bypass-stent-during-cataract-surgery-cuts-need-for-glaucoma-eyedrops/2479808/Implantation of the iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass in conjunction with cataract surgery is associated with reduced need for glaucoma eyedrops, according to a new study. “Our results suggest that for certain groups of patients, such as those with glaucoma who are taking one or more gl
- CMS Proposes to Eliminate Medicare Certification Requirements for Comprehensive H&Ps and Transfer Agreements with Hospitalshttps://modernod.com/news/cms-proposes-to-eliminate-medicare-certification-requirements-for-comprehensive-hps-and-transfer-agreements-with-hospitals/2479844/The Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society (OOSS) issued the following statement in response to recent changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare payment policy concerning ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). “Last week, CMS proposed reducing, modifying,
- Positive PEACHTREE Data to be Highlighted at Euretina 2018https://modernod.com/news/positive-peachtree-data-to-be-highlighted-at-euretina-2018/2479871/Clearside Biomedical announced that data from PEACHTREE, its pivotal phase 3 trial of suprachoroidal CLS-TA in patients with macular edema associated with non-infectious uveitis, will be presented by Ron Neumann, MD, Uveitis Specialist at Maccabi Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel and co-Chair of