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- Contact Lens Institute Unveils Nationwide “See Tomorrow Campaign;” Industry Launch Event Slated for July 22https://modernod.com/news/contact-lens-institute-unveils-nationwide-see-tomorrow-campaign-industry-launch-event-slated-for-july-22/2479347/A new professional and consumer initiative from the Contact Lens Institute (CLI) is poised to reveal insights about how patient psyches surrounding vision, health care and their lives have changed over the course of the pandemic—and the ensuing opportunities for the optometry community. The CLI <
- Phoenix, Knoxville, Kansas City Stand Out for Retinal Treatment Opportunity in the UShttps://modernod.com/news/phoenix-knoxville-kansas-city-stand-out-for-retinal-treatment-opportunity-in-the-us/2479346/The Phoenix metro area has the highest number of vitrectomies per provider in the US, while Knoxville, Tennessee, stands out for above average annual intravitreal injection volumes per provider. Kansas City is set apart by its high concentrations of high-volume IVT providers, according to Market
- Recycling of the Eye’s Light Sensors Is Faulty in Progressive Blindness of Older Adults, University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers Showhttps://modernod.com/news/recycling-of-the-eyes-light-sensors-is-faulty-in-progressive-blindness-of-older-adults-university-of-maryland-school-of-medicine-researchers-show/2479329/With the National Eye Institute reporting that about 11 million older adults in the U.S. endure a condition that leads to progressive blindness, known as age-related macular degeneration, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers are starting to understand what goes wrong in t
- Study Finds Recycling of the Eye’s Light Sensors Is Faulty in Progressive Blindness of Older Adultshttps://modernod.com/news/study-finds-recycling-of-the-eyes-light-sensors-is-faulty-in-progressive-blindness-of-older-adults/2479323/With the National Eye Institute reporting that about 11 million older adults in the US endure age-related macular degeneration (AMD), University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers are starting to understand what goes wrong in the disease, in order to develop new therapies to tre
- International Sports Vision Association and Macuhealth Offer New Educational Resource on Sports Nutrition for Your Eyeshttps://modernod.com/news/international-sports-vision-association-and-macuhealth-offer-new-educational-resource-on-sports-nutrition-for-your-eyes/2479270/The International Sports Vision Association (ISVA) and MacuHealth announced the launch of “Sports Nutrition for Your Eyes,” a new educational resource on the ISVA website designed to help educate athletes about how proper nutrition ca
- Refractive Surgery Council Reports Nearly 30% Rise in Laser Vision Correction Procedures Year over Yearhttps://modernod.com/news/refractive-surgery-council-reports-nearly-30-rise-in-laser-vision-correction-procedures-year-over-year/2479148/The Refractive Surgery Council (RSC), which helps consumers make informed choices about their vision correction options, reported a strong start to 2021 with a nearly 30 percent rise in laser vision correction (LVC) procedures year over year. More than 220,000 LASIK, SMILE and PRK procedures hav
- New Educational Resource On Importance of Eye Protection in Sports/Recreational Activititeshttps://modernod.com/news/new-educational-resource-on-importance-of-eye-protection-in-sports-recreational-activitites/2479046/The International Sports Vision Association (ISVA) and Zyloware Eyewear announced the launch of Protect. Prevent. Play., a new educational resource designed to help eye care professionals educate parents, coaches, teachers, athletic trainers and athletes of all ages and skill levels abou
- US to Bolster COVID-19 Vaccine Supply With Millions More Doses this Summerhttps://modernod.com/news/us-to-bolster-covid-19-vaccine-supply-with-millions-more-doses-this-summer/2478803/The Biden administration on Tuesday said it would boost the supply of coronavirus vaccines sent to states, tribes and territories by about 16% to a minimum of 10 million doses a week, for the next 3 weeks. According to the administration, this increase of 1.4 million doses per week will allow 
- Moderna Boosts COVID-19 Vaccine Output for 2021 to at Least 600 Million Doseshttps://modernod.com/news/moderna-boosts-covid-19-vaccine-output-for-2021-to-at-least-600-million-doses/2478715/Moderna said it expects to produce a minimum of 600 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine mRNA-1273 globally this year, up from an earlier estimate of 500 million, and that it is still working to build up to potentially 1 billion doses for 2021. The company also plans to deliver about 100 million
- UK Officials Defend Contingency Plan to Mix COVID-19 Vaccines in Rare Caseshttps://modernod.com/news/uk-officials-defend-contingency-plan-to-mix-covid-19-vaccines-in-rare-cases/2478710/According to a guidance update on December 31, the UK government will allow people to be given doses of different COVID-19 vaccines under certain circumstances, despite a lack of evidence about the extent of immunity offered by such mixing. The issue has sparked criticism after a report in Th