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- 1-800 Contacts Launches Online Glasses Lens Replacement Brand, Boomerang Lenseshttps://modernod.com/news/covid-19-weekly-review/2477734/1-800 Contacts unveiled Boomerang, an online lens replacement service that provides new lenses for consumers to put in their current glasses without having to visit an eye doctor or optical shop. As the current health crisis began to unfold, and eyecare providers and optical shops began f
- ASRS Releases Guidelines to Help Retina Practices Navigate COVID-19 Pandemichttps://modernod.com/news/asrs-releases-guidelines-to-help-retina-practices-navigate-covid-19-pandemic/2477427/The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) has released detailed guidelines to help retina practices reduce risk and help assure the health and safety of patients and medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidelines define what constitutes an essential visit and provide a mea
- US Ophthalmologists Push to Remove Roadblocks to Patients’ Access to Medical and Surgical Eye Carehttps://modernod.com/news/us-ophthalmologists-push-to-remove-roadblocks-to-patients-access-to-medical-and-surgical-eye-care/2476461/More than 400 eye physicians and surgeons from across the United States are in Washington, DC, to urge Congress to end federal policies that delay patients’ access to quality medical and surgical eye care. As part of its annual visit to Capitol Hill, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is
- Chiropractic Treatment and Vision Loss: Examining the Connectionhttps://modernod.com/news/chiropractic-treatment-and-vision-loss-examining-the-connection/2479828/Many Americans visit chiropractors to address pain, often without informing their physicians. And they might not consider eye complications that could result, says Yannis Paulus, MD, a retina specialist at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. The energetic thrusts and rota
- Novartis: New Analysis of Phase 3 Brolucizumab Data Reinforces Superior Reduction of Retinal Fluidhttps://modernod.com/news/novartis-new-analysis-of-phase-3-brolucizumab-data-reinforces-superior-reduction-of-retinal-fluid/2479846/Novartis announced a new data analysis showing that retinal fluid was detected less often in patients treated with brolucizumab (RTH258) 6 mg versus aflibercept over four visits between weeks 36 to 48[1]. Retinal fluid is a key marker of disease activity in neovascular age-related macular degener
- SightLife Women Advocates Head to Nepal to Support Blindness Prevention Programhttps://modernod.com/news/sightlife-women-advocates-head-to-nepal-to-support-blindness-prevention-program/2479891/SightLife operates an innovative program in rural Nepal that is successfully preventing more than 125 cases of blindness each month, according to a company news release. In October, a group of women leaders in ophthalmology from around the US will visit Nepal to meet with health workers, p
- Nation’s Ophthalmologists Remind Congress of the Importance of Medical and Surgical Eye Carehttps://modernod.com/news/nations-ophthalmologists-remind-congress-of-the-importance-of-medical-and-surgical-eye-care/2480227/More than 400 eye physicians and surgeons from across the United States are in Washington DC to urge Congress to preserve every patients’ access to quality medical and surgical eye care. As part of its annual visit to Capitol Hill, the
- AI Optics Receives FDA Clearance for Handheld Retinal Imaging Systemhttps://modernod.com/news/ai-optics-receives-fda-clearance-for-handheld-retinal-imaging-system/2482650/AI Optics has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Sentinel Camera, a handheld retinal imaging system designed to capture high-quality images of the eye. Al Optics said the device helps to address critical gaps in retinal disease screening through a
- Orbis Partners and Heidelberg Engineering Partner to Train Eye Care Professionals Around the Worldhttps://modernod.com/news/orbis-partners-with-heidelberg-engineering-to-train-eye-care-professionals-around-the-world/2482223/Orbis has announced a new partnership with Heidelberg Engineering, which will fund teaching opportunities and research focused on training eye care professionals around the world via Cybersight—Orbis’s award-winning telemedicine and e-learning platform. It will als
- Researchers Found a Way to Reactivate Dormant Cells in the Retinahttps://modernod.com/news/researchers-found-a-way-to-reactivate-dormant-cells-in-the-retina/2481610/There's new hope for potentially restoring vision in patients suffering from degenerative retinal disease, thanks to work by researchers at Université de Montréal (UdeM). Published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research was