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- US Secures At Least 100 Million Doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine for $1.5 Billionhttps://modernod.com/news/us-secures-at-least-100-million-doses-of-modernas-covid-19-vaccine-for-1-5-billion/2478151/Moderna on Tuesday said it reached an agreement with the US government to supply millions of doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate mRNA-1273. The award of up to $1.525 billion is for the manufacturing and delivery of 100 million doses of the vaccine, including incentive payments for timely d
- Ocugen Receives Fourth FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Another Inherited Retinal Diseasehttps://modernod.com/news/ocugen-receives-fourth-fda-orphan-drug-designation-for-gene-therapy-for-the-treatment-of-another-inherited-retinal-disease/2478149/Ocugen announced the FDA granted the fourth Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for OCU400 in the treatment of PDE6B gene mutation-associated retinal diseases. Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) caused by PDE6B mutation is an inherited retinal dystrophy that leads to blindness by midlife and
- Ocugen Granted FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Gene Therapy for the Treatment of RHO Mutation-Associated Retinal Degenerative Diseasehttps://modernod.com/news/ocugen-granted-fda-orphan-drug-designation-for-gene-therapy-for-the-treatment-of-rho-mutation-associated-retinal-degenerative-disease/2478081/Ocugen announced the FDA granted the third orphan drug designation (ODD) for OCU400 in the treatment of RHO mutation-associated retinal degeneration. The RHO mutation is part of the retinitis pigmentosa (RP) group of rare, genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and loss of
- Researchers Capture Cell-Level Details of Curved Corneahttps://modernod.com/news/researchers-capture-cell-level-details-of-curved-cornea/2478069/Researchers have, for the first time, acquired optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of the curved layers of a person’s cornea with cell-level detail and a large viewing area, according to a study in Optica. The new OCT instrument enables improved monitoring of eye diseases as well a
- Study Points to Potential New Approach to Treating Glaucoma and Alzheimer’s Diseasehttps://modernod.com/news/study-points-to-potential-new-approach-to-treating-glaucoma-and-alzheimers-disease/2478060/Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma, the opposite optic nerve comes to the rescue by sharing its metabolic energy. In doing so, however, the undamaged optic nerve becomes vu
- National Vision Announces Special Cash Bonus to Front-Line Associates and Doctorshttps://modernod.com/news/national-vision-announces-special-cash-bonus-to-front-line-associates-and-doctors/2478032/National Vision Holdings announced plans to grant a special cash bonus to front-line associates and doctors. A one-time $250 bonus will be given to all patient-facing and customer-facing associates and the company’s network of doctors in recognition of their hard work and dedication toward
- Searchable Contact Lens Database Launched in U.S.https://modernod.com/news/searchable-contact-lens-database-launched-in-u-s/2478010/For the first time, the searchable contact lens database for eye care practitioners—the Contact Lens Compendium—is accessible in the United States. With the launch of the U.S. version (https://compendium.contactlensupdate.com/us), ECPs now
- Santen and NTC Release Results of Phase 3 Clinical Study Examining 7-Day Fixed Dose Combination of Levofloxacinhttps://modernod.com/news/santen-and-ntc-release-results-of-phase-3-clinical-study-examining-7-day-fixed-dose-combination-of-levofloxacin/2478007/Santen EMEA and NTC have announced that the results of their phase 3 clinical study, LEADER7, have been published in Eye. The study demonstrated for the first time that 7-day levofloxacin/dexamethasone eye dr
- 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
- ProQR Announces Virtual Presentation of Phase 1/2 Sepofarsen Data Through ARVOhttps://modernod.com/news/proqr-announces-virtual-presentation-of-phase-1-2-sepofarsen-data-through-arvo/2479525/ProQR Therapeutics announced a virtual presentation of data from the company’s phase 1/2 trial of sepofarsen. The data will be shared via a video presentation through the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). It is the first time this data, previously announced in a