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- Tangible Science Announces CEO Transitionhttps://modernod.com/news/tangible-science-announces-ceo-transition/2482613/Tangible Science, a provider of specialty contact lens technology, announced that Karen Havenstrite, PhD, MBA, co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Havenstrite suceeds Victor McCray, MD, who will transition to the
- Topcon Healthcare Appoints Christian Odaker as Chief Technology Officerhttps://modernod.com/news/topcon-healthcare-appoints-christian-odaker-as-chief-technology-officer/2482599/Topcon Healthcare announced the appointment of Christian Odaker, PhD, to the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Dr. Odaker willsupport the company's 'Healthcare from the Eye' initiative, which leverages AI-powered disease detection and management using da
- VisionGift Announces the Retirement of Longtime Medical Director, Mark Terry, MDhttps://modernod.com/news/visiongift-announces-the-retirement-of-longtime-medical-director-mark-terry-md/2482595/VisionGift, a nonprofit dedicated ot ocular donation and corneal transplantation, announced the retirement of its medical director Mark Terry, MD, after 34 years of dedicated service to the field of eye banking. Succeeding him in this role will be Winston Chamberlain, MD, PhD, and
- Oculis and Euretina Announce Winner of Inaugural Ramin Tadayoni Awardhttps://modernod.com/news/oculis-and-euretina-announce-winner-of-inaugural-ramin-tadayoni-award/2482449/Oculis, in partnership with Euretina, has announced the first recipient of the Ramin Tadayoni Award: Dr. Andrea Govetto, MD, PhD. The award honors the memory of Oculis' late Chief Scientific Officer and renowned retina specialist, Professor Ramin Tadayoni, MD, who passed away unexpectedly ear
- Scientists at Medical College of Georgia Explore New Treatment Target for Diabetic Retinopathyhttps://modernod.com/news/scientists-at-medical-college-of-georgia-explore-new-treatment-target-for-diabetic-retinopathy/2482442/Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are on a mission to find a new treatment target for diabetic retinopathy. With a $1.5 million grant from the National Eye Institute, vascular and endothelial biologist Shruti Sharma, PhD, and a team from the MCG C
- Claes H. Dohlman, MD, Cornea Research Pioneer and Visionary, Passes Away at 101https://modernod.com/news/claes-h-dohlman-md-cornea-research-pioneer-and-visionary-passes-away-at-101/2482356/Cornea Research Pioneer Claes H. Dohlman, MD, PhD, professor of Ophthalmology, Emeritus, and former Chief and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Mass Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School (HMS), passed away at the age of 101 on July 14, 2024, Mass Eye and Ear announced on Monday.
- Heidelberg Engineering Presents Xtreme Research Awardhttps://modernod.com/news/heidelberg-engineering-presents-xtreme-research-award/2482287/Highlighting the work of outstanding researchers in ophthalmic imaging, the 14th annual Heidelberg Engineering Xtreme Research Award has been presented to Christian Burri, PhD, Biomedical Engineering, optoLab Institute for Human Centered Engineering, Bern University of Applied Sciences, and
- New Research Reveals COVID-19 Virus Could Damage Visionhttps://modernod.com/news/new-research-reveals-covid-19-virus-could-damage-vision/2482285/Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered the virus that causes COVID-19 can breach the blood-retinal barrier with potential long-term consequences in the eye. Using a humanized ACE2 mice model, research led by Pawan Kumar Singh, PhD, an assi
- Prevent Blindness Announces Recipients of the 2024 Jenny Pomeroy Award and the Rising Visionary Awardhttps://modernod.com/news/prevent-blindness-announces-recipients-of-the-2024-jenny-pomeroy-award-and-the-rising-visionary-award/2482251/Prevent Blindness named Mission for Vision (MFV) the recipient of the 2024 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health; and Erica Shelton, OD, MS, FAAO, Clinical Instructor and PhD Candidate, The Ohio State University College of Optometry, has been named as the r
- Ocular Therapeutix Announces Board of Directors and Leadership Updateshttps://modernod.com/news/ocular-therapeutix-announces-board-of-directors-and-leadership-updates/2482128/Ocular Therapeutix announced Board of Directors and leadership updates with the addition of Pravin U. Dugel, MD as Executive Chairman; and the additions of Jeffrey S. Heier, MD, Peter K. Kaiser, MD, and Sanjay Nayak, MBBS, PhD, to the Ocular management