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- Ocugen Granted FDA Orphan Drug Designation for OCU400 Gene Therapy for Retinal Degenerative Diseasehttps://modernod.com/news/ocugen-granted-fda-orphan-drug-designation-for-ocu400-gene-therapy-for-retinal-degenerative-disease/2476293/Ocugen announced that the FDA granted orphan drug designation for its OCU400 gene therapy for the treatment of NR2E3 mutation-associated retinal degenerative disease. Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are caused by genetic mutations that are passed down within families and lead to visual i
- Pr3vent Completes Series A Financing Led By InFocus Capital Partnershttps://modernod.com/news/pr3vent-completes-series-a-financing-led-by-infocus-capital-partners/2476301/Pr3vent, a healthcare AI company developing machine vision for detecting eye disease in newborns, has closed a Series A financing led by InFocus Capital Partners. The announcement comes on the heels of a successful seed round in October 2018 led by the joint investment of Skyview Ventures and Tro
- Janssen Enters License Agreement with MeiraGTx to Develop Gene Therapy Programs for Inherited Retinal Diseaseshttps://modernod.com/news/janssen-enters-license-agreement-with-meiragtx-to-develop-gene-therapy-programs-for-inherited-retinal-diseases/2476340/The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced a worldwide collaboration and license agreement with MeiraGTx Holdings, a clinical-stage gene therapy company, to develop, manufacture and commercialize its clinical stage inherited retinal disease portfolio, including leadin
- Tangible Science Introduces Lens Care System for Custom Contact Lenses Coated with Tangible Hydra-PEGhttps://modernod.com/news/tangible-science-introduces-lens-care-system-for-custom-contact-lenses-coated-with-tangible-hydra-peg/2479600/Tangible Science will be unveiling at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium this week its complete system of products designed to ensure that custom contact lenses coated with Tangible Hydra-PEG offer benefit for the prescribed life of the lenses. Tangible Hydra-PEG is a unique polymer coati
- Bruder Announces Eyeleve Contact Lens Compresshttps://modernod.com/news/bruder-announces-eyeleve-contact-lens-compress/2479603/Bruder Healthcare announces the immediate availability of Eyeleve, a compress clinically proven to increase comfortable contact lens wear time by up to 3 hours daily. The Eyeleve Contact Lens Compress delivers consistent, therapeutic moist heat that alleviates symptoms of meibomian gland d
- CooperVision Acquires Blanchard Contact Lenses, Expanding Presence in Specialty Segmenthttps://modernod.com/news/coopervision-acquires-blanchard-contact-lenses-expanding-presence-in-specialty-segment/2476206/CooperVision has acquired Blanchard Contact Lenses, a maker of scleral lenses. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Blanchard, with its network of distributors, operates in North America, Europe (including Scandinavia), Central America, and South America. Its recently introduced On
- Exonate Closes £1.5 Million Fundraising Accelerate Development Eye Drop Treatment for Retinal Neovascular Diseaseshttps://modernod.com/news/exonate-closes-1-5-million-fundraising-accelerate-development-eye-drop-treatment-for-retinal-neovascular-diseases/2476222/Exonate announces the successful closing of its fourth financing round, raising £1.5 million. The funds raised will be used to accelerate the development of Exonate’s lead product, an eye drop for the treatment of retinal neovascular diseases. The company continues to make substantial progress an
- ProQR Announces Publication of QR-110 Data for Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis 10https://modernod.com/news/proqr-announces-publication-of-qr-110-data-for-lebers-congenital-amaurosis-10/2479608/ProQR Therapeutics announced the publication of a peer-reviewed manuscript describing the previously announced interim results of a clinical trial of QR-110 for the treatment of Leber’s congenital amaurosis 10 (LCA10) in the journal
- FDA Clears First Daily Disposable Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lens Coated with Modified Formula of Tangible Hydra-PEGhttps://modernod.com/news/fda-clears-first-daily-disposable-silicone-hydrogel-contact-lens-coated-with-modified-formula-of-tangible-hydra-peg/2479611/Tangible Science announced that the FDA has cleared the first daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lens coated with a modified formula of Tangible Hydra-PEG. Tangible Hydra-PEG is an innovative coating applied to custom contact lenses to improve lens wettability and deposit resistanc
- The Number of Optometric Practices Offering neurolens Contoured Prism Lenses More Than Quadrupled in 2018https://modernod.com/news/the-number-of-optometric-practices-offering-neurolens-contoured-prism-lenses-more-than-quadrupled-in-2018/2479617/Costa Mesa, California-based neurolens announced that adoption of their prescription lenses has grown among US optometric (OD) practices and by year end, 31 states will carry the company’s neurolenses and the neurolens measurement device. neurolenses are the first and only prescripti