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- Ocuphire Expands Medical Advisory Board with Seven New KOLs; Expands Leadership Teamhttps://modernod.com/news/ocuphire-expands-medical-advisory-board-with-seven-new-kols-expands-leadership-team/2481132/Ocuphire Pharma announced that it has appointed seven new key opinion leaders (KOLs) across retina, cornea/refractive, and medical optometry to its Medical Advisory Board (MAB). In addition, Ronil Patel, MS, has been promoted to Vice President, Business Development and Market St
- Frontera Therapeutics Receives Additional IND Clearance for its Lead Program FT-001https://modernod.com/news/frontera-therapeutics-receives-additional-ind-clearance-for-its-lead-program-ft-001/2481106/Frontera Therapeutics announced that its lead program, FT-001, a gene therapy product candidate targeting inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) with a RPE65 mutation, successfully obtained an IND from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE), NMPA, in China. The FDA also cleared an IND for
- NIH Researchers Develop Gene Therapy for Rare Ciliopathyhttps://modernod.com/news/nih-researchers-develop-gene-therapy-for-rare-ciliopathy/2481074/Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI) have developed a gene therapy that rescues cilia defects in retinal cells affected by a type of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a disease that causes blindness in early childhood. Using patient-derived retina organoids (also known as retinas-in-
- Lenstec Receives FDA Approval for the SBL-3 Multifocal IOLhttps://modernod.com/news/lenstec-receives-fda-approval-for-sbl-3-multifocal-iol/2481002/Lenstec Announced that its SBL-3 IOL has been approved by the FDA. The SBL-3 IOL (Segmented Bifocal Lens) is a next-generation asymmetric multifocal refractive IOL that provides patients with near, intermediate and distance vision. Its patented design allows for improved contrast sensit
- Edward J. Holland, MD, to Join Alcon as Member of the Research and Development Teamhttps://modernod.com/news/edward-j-holland-md-to-join-alcon-as-member-of-the-research-and-development-team/2481000/Alcon announced that Edward J. Holland, MD, will join Alcon as a member of the Research and Development (R&D) team. Dr. Holland is a thought leader in ophthalmology, specializing in the field of cornea and the ocular surface. He will serve as an enterprise Senior Scientifi
- LKC Appoints New Members of Sales and Marketing Leadershiphttps://modernod.com/news/lkc-appoints-new-members-of-sales-and-marketing-leadership/2480999/LKC Technologies, a provider of electroretinography devices, announced the hiring of two industry professionals to lead their strategic efforts to expand its foothold in the US optometric market. Gary VanMatre was appointed Vice President, US Sales, and will lead a geographica
- Adverum Biotechnologies Granted Priority Medicines (PRIME) Designation by European Medicines Agency for ADVM-022 in Wet AMDhttps://modernod.com/news/adverum-biotechnologies-granted-priority-medicines-prime-designation-by-european-medicines-agency-for-advm-022-in-wet-amd/2480943/Adverum Biotechnologies announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted ADVM-022 Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Adverum’s lead gene therapy candidate, ADVM-022, is a one-time, intr
- Stoke Therapeutics Presents New In-Vivo Data Demonstrating Dose-Related Target Engagement and OPA1 Protein Upregulation in Retinal Tissue Following Administration of STK-002https://modernod.com/news/stoke-therapeutics-presents-new-in-vivo-data-demonstrating-dose-related-target-engagement-and-opa1-protein-upregulation-in-retinal-tissue-following-administration-of-stk-002/2480831/Stoke Therapeutics announced new preclinical data that demonstrated dose-related target engagement and increases in OPA1 protein levels in retinal tissue of non-human primates (NHPs) following intravitreal (IVT) administration of STK-002. Target engagement and OPA1 protein increases were sus
- Mitochondria Double as Tiny Lenses in the Eyehttps://modernod.com/news/mitochondria-double-as-tiny-lenses-in-the-eye/2480799/A new report by Wired details a study that found that inside mammalian eyes, mitochondria, the organelles that power cells, may serve a second role as microscopic lenses, helping t
- Envision Invites Students Across the Country Who are Blind or Visually Impaired to Prepare for College and Careers with Annual Level Up Technology Camphttps://modernod.com/news/envision-invites-students-across-the-country-who-are-blind-or-visually-impaired-to-prepare-for-college-and-careers-with-annual-level-up-technology-camp/2480791/Envision has opened high school registration for the 2022 Level Up Technology Camp designed to equip students with vision loss with academic, professional and interpersonal skills needed for college and beyond. High school students with vision loss across the United States ar