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- MIGS Devices Continue to Expand Use of Glaucoma Surgeryhttps://modernod.com/news/migs-devices-continue-to-expand-use-of-glaucoma-surgery/2476811/Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) stents account for nearly half of all glaucoma surgical device revenue in 2019, according to a Market Scope report. Market penetration of these stents over the past 5 years has been impressive, but the voluntary recall of the Alcon CyPass in 2018
- FDA Approves Eylea Injection Prefilled Syringehttps://modernod.com/news/fda-approves-eylea-injection-prefilled-syringe/2476803/Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced that the FDA has approved Eylea (aflibercept) Injection prefilled syringe. The 2 mg, single-dose, sterilized prefilled syringe provides physicians with a new way to administer Eylea that requires fewer preparation steps compared to vials. The approval was made
- National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Receives Renewed Granthttps://modernod.com/news/national-center-for-childrens-vision-and-eye-health-at-prevent-blindness-receives-renewed-grant/2476794/The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH), celebrating its 10-year anniversary, has announced that a second year of funding was received from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau for $300,000 to su
- Rare Complication of Eye Surgery Can Kill in a Minutehttps://modernod.com/news/rare-complication-of-eye-surgery-can-kill-in-a-minute/2476790/Ocular venous air embolism, a very rare complication of vitrectomy, is almost always fatal, yet some retina specialists have not heard of it, according to a Medscape report. The complication can kill in less than a minute, said Rob
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Ranked Nation’s No. 1 in Ophthalmologyhttps://modernod.com/news/bascom-palmer-eye-institute-ranked-nations-no-1-in-ophthalmology/2476783/U.S News & World Report has once again ranked Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Health System as the nation’s best in ophthalmology. Recognized as a global leader in vision research, medical education, and patient care, this year marks the 18th time that Bascom P
- Aura Biosciences to Present Long-Term Clinical Data for AU-011 at ASRShttps://modernod.com/news/aura-biosciences-to-present-long-term-clinical-data-for-au-011-at-asrs/2476767/Aura Biosciences announced that 2-year clinical data from its ongoing phase 1b/2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of light-activated AU-011, the company’s lead product candidate for the treatment of primary choroidal melanoma, will be highlighted in an oral presentation at the Am
- Alcon Launches New Website to Educate Patients on LASIK and Contoura Visionhttps://modernod.com/news/alcon-launches-new-website-to-educate-patients-on-lasik-and-contoura-vision/2476758/Alcon has launched a new website, yourlasiksolution.com, to help educate patients about LASIK and surgery options, including its WaveLight LASIK technology with Contoura Vision. Alcon gathered input from real-world LASIK patients about the type of information that was critical to make an informed
- Study: Female Ophthalmology Residents Perform Fewer Procedureshttps://modernod.com/news/study-female-ophthalmology-residents-perform-fewer-procedures/2476755/A new retrospective analysis show that female ophthalmology residents performed fewer cataract operations and fewer total procedures compared with their male counterparts over a 12-year period. In a study publ
- Eye Specialist Works to Prevent Motor Vehicle Related Traumatic Eye Injurieshttps://modernod.com/news/eye-specialist-works-to-prevent-motor-vehicle-related-traumatic-eye-injuries/2476751/Within a 6-week period, Grady Memorial Hospital eye specialist Yousuf Khalifa, MD, witnessed an unusual set of traumatic eye injuries. Three patients, all riding with their windows down, suffered serious eye injuries when the glass in their exterior rear-facing side
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Has Treated 14 Patients With Retinal Degeneration Using Gene Therapyhttps://modernod.com/news/childrens-hospital-los-angeles-has-treated-14-patients-with-retinal-degeneration-using-gene-therapy/2476727/More than a year after becoming one of the first medical institutions nationally to complete a revolutionary gene replacement surgery to restore vision in patients with retinal degeneration, surgeons at The Vision Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have successfully completed the pr