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- MeiraGTx Announces AAV-CNGA3 Granted Fast Track Designation by FDA for Treatment of Achromatopsiahttps://modernod.com/news/meiragtx-announces-aav-cnga3-granted-fast-track-designation-by-fda-for-treatment-of-achromatopsia/2478795/MeiraGTx Holdings announced that the FDA has granted Fast Track designation to its AAV-CNGA3 gene therapy product candidate for the treatment of achromatopsia (ACHM) caused by mutations in the CNGA3 gene. ACHM is an inherited retinal disease that severely limits a per
- Keeler Partners With Merakris Therapeutics, Developer of Biological Barrier Grafthttps://modernod.com/news/keeler-patners-with-merakris-therapeutics-developer-of-biological-barrier-graft/2478785/Keeler has announced its partnership with Merakris Therapeutics, which is developing commercially scalable biotherapeutic technologies derived from stem cells that promote homeostasis in damaged tissue. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are excited. This partnership accelera
- Market Scope: Refractive Surgery to Grow 9.6% a Year Through 2025, Despite COVID-19https://modernod.com/news/market-scope-refractive-surgery-to-grow-9-6-a-year-through-2025-despite-covid-19/2478774/Expanding use of products to treat refractive error will increase the role of devices and surgical procedures in the refractive landscape, according to a new Market Scope report. Globally, over 2.3 billion people require vision correction and have access to ophthalmic care. Global demand f
- Gemini Therapeutics Announces FDA Fast Track Designation Granted for GEM103 for Investigational Dry AMD Treatmenthttps://modernod.com/news/gemini-therapeutics-announces-fda-fast-track-designation-granted-for-gem103-for-investigational-dry-amd-treatment/2478737/Gemini Therapeutics announced that GEM103, the company’s investigational treatment for dry AMD, has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA. Gemini is evaluating GEM103, a recombinant, human complement factor H (CFH), for its ability to address the multiple AMD pathobiologies in gene
- Prevent Blindness Issues Call for Nominations for Two Awardshttps://modernod.com/news/prevent-blindness-issues-call-for-nominations-for-two-awards/2478723/Prevent Blindness has issued the call for nominations for the “
- UK Officials Defend Contingency Plan to Mix COVID-19 Vaccines in Rare Caseshttps://modernod.com/news/uk-officials-defend-contingency-plan-to-mix-covid-19-vaccines-in-rare-cases/2478710/According to a guidance update on December 31, the UK government will allow people to be given doses of different COVID-19 vaccines under certain circumstances, despite a lack of evidence about the extent of immunity offered by such mixing. The issue has sparked criticism after a report in Th
- Physicians React: Doctors Worry About Patients Reading Their Clinical Noteshttps://modernod.com/news/physicians-react-doctors-worry-about-patients-reading-their-clinical-notes/2478707/Patients will soon be able to read the notes that physicians make during an episode of care, as well as information about diagnostic testing and imaging results, tests for sexually transmitted diseases, fetal ultrasounds, and cancer biopsies. This open access is raising concerns among physicians,
- Iridex Announces MicroPulse Transscleral Laser Therapy Now Accepted in the European Glaucoma Society Guidelineshttps://modernod.com/news/iridex-announces-micropulse-transscleral-laser-therapy-now-accepted-in-the-european-glaucoma-society-guidelines/2478696/Iridex reported that MicroPulse Transscleral Laser Therapy (TLT), which is performed using the Iridex Cyclo G6 Laser System and MicroPulse P3 Delivery Device, has been included in the European Glaucoma Society (EGS) Terminology and Guidelines for Glaucoma. The EGS guidelines represent recommendat
- Ocugen and Bharat Biotech to Co-Develop COVID-19 Vaccine for the US Markethttps://modernod.com/news/ocugen-and-bharat-biotech-to-co-develop-covaxin-covid-19-vaccine-for-the-us-market/2478692/Ophthalmic biopharma company Ocugen has signed a letter of intent to co-develop Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, an advanced stage whole-viron inactivated vaccine candidate, for the United States market. Covaxin has been evaluated in approximately 1,000 subjects in pha
- Ocular Therapeutix Submits Supplemental NDA for Dextenza for Treatment of Ocular Itching Associated with Allergic Conjunctivitishttps://modernod.com/news/ocular-therapeutix-submits-supplemental-nda-for-dextenza-for-treatment-of-ocular-itching-associated-with-allergic-conjunctivitis/2478693/Ocular Therapeutix announced the submission of the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the FDA for Dextenza (dexamethasone ophthalmic insert) 0.4 mg for intracanalicular use. If approved, this sNDA would include the treatment of ocular itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis as an