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- Visulytix’s AI Tool Equivalent to Human Experts in Glaucoma Detectionhttps://modernod.com/news/visulytixs-ai-tool-equivalent-to-human-experts-in-glaucoma-detection/2480181/Visulytix announced that Pegasus-disc, its artificial intelligence (AI) decision support tool for the analysis of retinal images, has been shown to perform similarly to the consensus opinion of human experts when detecting glaucoma from optic disc images. This follows a study conducted on the ima
- Allergan CEO: Large Deal Would Be An Unlikely Outcome of Reviewhttps://modernod.com/news/allergan-ceo-large-deal-would-be-an-unlikely-outcome-of-review/2480196/Allergan Chief Executive Brent Saunders said on Monday that while the company is considering large, transformational deals as part of a strategic review, they are a “very low priority and a very unlikely outcome” of the process, according to a Reuters
- Blanchard Announces Notching Technology for the Onefit Family of Scleral Lenses: Control Peripheral Recesshttps://modernod.com/news/blanchard-announces-notching-technology-for-the-onefit-family-of-scleral-lenses-control-peripheral-recess/2480206/Blanchard Contact Lenses has unveiled their latest design option for its Onefit and Onefit MED scleral lenses. Control Peripheral Recess (CPR) is a manufacturing process that creates
- MeiraGTx Announces AAV-RPGR Granted Fast Track Designation by FDA for Treatment of X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Due to RPGR Deficiencyhttps://modernod.com/news/meiragtx-announces-aav-rpgr-granted-fast-track-designation-by-fda-for-treatment-of-x-linked-retinitis-pigmentosa-due-to-rpgr-deficiency/2480212/MeiraGTx Limited, a clinical stage gene therapy company, announced that the FDA has granted Fast Track designation for AAV-RPGR for the treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) due to defects in the retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGR) gene. “XLRP is a devastating c
- Akorn Asks Delaware Court to Require Fresenius Kabi to Fulfill Its Obligations Under Merger Agreementhttps://modernod.com/news/akorn-asks-delaware-court-to-require-fresenius-kabi-to-fulfill-its-obligations-under-merger-agreement/2480214/Akorn filed a complaint in Delaware Chancery Court asking that Fresenius Kabi AG be required to fulfill its obligations under the definitive merger agreement, and issued the following statement: “Fresenius’ attempt to terminate the transaction on the pretext that the findings from the ongo
- Registration Now Open for Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Associationhttps://modernod.com/news/registration-now-open-for-neuro-optometric-rehabilitation-association/2480217/Registration is now open for the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, International (NORA) Clinical Skills Pre-Conference (September 20-21) and 27th annual General Conference (September 21-23) at the Hyatt Regency in St. Louis. CLINICAL SKILLS PRE-CONFERENCE (
- Congressional Briefing Discussing Safety of Contact Lenses as Regulated Medical Devices to be Held Tomorrowhttps://modernod.com/news/congressional-briefing-discussing-safety-of-contact-lenses-as-regulated-medical-devices-to-be-held-tomorrow/2480218/The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety will hold a congressional briefing tomorrow, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, from noon-1 pm in The Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2247, in Washington DC, to discuss the importance of protecting the safety of patients who use contact lenses, which are regu
- Novartis Confirms 2018 Targets as Alcon Recovery Gains Steamhttps://modernod.com/news/novartis-confirms-2018-targets-as-alcon-recovery-gains-steam/2480224/Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ first quarterly results under new CEO Vas Narasimhan have been marred by a prized psoriasis treatment that disappointed and a sharp slump in sales by its U.S. generics unit, according to a
- Telemedicine Useful in Detecting Retinopathy of Prematurityhttps://modernod.com/news/telemedicine-useful-in-detecting-retinopathy-of-prematurity/2480230/Telemedicine has similar accuracy to ophthalmoscopy in detecting clinically significant retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), researchers say, according to a report in Reuters Health. “ROP is a leading cause of childhood blindness in the U.S. and throughout the world, yet it is often dif
- GlobalData: AI-Based Diabetic Retinopathy Device Can Reduce Burden on US Healthcare Systemhttps://modernod.com/news/globaldata-ai-based-diabetic-retinopathy-device-can-reduce-burden-on-us-healthcare-system/2480234/Iowa-based artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostics company IDx recently received market approval from the FDA for its AI-based medical device, IDx-DR, to detect greater than a mild level of diabetic retinopathy in adults. As the first of its kind to be authorized for commercialization, IDx-DR ha