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- Market Scope: Booming Demand, Surgical Planning Integration Drive Growth in Ophthalmic Diagnostic Markethttps://modernod.com/news/market-scope-booming-demand-surgical-planning-integration-drive-growth-in-ophthalmic-diagnostic-market/2476723/Market Scope estimates that the ophthalmic diagnostic equipment market will total $3.2 billion in 2019, and the firm expects it to increase to $3.8 billion in 2024—for a compound annual growth rate of 3.9 percent. Contributing factors include a rising global population, with an expanding elderly
- iSTAR Medical’s MINIject Shows Consistent Results at 18-Month Follow-Up in First-in-Human Trial (STAR-I)https://modernod.com/news/istar-medicals-miniject-shows-consistent-results-at-18-month-follow-up-in-first-in-human-trial-star-i/2476718/iSTAR Medical SA announced consistent 18-month results of the first-in-human, micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) STAR-I trial for the MINIject device in a standalone setting. These results confirm the stability and sustained performance of MINIject beyond the first year, according to a compan
- New Research Suggests Glaucoma Screening Could Save Three Million Years Of Blindness In Chinahttps://modernod.com/news/new-research-suggests-glaucoma-screening-could-save-three-million-years-of-blindness-in-china/2476692/New research by Orbis International, Queen’s University Belfast, and Wenzhou Medical University has found that offering glaucoma screening in China could be highly cost-effective while reducing blindness among the population. The novel findings could change
- RightEye, USA Baseball and Optometrists Team Up to Improve Players’ Athletic Abilities Through Sports Visionhttps://modernod.com/news/righteye-usa-baseball-and-optometrists-team-up-to-improve-players-athletic-abilities-through-sports-vision/2476677/RightEye announced that it is working with USA Baseball for the third consecutive year to provide baseline sports vision assessment to all athletes entering the Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP), a collaboration bet
- Brits in the Dark Over Eye Health According to Orbis UKhttps://modernod.com/news/brits-in-the-dark-over-eye-health-according-to-orbis-uk/2476651/New research reveals that over half of Brits (53%) do not get their eyes tested every 2 years as recommended, and just over 1 in 10 (11%) can’t remember the last time they went to the optician. This is despite 45% of those surveyed listing sight as their most valuable sense. The surv
- SightLife Announces 100,000 Corneal Transplants in India Since Program Inception in 2009https://modernod.com/news/sightlife-announces-100000-corneal-transplants-in-india-since-program-inception-in-2009/2476639/SightLife announced that, together with its partners in India, 100,000 individuals suffering from corneal blindness have had their sight restored through a corneal transplant in the last 10 years since operations began in India. SightLife is a nonprofit global health organization dedicated to eli
- Study: 3D Printed Artificial Corneas Similar to Human Oneshttps://modernod.com/news/study-3d-printed-artificial-corneas-similar-to-human-ones/2476615/When a person has a severely damaged cornea, a corneal transplant is required. However, there are 2,000 patients waiting for the cornea donation in the country as of 2018, and they wait for 6 or more years on average for the donation. For this reason, many scientists have put their efforts in dev
- Novel Approaches to Cataract Surgery are Challenging Phaco; Cost May Determine Their Successhttps://modernod.com/news/novel-approaches-to-cataract-surgery-are-challenging-phaco-cost-may-determine-their-success/2476591/Ultrasonic phacoemulsification (USP) has been the dominant method of cataract surgery globally over the past half century, but novel alternative approaches are attempting to improve or replace it, according to a Market Scope report. These include robotic cataract machines, ultrasonic-less
- Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium Treatment Strongly Linked With Maculopathy and Vision Losshttps://modernod.com/news/pentosan-polysulfate-sodium-treatment-strongly-linked-with-maculopathy-and-vision-loss/2476563/Patients taking pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS), which has been on the market for many years, appear to be at greater risk for a newly described maculopathy and vision loss, researchers report, according to Reuters. “Exposu
- Earlier Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy with Smartphone AIhttps://modernod.com/news/earlier-detection-of-diabetic-retinopathy-with-smartphone-ai/2476559/A novel pairing of two technologies may offer a solution for better screening for diabetic ret