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- Bausch Health Reduces Debt By Additional $100 Millionhttps://modernod.com/news/bausch-health-reduces-debt-by-additional-100-million/2476341/Bausch Health Companies, the parent company of Bausch + Lomb, announced it has paid down an additional $100 million of its senior secured term loans using cash generated from operations. “As Bausch Health pivots to offense in 2019, we continue to remain
- Burnout Rises Above 50% in Some Specialties, New Survey Showshttps://modernod.com/news/burnout-rises-above-50-in-some-specialties-new-survey-shows/2476179/Responses to a new Medscape survey indicate that 44% of physicians meet the criteria for burnout, up from 42% in last year’s report. In addition, 11% are colloquially depressed (feeling down or sad), and 4% are clinically depressed, according to the
- Allergan, Mohawk Tribe Ask for Supreme Court Review of Scrutinized Patent Casehttps://modernod.com/news/allergan-mohawk-tribe-ask-for-supreme-court-review-of-scrutinized-patent-case/2476180/Allergan and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe aim to continue their legal battle in defense of a controversial patent agreement struck a little over a year ago, appealing last week to the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision which had undermined the deal’s main r
- US Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Bills Targeting Drug Pricinghttps://modernod.com/news/us-democratic-lawmakers-introduce-bills-targeting-drug-pricing/2476197/US lawmakers including Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Elijah Cummings introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to reduce prescription drug prices. “The United States pays by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs,” Sen. Sanders commented, adding “
- Staar Surgical Expects Fourth Quarter ICL Sales to Rise 42%; China Units Nearly Double, U.S. Market Returns to Growthhttps://modernod.com/news/staar-surgical-expects-fourth-quarter-icl-sales-to-rise-42-china-units-nearly-double-u-s-market-returns-to-growth/2476216/Staar Surgical, which provided preliminary sales results for the fourth quarter ending December 28, 2018, said it expects fourth quarter ICL net sales to increase approximately 42% over the prior year period. Total net sales for the fourth quarter are expected to be approximately $31.2 million an
- Oculis Raises $15.7 Million to Advance Development of Novel Topical Treatments for Ophthalmic Diseaseshttps://modernod.com/news/oculis-raises-15-7-million-to-advance-development-of-novel-topical-treatments-for-ophthalmic-diseases/2476221/Oculis announced that it has successfully raised a further 15.5 million Swiss Franc ($15.7 million) in an extension of its Series B financing round, announced in January 2018, bringing the total raised to 35.5 million Swiss Franc. The extension round was led by funds managed by Tekla Capital Mana
- The Number of Optometric Practices Offering neurolens Contoured Prism Lenses More Than Quadrupled in 2018https://modernod.com/news/the-number-of-optometric-practices-offering-neurolens-contoured-prism-lenses-more-than-quadrupled-in-2018/2479617/Costa Mesa, California-based neurolens announced that adoption of their prescription lenses has grown among US optometric (OD) practices and by year end, 31 states will carry the company’s neurolenses and the neurolens measurement device. neurolenses are the first and only prescripti
- SECO International Partners With the American Society of Optometric Surgeons for SECO 2019https://modernod.com/news/seco-international-partners-with-the-american-society-of-optometric-surgeons-for-seco-2019/2479621/SECO International has announced that SECO, the educational conference providing ophthalmic professionals educational opportunities since 1924, has partnered with the American Society of Optometric Surgeons (ASOS) to bring hands-on demonstrations showing radiosurgical technology, Botox, and YAG l
- Study: Ocular Technology Provides Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Diseasehttps://modernod.com/news/study-ocular-technology-provides-early-detection-of-alzheimers-disease/2479626/A recent study from JAMA Ophthalmology finds that a specific type of noninvasive eye testing procedure may help assess risk for Alzheimer’s disease. One in 10 Americans over the age 65 has Alzheimer’s, while one-third over the age of 85 have the disease. Fortunately, res
- Glaucoma-Staging Systems May Underestimate Severityhttps://modernod.com/news/glaucoma-staging-systems-may-underestimate-severity/2479639/Standard automated perimetry (SAP) testing is often used to classify glaucoma severity but may fail to detect macular damage, according to New York City-based researchers, as reported in Reuters. “Because current staging syst