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- The American Optometric Association (AOA) Launches Nationwide Campaign to Make 2020 the Year of the Eye Examhttps://modernod.com/news/the-american-optometric-association-aoa-launches-nationwide-campaign-to-make-2020-the-year-of-the-eye-exam/2477227/The American Optometric Association (AOA) announced the official launch of the #2020EyeExam campaign to make eye health and vision care a national priority in 2020. The public awareness campaign underscores the importance of receiving an in-person comprehensive eye examination with an AOA doctor
- AAO: Survey Reveals Most Americans Know a Lot Less About Eye Health Than They Think They Dohttps://modernod.com/news/aao-survey-reveals-most-americans-know-a-lot-less-about-eye-health-than-they-think-they-do/2477222/A survey conducted by The Harris Poll has uncovered key gaps in American’s knowledge of eye health, and what they don’t know is putting them at risk of vision loss, according to an AAO news release. With the number of people affected by potentially blinding eye diseases expected to do
- Ultraviolet Light Exposure Identified as Factor Linked to Eye Disease Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophyhttps://modernod.com/news/ultraviolet-light-exposure-identified-as-factor-linked-to-eye-disease-fuchs-endothelial-corneal-dystrophy/2477181/A discovery by Mass. Eye and Ear clinician-scientists provides new clues that may help better prevent and treat a genetic eye disease that causes vision loss called Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD). Researchers for the first time have experimentally shown a mechanism that represe
- Eyesight Philanthropist James Chen Awarded Honorary Degree by University of Bathhttps://modernod.com/news/eyesight-philanthropist-james-chen-awarded-honorary-degree-by-university-of-bath/2477169/James Chen, a philanthropist committed to solving global problems associated with vision and eye care, has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Bath, UK. He received his honorary LLD (Doctor of Laws) degree at the Assembly Rooms, Bath, on Tuesday 10 December (12:15 pm). I
- GenSight Biologics Reports Findings From Studies Highlighting Benefits From Lumevoq Compared to LHON Natural Historyhttps://modernod.com/news/gensight-biologics-reports-findings-from-studies-highlighting-benefits-from-lumevoq-compared-to-lhon-natural-history/2477163/GenSight Biologics reported results from the REALITY registry study and an analysis of REVERSE and RESCUE phase 3 data, which further highlight the poor prognosis for patients with loss of vision due to Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) associated with the ND4 mutation. The results
- ProQR Receives Orphan Drug Designation from FDA for QR-1123 for Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosahttps://modernod.com/news/proqr-receives-orphan-drug-designation-from-fda-for-qr-1123-for-autosomal-dominant-retinitis-pigmentosa/2477112/ProQR Therapeutics announced that it received orphan drug designation (ODD) from the FDA for QR-1123, a first-in-class investigational antisense oligonucleotide designed to address the underlying cause of vision loss associated with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) due to the P23H m
- Intravitreous Ranibizumab Cost-Effective for Some With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathyhttps://modernod.com/news/intravitreous-ranibizumab-cost-effective-for-some-with-proliferative-diabetic-retinopathy/2477079/At 5 years, intravitreous ranibizumab therapy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR) appears to be cost-effective relative to panretinal photocoagulation (PRP), but only in eyes with vision-impairing center-involved diabetic macular edema (CI-DME), according to new findings
- Largest Study of Chinese Americans Uncovers Unique Risk Factors for Visual Impairmenthttps://modernod.com/news/largest-study-of-chinese-americans-uncovers-unique-risk-factors-for-visual-impairment/2477019/CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC) announced publication of a study by Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, director of its Southern California Eye Institute, assessing risk factors for vision impairment in Chinese Americans. The largest study on Chinese Americans to date, “Factors Associated
- LLamasoft Partners with Global Eye Bank, Eversighthttps://modernod.com/news/llamasoft-partners-with-global-eye-bank-eversight/2476974/LLamasoft has announced its partnership with Eversight, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring sight and preventing blindness through eye donation, corneal transplantation, and vision research. Eversight will utilize LLamasoft’s solutions to make data-driven decisions that more accuratel
- Ocutrx Unveils ORLenz for Surgery Visualization Technology in ARWear Headsethttps://modernod.com/news/ocutrx-unveils-orlenz-for-surgery-visualization-technology-in-arwear-headset/2476972/Ocutrx Vision Technologies is revealing a next-generation AR headset technology for surgery visualization called the ORLenz. A prototype of this technology is being formally introduced at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2019 Conference in San Francisco. The ORLenz is a second medical device