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- FFL Partners To Sell EyeCare Partners to Partners Group Holdinghttps://modernod.com/news/ffl-partners-to-sell-eyecare-partners/2477173/Private Equity Firm FFL Partners has has signed a definitive agreement to sell EyeCare Partners (ECP), the largest medically focused and integrated eye care services provider in the US, to Partners Group Holding. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, The Wall Street Jou
- Stephen Hahn Confirmed as New FDA Chiefhttps://modernod.com/news/stephen-hahn-confirmed-as-new-fda-chief/2477168/The US Senate voted 72 to 18 on Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump nominee Stephen Hahn as the next FDA Commissioner. The radiation oncologist, who was recently cleared by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, replaces Scott Gottlieb, who stepped down in Ap
- Study Shows Superior Success Rate for ExTra ELT Compared With Trabectome in Patients With Glaucoma Plus Cataract Surgeryhttps://modernod.com/news/study-shows-superior-success-rate-for-extra-elt-compared-with-trabectome-in-patients-with-glaucoma-plus-cataract-surgery/2477135/ELT Sight announced that in the largest published study to date on excimer laser trabeculostomy (ELT), the ExTra ELT procedure plus cataract surgery was superior to ab interno trabeculectomy with the Trabectome plus cataract surgery, according to a company news release. The 245-patient
- Zeiss Acquires Saxonia Systems Software Companyhttps://modernod.com/news/zeiss-acquires-saxonia-systems-software-company/2477128/
- Lightmed Introduces New Design of LIGHTLas TruScan Pro Photocoagulatorhttps://modernod.com/news/lightmed-introduces-new-design-of-lightlas-truscan-pro-photocoagulator/2477108/Lightmed announced the launch of LIGHTLas TruScan Pro V2.0, the advanced and flexible pattern-scanning laser that’s configurable with up to four different wavelengths. The upgraded LIGHTLas TruScan Pro V2.0 features a slit lamp and integrated delivery system design, and a new ergonomic single col
- Long-Term Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium Use Tied to Macular Diseasehttps://modernod.com/news/long-term-pentosan-polysulfate-sodium-use-tied-to-macular-disease/2477106/Use of the interstitial cystitis drug pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) was associated with a new diagnosis of macular disease at the 7-year follow-up in a large retrospective matched cohort study, according to a Reuters report. 
- Optina Diagnostics and Wagner Macula Retina Center to Conduct a Study to Identify the Causes of Memory Loss Through Eye Diagnosticshttps://modernod.com/news/optina-diagnostics-and-wagner-macula-retina-center-will-collaborate-to-conduct-a-clinical-study-to-identify-the-causes-of-memory-loss-through-eye-diagnostics/2477076/Optina Diagnostics and Wagner Macula Retina Center are entering into a collaboration agreement to conduct a clinical study for the advancement of Optina’s Retinal Deep Phenotyping platform. This collaboration will lay the groundwork for Optina’s future pivotal clinical trial. &
- Visual Dysfunction: An Underrecognized Symptom of Parkinson’s?https://modernod.com/news/visual-dysfunction-an-underrecognized-symptom-of-parkinsons/2477049/Visual symptoms are a potentially underrecognized and undertreated cause of reduced quality of life in Parkinson disease patients, a new study suggests, as reported in Medscape. By analyzing data from a large population health surv
- Secondhand Smoke May Damage Children’s Eyeshttps://modernod.com/news/secondhand-smoke-may-damage-childrens-eyes/2477043/Secondhand smoke may damage children’s eyes and possibly lead to problems with sight later in life, new findings suggest. In a study of Chinese children, increasing exposure to secondhand smoke was associated with choroidal th
- CooperVision’s ECP Viewpoints Begins Educational Series Based on Company and Company-Sponsored Researchhttps://modernod.com/news/coopervisions-ecp-viewpoints-begins-educational-series-based-on-company-and-company-sponsored-research/2477042/Eye care professionals attending Academy 2019 have access to hundreds of scientific papers and posters that showcase the latest advances in optometry research. But digesting and translating this information for the benefit of their own practices can be a challenge. To further support its clinical