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- Increasing Surgery Volume Will Fuel Single-Use Ophthalmic Surgical Device Markethttps://modernod.com/news/increasing-surgery-volume-will-fuel-single-use-ophthalmic-surgical-device-market/2479784/According to Market Scope research, two factors will drive healthy growth in the single-use ophthalmic surgical product market over the next 5 years: an aging world population, which will lead to steady growth in ophthalmic surgeries, and rising concerns over cross-contamination. Market Sc
- Flying Eye Hospital Celebrates 20 Years of Eye Care in Ethiopia this World Sight Dayhttps://modernod.com/news/flying-eye-hospital-celebrates-20-years-of-eye-care-in-ethiopia-this-world-sight-day/2479789/The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital—the world’s only U.S.-accredited teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft—has returned to Addis Ababa to conduct a 3-week training project from October 1-19, 2018, invited by the Federal Ministr
- IGF1-Targeting Teprotumumab Tackles Thyroid Eye Diseasehttps://modernod.com/news/igf1-targeting-teprotumumab-tackles-thyroid-eye-disease/2479794/Patients with moderate to severe thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy show significant improvements with treatment with teprotumumab (River Vision Development) extending as far out as 72 weeks, according to a report in Medscape. ̶
- RightEye Eye-Tracking System Receives FDA 510(k) Clearancehttps://modernod.com/news/righteye-eye-tracking-system-receives-fda-510k-clearance/2479799/RightEye announced that the company’s vision system has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The system records, views, and analyzes eye movements in support of identifying visual tracking impairment in patients. Using advanced eye-tracking technology and analytics, the RightEye s
- Optikon Introduces R-Evo Smart for Cataract and Retinal Surgeryhttps://modernod.com/news/optikon-introduces-r-evo-smart-for-cataract-and-retinal-surgery/2479806/Optikon has introduced R-Evo smart, a compact platform that allows anterior and posterior segment surgeries to be performed with the same cassette. The R-Evo equipment is available in disposable and reusable versions.
- PRAC Recommends Restrictions on Fluoroquinolone, Quinoloneshttps://modernod.com/news/prac-recommends-restrictions-on-fluoroquinolone-quinolones/2479807/The European Medicine Agency’s (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has recommended restricting the use of systemic and inhaled fluoroquinolone and quinolone antibiotics following a safety review, according to a Medscape
- Placing a Bypass Stent During Cataract Surgery Cuts Need for Glaucoma Eyedropshttps://modernod.com/news/placing-a-bypass-stent-during-cataract-surgery-cuts-need-for-glaucoma-eyedrops/2479808/Implantation of the iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass in conjunction with cataract surgery is associated with reduced need for glaucoma eyedrops, according to a new study. “Our results suggest that for certain groups of patients, such as those with glaucoma who are taking one or more gl
- New Display Design Could Make Lightweight, Compact Smart Glasses a Realityhttps://modernod.com/news/new-display-design-could-make-lightweight-compact-smart-glasses-a-reality/2479811/Researchers have developed a fundamentally new approach to a see-through display for augmented reality, or smart glasses. By projecting images from the glass directly onto the eye, the new design could one day make it possible for a user to see information such as directions or restaurant ratings
- Dynamin-Binding Protein Linked to Congenital Cataractshttps://modernod.com/news/dynamin-binding-protein-linked-to-congenital-cataracts/2479813/A new study has now found compelling evidence that links dynamin-binding protein (DNMBP) to congenital bilateral cataracts and severe vision loss. The study appears in the
- High Dose of Sildenafil Tied to Long-term Retinal Damage in Case Reporthttps://modernod.com/news/high-dose-of-sildenafil-tied-to-long-term-retinal-damage-in-case-report/2479814/A patient who took a high dose of the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil citrate developed long-term, and possibly irreversible, retinal damage with bilateral multicolored photopsia (perceived flashes of light) and erythropsia (red-tinted vision), according to a