News Blinks — September 23, 2016

Friday, September 23, 2016

News Blinks — September 23, 2016

Here’s a quick look at some industry news you may have missed this week. 

  • Cambridge Consultants has released a low-cost and user-friendly method of diagnosing and monitoring glaucoma in an effort to slow its progression through early intervention and treatment.
  • Research from the University of Washington School of Medicine has found about 90 percent of the U.S. Medicare population lives within 15 minutes of an optometrist and 30 minutes of an ophthalmologist.
  • A recent study in JAMA Ophthalmology has found that young children are the highest-risk group when it comes to ocular chemical injuries.
  • Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins University have found that the brain network behind solving math problems is the same in both those who are blind and sighted.
  • Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur are reportedly looking to use nanoparticles from discarded cataract-impaired lenses as a method of drug delivery.
  • AcuFocus, Inc. recently announced it has raised about $66 million in a financing round led by global investment firm KKR, which will be used to speed-up commercialization of its KAMRA® corneal inlay and IC-8™ intraocular lens.
  • IRIDEX Corporation recently announced that training on the IQ 532 Laser System and an 810 nm OcuLight SLx for the permanent staff of the Orbis Flying Hospital was now complete. Both the Iridex 810nm OcuLight SLx and the IQ 532 are multifunctional lasers that can be used to perform continuous-wave and MicroPulse procedures to treat retina disorders and glaucoma. (see press release below)
  • Sight Sciences, Inc. has recently received a CE mark for its VISCO™360 Viscosurgical System for the surgical treatment of glaucoma. It is a fully-integrated, single-handed, single use device specifically designed for an ab interno approach using one single clear corneal incision.
  • Pixium Vision has received approval from the Spanish Ministry of Health for clinical trial with the IRIS®II bionic vision system for patients who have lost sight due to Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP).
  • The Retina Institute will be holding Okularfest — a seven-hour symposium covering advances in diagnosis and treatment of anterior and posterior segment diseases — on October 2, 2016 in Southern California.
  • The Ophthalmology Clinic and Refractive Surgery Center at Naval Hospital Bremerton recently invited a number of military optometrists to attend their Refractive Surgery Day, showcasing surgical competencies and services through seven PRK and two LASIK surgeries performed that day.
  • Researchers at Trinity College Dublin are working to solve the current shortage of corneal donor tissue by using nanofibers to replicate corneal fibers.
  • The three winners of the 2016 Antonio Champalimaud Vision Award were recently announced for their work on helping to fight vision disorders by means of neurological therapies.
  • Randolf Harvey, BS, CRNA — a founding member of the Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society (OAS) — was recently awarded with the 31st Annual Alice Magaw Outstanding Clinical Anesthesia Practitioner Award by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA).
  • MacPractice recently reported that its Patient Check In, Clipboard and iEHR native apps for iPad are now compatible with iOS X.
  • Orbit Research and the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) recently introduced Graphiti as the world's first affordable tactile graphics display.
  • A Chicago eyewear maker has designed Reflectacles — a line of reflective eyewear that can offer increased safety for those who bike and walk at night.
  • Delcath Systems, Inc. recently provided a grant to the Ocular Melanoma Foundation (OMF) to support its 6th annual Eye Am Not Alone patient education retreat held earlier this month in Miami at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
  • A leading manufacturer of smart glasses believes they will become just as popular as smartphones and laptops within the next 10 years.
  • And a new study says that the large amount of time that doctors spend on electronic health records and other clerical duties may be a cause of burnout.  
Click here to read the full press release

Source: Various

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