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Lasik Study Is Priority In U.S., Will Start By 2009
Complaints about Lasik eye surgery using lasers made by companies including Advanced Medical Optics Inc. and Alcon Inc. are a priority for U.S. regulators, a government official said today. The more…

Anecortave Acetate Shown To Lower IOP In Different Forms Of Glaucoma
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A study in Brazil has concluded that an anterior juxtascleral depot of anecortave acetate can significantly reduce IOP for at least 3 months in several types of glaucoma. more…

Nanoparticles: Wave Of The Future In Diagnosis And Therapeutics
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fewer intravitreal injections of ranibizumab were needed to treat patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular The use of green gold more…

Effect Of Gene Therapy On Visual Function In Leber's Congenital Amaurosis
Early-onset, severe retinal dystrophy caused by mutations in the gene encoding retinal pigment epithelium–specific 65-kDa protein (RPE65) is associated with poor vision at birth and complete loss of more…

Noninvasive SRT Laser Effective In Treating Various Retinal Diseases
Therapy with a selective retinal treatment (SRT) laser may play a role in treatment of various retinal diseases. The treatment has the advantages of being noninvasive and does not damage tissue, said more…

Optic Nerve Physician Resource Center Unveiled
The development of an optic nerve physician resource center, in conjunction with the “All Eyes on Glaucoma” campaign, was announced during the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology more…

Gene Therapy Adds New Dimension Of Color Sensation In Primates
In results that challenge conventional models for color vision circuitry, researchers used gene therapy in a dichromatic primate model to add a third photopigment and bring about red-green vision. more…

Regeneron And Bayer HealthCare Announce Encouraging 32-Week Follow-Up Results From A Phase 2 Study Of VEGF Trap-Eye In Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) and Bayer HealthCare AG today announced that VEGF Trap-Eye dosed on a PRN (as-needed) dosing schedule maintained the statistically significant gain in more…

Better Postoperative Results With Fibrin Sealant Than Sutures For Wound Closure In Eye Surgery: Presented At ARVO
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla – April 30, 2008 -- Excellent results can be obtained using fibrin sealant as opposed to standard sutures in closing surgical wounds during Müller muscle-conjunctival resection, more…

Soft Contact Lenses Do Not Increase Myopia Progression In Children, Study Shows
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (April 28, 2008) – Soft contact lens wear does not accelerate the development of nearsightedness in children, a new study shows. Findings from the three-year study, the more…

Caffeine May Help Prevent UV-B Damage, Cataract Formation
Fort Lauderdale, FL - A study to be presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology demonstrates that caffeine may be effective against UV-B more…

New Products View More New Products
Optos P200MA Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope
Optos P200MA Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope
Optos North America
Optos’ P200MA device is a new imaging platform that produces the optomap® fa Angiography Procedure. Patients are injected with sodium fluorescein which rapidly works its way through the patient’s blood vessels and enables the doctor to dynamically and rapidly capture ultra-widefield images of the fluoresced blood vessels of the patient’s retina in real time. The device offers advanced image capture and review capabilities in disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring. The optomap® fa Angiography Procedure provides practitioners with access to reimbursement. more…
RetCam Shuttle Pediatric Retinal Imaging System
RetCam Shuttle Pediatric Retinal Imaging System
Clarity Medical Systems, Inc.
The new RetCam Shuttle offers the same imaging and video capture capabilities of RetCam II in a lighter, transportable unit. The Shuttle is designed for hospitals and clinics that do not require fluorescein angiography or on-board printers, yet do need a smaller unit that is network capable and suited for confined areas like NICUs, PICUs or clinics. The Shuttle is a cost-effective RetCam system that can be utilized at one location or as a shared system between hospitals. more…
Featured Products  
HAI LAB-1000xyz Laboratory Specular Microscope - HAI Labs, Inc. more…

VISCO SHIELD® Viscoelastic - Oasis Medical more…

DC-3 Digital Camera for SL-D Series Slit Lamps - Topcon America Corporation more…

CSV-1OOOSLanC Test Face - VectorVision more…

Journal Updates View More Journal Updates
A Comparative Analysis of Intraocular Lens Power Calculation Methods After Myopic Excimer Laser Surgery
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Central Corneal Thickness Measurements by Ultrasound, Orbscan II, and Visante OCT After LASIK for Myopia
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Buckle-Related Complications Following Surgical Repair of Retinal Dialysis
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Measurement of Intraocular Pressure in LASIK and LASEK Patients Using the Reichert Ocular Response Analyzer and Goldmann Applanation Tonometry
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Steroid-Induced Ptosis: Case Studies and Histopathologic Analysis
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Incidence of Acute Onset Endophthalmitis following Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) Injection
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Events View More Events
World Ophthalmology Congress 2008
June 28 - July 2, 2008
Hong Kong
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