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Date: Feb 8, 2012
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Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports
| Source: Ophthalmology Times eReport
Blinding eye diseases will be the focus of $350,000 in research funded by Research to Prevent Blindness at the John A. Moran Eye Center of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine.
Date: Feb 8, 2012
By:
Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports
| Source: Ophthalmology Times eReport
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. has withdrawn its offer to acquire ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $7.50 per share in cash.
Date: Feb 8, 2012
By:
Lynda Charters
| Source: Ophthalmology Times eReport
PRK seems to be associated with better optical quality 3 months postoperatively compared with femto-LASIK. The factors leading to negative effects in femto-LASIK might be the creation of an interface and the potential for development of dry eye, said Eric Perez-Campagne, MD.
Date: Feb 8, 2012
By:
Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports
| Source: Ophthalmology Times eReport
Private equity firm Candescent Partners has acquired vision services provider Koch Eye Associates.
Date: Feb 8, 2012
By:
Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports
| Source: Ophthalmology Times eReport
TearScience Inc. has received FDA clearance for a second-generation version of its proprietary device that treats evaporative dry eye by liquefying and evacuating obstructions in the meibomian glands (LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation System).
Date: Feb 8, 2012
By:
Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports
| Source: Ophthalmology Times eReport
Ruth D. Williams, MD, has begun her term as the 115th president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Date: Feb 8, 2012
By:
Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports
| Source: Ophthalmology Times eReport
The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery have issued guidelines to assist ophthalmologists in determining their ability to charge Medicare and/or its beneficiaries for use of a femtosecond laser during cataract surgery.
Date: Feb 8, 2012
By:
Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports
| Source: Ophthalmology Times eReport
The positive effects on vision health that have arisen from partnerships between Prevent Blindness America affiliates and their respective state public health entities are detailed in the organization’s latest report.
Date: Feb 3, 2012
By:
Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports
| Source: Ophthalmology Times Conference Brief
Ophthalmology Times welcomes attendees of this weekend’s Glaucoma 360 for a “full-compass view” of the cure, catalysts, and care of glaucoma, Feb. 2 to 4. Three separate events—uniting research, industry, and philanthropy to find a cure for glaucoma—are planned for this gathering, which is presented by the Glaucoma Research Foundation, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for glaucoma, in association with Ophthalmology Times. All activities for the meeting will be held at the Palace Hotel.
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