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The latest clinical breakthroughs, practice management updates, and national advocacy alerts directly from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Visunex says its PanoCam Pro wide-field imaging system can detect external, anterior and posterior segment vision disorders in newborns.
Scientists at the University of Southern California Eye Institute are using advanced retinal imaging combined with comprehensive brain mapping techniques to unlock the mysteries of the brain as it relates to vision loss.
Some eye drop bottles are losing plastic safety seals or tamper evident rings below the bottle cap when consumers tilt or squeeze the bottle as they instill eye drops, causing eye injuries.
Scientists have shown that human cells can be reprogrammed to grow sheets of corneal tissue, and that stem cells in the human eye can be coaxed to regrow clear lenses after cataract surgery.
Acucela Inc. and YouHealth Eyetech Inc. have signed an agreement to develop a pharmacologic treatment for cataracts.
Two late-stage trials identify safety issues for Aerie Pharmaceuticals new glaucoma treatment, Rhopressa.
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