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Refractive Laser Suite
Tuesday, November 24, 2020Bausch + Lomb has announced its first fully integrated refractive laser eye surgery suite
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Positive Oxford Vaccine Trial Results
Monday, November 23, 2020AstraZeneca have announced that positive high-level results from an interim analysis of clinical trials of AZD1222 in the UK and Brazil showed the vaccine was highly effective in preventing COVID-19
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine promising
Sunday, November 15, 2020A Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been found to be more than 90 per cent effective.
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New Zeiss solutions
Monday, November 2, 2020At the 38th Congress of the ESCRS in Amsterdam, Carl Zeiss Meditec (Jena, Germany) officially launched the IOLMaster 700 with Central Topography (CT)
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Chandelier solution
Monday, November 2, 2020Oertli has announced the release of two trocar-based chandelier solutions that also offer a one-step access for an easy and quick connection.
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AbbVie acquires Allergan
Monday, November 2, 2020On 8 May, 2020, AbbVie (North Chicago, Illinois, USA), a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, announced completion of its acquisition of Allergan plc.
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IOL’S EXTENDED DIOPTRE RANGE
Thursday, October 1, 2020AcuFocus, Inc. has announced that the IC-8 small aperture intraocular lens (IOL) power range now extends from +10.0D to +30.0D (0.50D steps). “Having the IC-8 IOL in my practice has provided an exceptional option for my patients who are looking for spectacle independence,” says Professor Sathish Srinivasan, cataract and refractive surgery specialist at University Hospital […]
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CE Approval
Thursday, October 1, 2020SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions has received CE approval for the SCHWIND ATOS femtosecond laser. According to Schwind this enables refractive surgeons to offer their patients SmartSight, the latest generation of lenticular extraction developed by SCHWIND, as a treatment option. The refractive correction is performed entirely with SCHWIND ATOS. Featuring intelligent eye tracking with pupil recognition and cyclotorsion […]
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REDUCED GAS EMISSIONS
Thursday, October 1, 2020Rayner has announced that changes to their manufacturing and packaging procedures will reduce CO2 greenhouse gas emissions by more than 800 tonnes over the next five years. The reduced emissions are the result of three dedicated projects: Revising manufacture of the RayOne Hydrophobic IOL so that 26,200 litres of Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) will now be […]
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Santen Vision 2030
Thursday, October 1, 2020MicroShunt pending FDA approval exemplifies new focus on unmet patient need
