In a major shift in the ophthalmic surgery business Roundtable has created an impressive portfolio of ophthalmology products with the combining of assets from BD and Medtronic. The business according to Roundtable will be known as, “Beaver-Visitec International, Inc. “Beaver-Visitec”, consists of ophthalmology products and assets recently acquired from BD Becton, Dickinson and Company and [...]
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DMLA, quatre lettres pour perdre la vue (French)
Press Release: DMLA, quatre lettres pour perdre la vue. RETINA FRANCE soutient, aide et renseigne les nombreuses personnes dans notre pays atteintes par un problème visuel. La DMLA, dégénérescence maculaire liée à l’âge, touche plus d’un million de personnes en détruisant progressivement le centre de la rétine, appelé Macula. Peu à peu la vision des [...]
U.S. Ophthalmic Precision Device Manufacturer
Hampton Medical produces the Highest-Quality Corneal Trephine Blades in the Ophthalmic Industry. We specialize in machining small precision instruments and metal components: .1094” – 1.0” O.D. We use stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, brass, copper and plastic. Our Machinery: CNC lathes, drilling machines, electro polishers, sand blasters, and marking machines. We are diverse in medical and [...]
Accommodative lens results considered ‘disappointing’ – IOL shifts forward but offers less than 0.5 D of pseudophakic accommodation – Modern Medicine
the investigators reported an anterior shift of less than 0.5 D of accommodation, which was disappointing in that patients were not spectacle-independent, according to Eduardo Marques, MD via Accommodative lens results considered ‘disappointing’ – IOL shifts forward but offers less than 0.5 D of pseudophakic accommodation – Modern Medicine.
From Allergan To Advanced Medical Optics To Abbott In 7 Years
Advanced Medical Optics , spun off from Allergan, Inc. in 2002, has just been acquired by Abbott. Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), specialized in corneal, refractive and cataract products, competes with industry ophthalmic heavy weights, Alcon, Bausch and Lomb and Carl Zeiss Meditec. John Capec, EVP Abbott said: “With AMO, Abbott will immediately become a global [...]
FDA Approves Alcon’s AcrySof(R) IQ ReSTOR(R) +3.0 D Intraocular Lens
FDA Approves Alcon’s AcrySof(R) IQ ReSTOR(R) +3.0 D Intraocular Lens in the US. The product is already sold in Europe. New Lens Corrects for Cataracts with Presbyopia
Healon D Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device – Advanced Medical Optics (AMO)
Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), Inc. and FDA notified healthcare professionals of a recall of Healon D Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device, Lot Number UD30654, 30 mg/mL fill size syringes. Some of the tested OVD syringes had endotoxin levels above the required limit.
Synergetics USA Ophthalmology Business Up 16% Q1 Fiscal 2009
Interesting to see that Synergetics USA ophthalmology business up 16% Q1 Fiscal 2009. Of note domestic ophthalmology sales (higher vitreoretinal instrument sales and disposables) were up 7% only while international was up 34%.
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