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Presbia unveils implantable micro-lens

October 2, 2009
By:Optometry Times Staff Reports

Presbia Coöperatief U.A. of Amsterdam unveiled an implantable micro-lens treatment (Flexivue System) for presbyopia at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons annual meeting.

World Sight Day set for Oct. 8

October 2, 2009
By:Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports

Three hundred events in more than 50 countries will mark this year's World Sight Day, Oct. 8.

FDA approves Sirion's NDA for ganciclovir 0.15% for herpetic keratitis

October 2, 2009
By:Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports

The FDA has approved a new drug application (NDA) for ganciclovir ophthalmic gel 0.15% (Zirgan, Sirion Therapeutics) as a treatment for acute herpetic keratitis (dendritic ulcers), the company announced.

AMD Alliance International organizes video contest to raise awareness

October 2, 2009

AMD Alliance International is hosting a video contest to raise awareness for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Individuals are invited to create and submit videos of no longer than 3 minutes that will communicate in the most creative and visually interesting ways the impact of AMD.

ESCRS: Surgeon outlines technique, intraoperative findings, postoperative regimen

September 16, 2009

Surgeons should not use home-made solutions or riboflavin in their corneal cross-linking technique, as it leads to unreliable results, said Paolo Vinciguerra, MD.

Ganciclovir ophthalmic gel 0.15% approved by FDA for herpetic keratitis

September 16, 2009

Sirion Therapeutics Inc. announced the FDA approval of its new drug application for ganciclovir ophthalmic gel 0.15% (Zirgan) as a treatment for acute herpetic keratitis. The FDA granted orphan drug designation to the gel for this indication in April 2007.

ISTA reports preliminary results for investigational drop

September 16, 2009
By:Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports

ISTA Pharmaceuticals has announced preliminary results from two recently completed studies of its investigational eye drop, prednisolone acetate 1.0% and tobramycin 0.3% (T-Pred).

Two new imaging device models are available

September 16, 2009
By:Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports

Heidelberg Engineering has two new models in its family of multimodality ophthalmic imaging devices (Spectralis).

ESCRS: Biomechanics of the crossed-link cornea explored

September 16, 2009

The next steps in the evolution of corneal cross linking (CXL) therapy must seek to improve the penetration of riboflavin to the deepest corneal layers, said Jesper Hjortdal, MD, PhD.

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