Jul 1, 2009
By:Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports
Two affiliates of Harvard Medical School's Department of Ophthalmology will begin a formal relationship in patient care Aug. 1, creating what the institutions describe as one of the most comprehensive pediatric ophthalmology networks in the country.
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Jul 1, 2009
By:Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports
Hideo Ozawa, founder and chairman of the board of Nidek Co. Ltd., died June 16 at a hospital in Gamagori, Japan. He was 79.
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Jul 1, 2009
By:Ophthalmology Times Staff Reports
Roy S. Chuck, MD, PhD, has been appointed chairman of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center. The appointment is effective July 1.
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Jun 22, 2009
The Glaucoma Research Foundation announced the addition of Candler Gibson as the new director of development.
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Jun 18, 2009
Prevent Blindness Ohio (PBO) urges the public to refrain from purchasing or using backyard fireworks for Fourth of July celebrations.
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Jun 16, 2009
A new position statement has been released by the Joint Commission to clarify the interpretation of standards regarding steam sterilization.
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Jun 15, 2009
By:Jennifer A. Webb
Newly unemployed Americans and their families who have lost their health insurance coverage and who are taking Pfizer branded medicines, including latanoprost ophthalmic solution (Xalatan), may be eligible for free medicine under a new patient assistance program launched by the manufacturer.
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Jun 15, 2009
By:Jennifer A. Webb
Abbott Medical Optics said it has decided to halt future production of its newest ophthalmic viscosurgical device, 3% sodium hyaluronate (Healon D), citing concerns about the company's ability to ensure a continuous supply to the market.
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Jun 15, 2009
Prevent Blindness Ohio (PBO), along with Prevent Blindness America (PBA), has named June as Vision Research Awareness month.
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