| Allergan opens $60 million center
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| Irvine, CA—Allergan Inc. celebrated the opening of its new $60 million Herbert Research Center here in December. Touted as a state-of-the-art facility to study eye disease and neurologic disorders, the center will house areas for molecular biology, neuromodulator research, high-throughput screening, and medicinal chemistry.
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| ASC uses novel sedation techniques
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| Elmira, NY—An ambulatory surgery center (ASC) here has won an "Innovations in Quality Improvement Award" from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)'s Institute for Quality Improvement.
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| Review course targets practice administrators
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| San Francisco—The American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA) will offer a day of Certified Ophthalmic Executive (COE) review courses on March 17, and a paper test on March 21, for ophthalmic administrators seeking to earn the COE credential.
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| Ruling: infringement of AMO found 'willful'
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Jennifer A. Webb
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| Fort Worth, TX—Alcon Inc. is disputing a judge's finding that the company intentionally copied aspects of Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) Inc.'s Sovereign phacoemulsification machine and says it will appeal.
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| Senior vitreoretinal fellows gather
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| Chicago—Ninety North American vitreoretinal fellows in their final year of training attended the 6th Annual Retinal Fellows' Forum in January to review current treatments and meet other industry members.
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| Video Journal explores hot topics, techniques
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| Cincinnati—Robert H. Osher, MD, professor of ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati and medical director emeritus of the Cincinnati Eye Institute, is celebrating 20 years of the Video Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery with two issues in 2006.
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| Conference on Aging supports vision research
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| Washington, DC—Delegates to the White House Conference on Aging supported the need for vision-care research and Medicare and Medicaid reform to deal with increased numbers of older Americans.
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| Optos picked as technology partner
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| Dunfermline, Scotland—Optos plc has been selected as one of 36 technology pioneers for 2006 by the World Economic Forum.
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| QLT repositions strategy for verteporfin, growth
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| Vancouver, Canada—QLT Inc. has outlined a new strategic plan that refocuses it on key programs in an effort to streamline the company and increase revenues.
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