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Palomar Unveils Icon Laser and Optimized Light System

Palomar Medical Technologies, a company dealing in research and development of light-and laser-based systems for aesthetic treatments, has released the Palomar Icon Laser and Optimized Light System.

5 Apr 2011

Carl Zeiss Meditec’s MEL 80 Excimer Laser Receives FDA Approval

Carl Zeiss Meditec, a leading global medical technology supplier, has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) premarket approval for its MEL 80 Excimer Laser for treatment of hyperopia. The FDA had previously approved the laser for treatment of astigmatism and myopia.

31 Mar 2011

BIOLASE Receives U.S. Patent to Apply Laser Technologies for Vision Correction

Manufacturer and distributor of dental laser products, BIOLASE Technology has received a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that covers the use of its laser technologies for vision correction.

7 Mar 2011

Innovative Light Technology Reduces Radiation Side Effects in Cancer Patients

Quantum Devices, in collaboration with NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program, has used space technology for innovative medical applications.

7 Mar 2011

Photon Machines Licenses DSU’s Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy-Tag Technology

Delaware State University has licensed its new Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy-Tag Method (LIB-Tag), developed by its optics researchers, to Photon Machines, a specialist in developing sophisticated laser technology-based instruments. Meanwhile, the university is trying to get a patent for this groundbreaking technology.

28 Feb 2011

Scientists Use Adaptive Optics to Improve Live Brain Imaging

Eric Betzig, a scientist from Janelia Farm Research Campus at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, in collaboration with Na Ji, a postdoctoral scientist, has enhanced live brain imaging by integrating two-photon fluorescence microscopy with adaptive optics. The technique can aid researchers to view the mouse brain more clearly.

28 Feb 2011