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New Endoscopic Method Helps to Close Chronic Small Fistulas

Gastrointestinal (GI) chronic perforations require closure and control of extraluminal collections and sepsis.

12 Apr 2010

Removal of Large Ileal Lipoma Using Endoscopic Unroofing Technique

Lipoma is relatively common in the colon but is less often in the small intestine. Most lipomas are incidentally detected at endoscopy and are usually small and asymptomatic.

12 Apr 2010

Mount Sinai Medical Center Becomes First to Use GE’s CZT-Based Nuclear Camera

The Mount Sinai Medical Center has become the first in the United States to commercially use a new cardiac nuclear imaging system by GE Healthcare, a cadmium zinc telluride (CZT)-based high-speed, high-resolution camera that drastically reduces imaging time for patients while also reducing radiation exposure compared to previously used technologies.

12 Apr 2010

Bausch + Lomb to Celebrate Ground-Breaking Crystalens at ASCRS Meeting in Boston

Crystalens®, the only FDA-approved accommodating intraocular lens (IOL), will celebrate its tenth anniversary at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting in Boston.

12 Apr 2010

FDA Approved Laser Vision Correction Technology Adopted by 25 U.S. Centers

In 1985 a haunting close up photo of an Afghan refugee girl appeared on the cover of National Geographic Magazine.

12 Apr 2010

ReLEx Femtosecond Laser Vision Correction Method Now Available for Sale Outside U.S.

Carl Zeiss Meditec today announced that ReLEx, the first femtosecond-only method of laser vision correction, is now available for sale outside the United States.

12 Apr 2010

OFS to Showcase HCXtreme Optical Fiber Designed for Medical Industry

OFS, Specialty Photonics Division (OFS), a leading provider of specialty optical fiber, cable, and assemblies, will exhibit for the first time at the 2010 American Society for Laser, Medicine, and Surgery Conference (ASLMS); located in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 15-17.

12 Apr 2010

PresbyLens Clinical Study Commenced by ReVision Optics

ReVision Optics, a leading company in the research, development and manufacture of custom optical products to correct and maintain vision, announced today that it has begun its US clinical trial of the PresbyLens® corneal inlay.

12 Apr 2010

LASER 2010 to Highlight Latest Research Developments in Laser Medicine

The world’s top laser experts will gather in Phoenix, AZ, to share innovations in lasers and emerging technologies at the 30th Annual Scientific Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS). “LASER 2010” will be held April 14-18, 2010, at the downtown Phoenix Convention Center.

8 Apr 2010