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Vertilon Announces New PhotoniQ PMT Data Acquisition Systems for Optical Sensors

Vertilon Corporation, a leader in high performance multichannel data acquisition systems for optical sensors, announced today that it has added the IQSP418 and IQSP518 to its PhotoniQ product line.

19 Jan 2010

AMD LASERS Releases Picasso Lite Soft Tissue Dental Laser

AMD LASERS today announced the introduction of the Picasso Lite soft tissue dental laser

19 Jan 2010

Spa 7 Cosmetic + Laser Center Provides CO2 Laser Skin Resurfacing Treatments

Spa 7 Cosmetic & Laser Center, located inside Burke Williams Day Spa, now offers CO2 laser skin resurfacing treatments with the SmartXide DOT (Dermal Optical Thermolysis) laser system in Pasadena and the Pixel CO2 OMNIFIT system in West Hollywood. For the patient with deeper wrinkling and skin damage, these CO2 laser treatments are the gold standard, offering patients an alternative to the old CO2 technology, with minimal downtime, rapid healing and remarkable results.

19 Jan 2010

OBP Medical Launches OfficeSPEC Disposable Vaginal Speculum with Built-In LED Light

OBP Medical Inc. introduces the OfficeSPEC™, the first disposable side-opening vaginal speculum for office-based hysteroscopic procedures

19 Jan 2010

“Dr. Oz Show” Television Program Featured Optomap Retinal Exam from Optos

The “Dr. Oz Show” syndicated television program featuring Dr. Mehmet Oz, recently included Optos’ Optomap® Retinal Exam. This breakthrough technology images the back of the eye and helps doctors assess overall eye health as well as detecting signs of other diseases such as cancer, diabetes and hypertension. The segment aired in most markets this week.

18 Jan 2010

Oakley Unveils Special Edition Sunglass and Snow Goggle for Winter Olympics

Oakley, Inc. today announced the release of a new Global Collection of products designed to honor Oakley's global team of athletes participating in the Winter Olympics. As part of this rare array, a special edition sunglass and snow goggle carry custom Oakley art to salute the nations that will send their best to Canada in February 2010. Apparel designs and accessories in the collection are accented with graphics that recognize the heritage of the hosting province, and a limited edition timepiece is part of the unparalleled line of collectibles.

18 Jan 2010

Laser-Based Eye Surgeries in Q1 Amounts to 124% of Average Volume

According to Market Scope, a refractive industry research organization, the number of LASIK vision correction surgeries performed during the first quarter of the year is 124 percent of the average quarterly volume. With health-related New Year’s resolutions, the resetting of annual flexible health care spending accounts and summer just around the corner, it certainly stands to reason, according to Dr. Ayman Boutros of The Eye Center.

13 Jan 2010

PhotoMedex and Galderma Labs to Co-Promote Photodynamic Therapy for AK Treatment

PhotoMedex (Nasdaq: PHMD) and Galderma Laboratories, L.P. have entered into a co-promotion agreement for Galderma’s photodynamic therapy application for the treatment of actinic keratoses (“AK”).

12 Jan 2010

Hand-Held SD Optical Coherence Tomography Provides High-Resolution Retinal Scans

Using a hand-held spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging device, researchers have obtained high-resolution retinal scans of premature infants with progressive retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), according to a report in this month’s Archives of Ophthalmology.

12 Jan 2010

Vuzix Releases New Accessories Line for Wrap Series Video Eywear

Vuzix Corporation (TSX-V: VZX), the leader in video eyewear for the mainstream consumer, defense and low vision markets, is pleased to be unveiling a new line of eyewear accessories for its Wrap series of video eywear at this year’s 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show. Accessories include the Wrap VGA Adapter, Wrap 6 Degrees-of-Freedom Tracker, Wrap Power Sled, Wrap CV Recharge Pack, Wrap Style Lens options and a Deluxe Carry Case. These new products transform the Wrap line into the first-ever pair of upgradeable video eyewear. These innovative upgrades offer consumers the ability to purchase a product that can adapt to a user’s specific needs.

11 Jan 2010