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Palomar Technologies to Exhibit at 2009 Strategies in Light Exhibition and Conference

Palomar Technologies announced today it will return to exhibit at the 2009 Strategies in Light Exhibition and Conference to be held February 18 - 20, 2009 in Santa Clara, California.

12 Feb 2009

Carl Zeiss Meditec Launches Visalis 100 for Surgical Treatment of Cataracts

Carl Zeiss Meditec successfully launched its new Visalis 100 system for the surgical treatment of cataracts at the most important ophthalmic meeting in India, the AIOC (All India Ophthalmology Congress) - which took place this year in Jaipur from 5 - 8 February. For the first time, the company chose a growth market for the initial presentation of an innovation.

12 Feb 2009

Breakthrough in the Science of Imaging and Sensing Nanoscale Objects

A collaborative effort between researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Stanford University has demonstrated a breakthrough in optical nanoscopy, the science of imaging and sensing of nanoscale objects.

10 Feb 2009

Navitar Announces Release of New 2009 Product Catalog

Navitar, a global leader of imaging optics technology announces the release of its new 2009 product catalog featuring a full line of optical solutions for Machine Vision, Automation, Assembly, Imaging, Measuring, Inspection and Biomedical Sciences.

From Navitar Inc. 10 Feb 2009

Vigorous Exercise May Help Prevent Both Cataracts and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

There's another reason to dust off those running shoes. Vigorous exercise may help prevent vision loss, according to a pair of studies from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The studies tracked approximately 31,000 runners for more than seven years, and found that running reduced the risk of both cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.

9 Feb 2009

Inspecting and Reading Sealing Caps on All Sides Now Possible with New Image Processing System

The image processing system VINSPEC by VITRONIC now makes it possible to inspect and read sealing caps on all sides. Due to the special patented optical system, a single sensor is able to produce a high-resolution image of the complete sealing cap including the lateral circumference.

9 Feb 2009

New Kind of Microscope to Visualize Cells in 3-D

University of Washington researchers have helped develop a new kind of microscope to visualize cells in three dimensions, an advance that could bring great progress in the field of early cancer detection.

9 Feb 2009

NanoViricides Update on Eye Drug Development

NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the "Company"), reported today that on-going negotiations with a large pharmaceutical company have now progressed to an advanced stage. The pharmaceutical company initially plans to evaluate NanoViricides's drug candidate for effectiveness against external ophthalmic diseases caused by two different virus types, namely herpes simplex virus (HSV) and adenovirus.

9 Feb 2009

Anti-Oxidants in Diet Shown to Halt Vision-Destroying Conditions

Though based on mouse studies, the research bolsters the idea that humans suffering from these and other eye conditions may be able to help preserve function by adding antioxidants to their diet, and explains why this would work. The team also devised a new cell-based gene therapy technique that could eventually offer another option for arresting vision loss from these diseases.

6 Feb 2009

Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy Research Wins ABC Best Paper Award

The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) has chosen the chemist Wei Sun (26) as the recipient of its Best Paper Award 2008. Sun is the lead author of a paper in ABC on developing advanced tools for in vivo biological imaging. The award, including the 1,000 euro prize, was created by Springer to help exceptional young scientists establish their research careers.

5 Feb 2009