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IRIDEX IQ Laser Systems Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance

IRIDEX Corporation announces receipt of FDA 510(k) clearance for its Family of IRIDEX IQ Laser Systems. This clearance covers the IRIDEX IQ 532, IQ 577, IQ 630-670, and IQ 810 Laser Systems and their associated delivery devices to deliver laser energy in either CW-Pulse(TM), MicroPulse(TM) or LongPulse(TM) mode. These Laser Systems are intended for a wide range of specific applications in the medical specialties of ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat (ENT)/otolaryngology and dermatology.

15 Aug 2008

StockerYale Receives Follow-On Order for Pulsed Thulium Doped Fiber Laser

StockerYale, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of structured light lasers, LED modules and specialty optical fibers for industrial OEMs, medical and defense markets, today announced it had received a follow-on development order from one the world's largest defense contractors for the Company's pulsed Thulium Doped Fiber Laser (TDFL).

14 Aug 2008

Propelling the LED Driver IC Market into the Future

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "LED Driver ICs: Application Drivers, Technology Developments + Product Introduction Trends" report to their offering.

14 Aug 2008

Lumar Imaging to Offer Nuclear Imaging Services Under Agreement

Bederra Corporation, a medical imaging and diagnostic company, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Lumar Imaging, Inc. has entered into a Joint Venture (JV) agreement with Advanced Nuclear Consultants, LLC, a leading provider of refurbished nuclear gamma cameras with state-of-the-art technology.

12 Aug 2008

Refractive Error Accounts for Nearly 80 Percent of Vision Impairment in U.S.

About half of U.S. adults age 20 and older have refractive errors, or eye problems that result in less than 20/20 vision, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

11 Aug 2008

First Medical Imaging Product to be Recognized as an Ecomagination Product

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced its Signa HDe 1.5T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system as the first medical imaging product from GE Healthcare to be recognized as an ecomagination offering after completing the company's rigorous internal environmental and operational evaluation, recognizing it as one of the most energy efficient 1.5T MRI systems commercially available.

11 Aug 2008

Solving the Limitations of Current Visual Field Tests

Visual field tests are widely used by eye doctors and neurologists. By determining the health of the retina, optic nerve and the visual pathway throughout the brain, the test can uncover glaucoma and conditions such as optic neuritis or brain damage. Essential to undergo before one can drive a car or fly a plane, the visual field test is also used to pinpoint neurological damage after an accident or surgery.

9 Aug 2008