Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging technologies, today announced the first domestic installation of its new Canon CR-1 Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera at Rochester Family Eye Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Scientists have developed electrically powered semiconductor laser diodes that operate at a shorter wavelength than any others used today. The lasers, described online this week in Nature Photonics ("A 342-nm ultraviolet AlGaN multiplequantum-well laser diode"), could be used for the next generation of optical storage systems following today's Blu-ray disks, and will have applications in biomedicine, materials processing and microchip manufacture.
Glasses embedded with a telescope promise to make it easier for people with impaired vision to drive and do other activities requiring sharper distance vision. Schepens Eye Research Institute scientists describe the advantages of these innovative glasses over earlier devices in an article published in the May/June issue of Journal of Biomedical Optics, mailed in print form to subscribers this month.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging technologies, today announced the expansion of its line of digital radiography (DR) systems with the introduction of the Canon CXDI-60G Portable Flat Panel Detector. Canon's ninth-generation flat panel detector extends DR beyond traditional applications to include room-to-room installations, mobile X-ray systems and more.
As parents ready millions of children across the US to start the new school year, COVD's "August is Children's Vision and Learning Month" campaign is working to raise awareness about the important connection between vision and learning.
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading researcher and developer of light-based systems for cosmetic treatments, announced today that it has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Astron Clinica, Ltd. to distribute a range of aesthetic imaging products in the United States and Canada.
LCA-Vision Inc., a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus(R) brand, today announced that one million laser vision correction procedures have been performed at its LasikPlus(R) vision centers. LCA-Vision opened its first laser vision correction center in Cincinnati, Ohio shortly after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the technology to perform procedures in October 1995.
For patients with head and neck cancer, accurately determining how advanced the cancer is and detecting secondary cancers usually means undergoing numerous tests - until now. New Saint Louis University research has found that the PET-CT scanner can be used as a stand-alone tool to detect secondary cancers, which occur in 5 to 10 percent of head and neck cancer patients.
Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. today announced that the Aurora 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System is now available to patients in west Texas and its surrounding areas at Wellness Lubbock, a facility dedicated to women's imaging. This is the fifth installation of the Aurora System in the state of Texas, which leads the nation in the number of health care facilities providing this advanced breast imaging technology. The Aurora System is the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared dedicated breast MRI system specifically designed for the detection, diagnosis and management of breast disease.
Echelon Corporation today announced that the Olympic Village in Beijing is using Echelon's LonWorksR technology to create an energy efficiency lighting control system. Lighting typically consumes as much as a third of the electricity used in a building, making it a prime target for energy efficiency for the Olympic Village during the Games.
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