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Researchers Explore New Optical Techniques to Create Higher Power Image Shifting Devices

Researchers from the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School have designed three new eyeglasses using high-power prisms to optimally expand the visual fields of patients with hemianopia, a condition in which the visual fields of both eyes are cut by half.

18 May 2016

New IVPA Imaging Holds Potential to Identify Heart Disease Better

As plaque accumulates on the inside of arteries, it can cause the arteries to thicken and harden. When that plaque ruptures, it can ultimately block blood flow and lead to a heart attack, stroke or other problem throughout the body.

12 May 2016

Dornier to Showcase Newest Holmium Laser Fiber at AUA’s 2016 Annual Meeting

Dornier MedTech is a global medical device company known for its pioneering technologies and revolutionary therapies in urology. Dornier will be showcasing their newest holmium laser fiber, Dornier HeatFlex™, at the 2016 American Urological Association's Annual Meeting (AUA) in San Diego, California.

9 May 2016

Olympus Receives FDA Clearance for New High Definition Telescope Technology

Olympus, a global technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions for medical and surgical procedures, among other core businesses, announced today FDA clearance of its new High Definition telescope technology with Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) capabilities, which has been FDA-cleared for the improved visualization of bladder cancer.

6 May 2016

New Light-based Technique Could Offer Hope for Patients with Corneal Disease

Researchers have developed a new light-based technique that selectively stiffens tissue in the cornea and might one day offer improved treatment for eye problems caused by weakened corneal tissue.

5 May 2016

AANS 2016: New Results Support Use of Monteris Medical’s NeuroBlate System for Brain Lesions

Monteris Medical today announced new data from two separate studies supporting the use of its NeuroBlate® System for brain lesions were presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 84th Annual Scientific Meeting, taking place from April 30 – May 4. Data evaluating customized 3D printed mini-platforms in laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) were also presented at the meeting.

4 May 2016

Wasatch Photonics Debuts New High-Resolution Angiographic Imaging Device, WP MicroAngio

Wasatch Photonics Inc., a leading provider for gratings, spectrometer and optical coherence tomography instrumentation, announced Monday (March 21), the launch of a new imaging device, WP MicroAngio, for high- resolution angiographic imaging for research and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) applications.

22 Apr 2016

UNC Researchers Use Lasers to Manipulate Protein Movement Within Living Cells

Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have developed a way to embed light-responsive switches into proteins so that researchers can use lasers to manipulate protein movement and activity within living cells and animals.

19 Apr 2016

NYLasik's Doctor Leonard Bley Officially Adopts Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery

Dr. Leonard Bley announced today that he has officially brought laser assisted cataract surgery to NYLasik's list of available procedures.

15 Apr 2016

MIPT Scientists Control Behavior of Heart Muscle Cells Using Laser Radiation

Scientists from MIPT's Laboratory of the Biophysics of Excitable Systems have discovered how to control the behaviour of heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) using laser radiation; this study will help scientists to better understand the mechanisms of the heart and could ultimately provide a method of treating arrhythmia. The paper has been published in the journal PLOS ONE.

15 Apr 2016