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Bausch + Lomb’s VICTUS Femtosecond Laser Platform Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Bausch + Lomb has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the VICTUS® Femtosecond Laser Platform for laser-assisted lens fragmentation* during cataract surgery.

18 Jul 2014

PresbiBio Completes Treatment in First Stage of Presbia Flexivue Microlens Pivotal U.S. FDA IDE Study

Presbia Holdings, through its subsidiary PresbiBio LLC, announced today that it completed treatment of subjects in the first stage of its pivotal U.S. FDA IDE study of the Presbia Flexivue Microlens™.

16 Jul 2014

HOYA Partners with i-Optics to Provide EasyScan 3 Minute Eye Care Test Services

HOYA signs a multiple-year contract with Eye diagnostics innovator i-Optics to offer opticians the EasyScan 3 minute eye care test services for life-long eye health.

15 Jul 2014

Noninvasive Retinal Imaging Device Enables Early Detection of Changes Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

A noninvasive optical imaging device developed at Cedars-Sinai can provide early detection of changes that later occur in the brain and are a classic sign of Alzheimer’s disease, according to preliminary results from investigators conducting a clinical trial in Australia.

15 Jul 2014

Animal Dermatology Clinic Indianapolis Offers Cold Laser Therapy

Animal Dermatology Clinic Indianapolis now offers cold laser therapy as a new, non-invasive treatment option and adjunctive therapy for several dermatologic conditions.

10 Jul 2014

Hospitals Vary Substantially in Use of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Hospitals across the country vary substantially in their use of minimally invasive surgery, even when evidence shows that for most patients, minimally invasive surgery is superior to open surgery, a new study shows. The finding represents a major disparity in the surgical care delivered at various hospitals, the study’s authors say, and identifies an area of medicine ripe for improvement.

10 Jul 2014

Tranquility Laser Center Utilizes Astanza Trinity for Laser Tattoo Removal

Tranquility Laser Center is the Miami Valley Area's newest leader in aesthetic medicine, featuring the region's most cutting-edge, full-spectrum laser tattoo removal solution – the Astanza Trinity.

9 Jul 2014

New Cardiovascular X-ray System from Toshiba

Hospitals are now able to address their interventional cardiology needs with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s newest X-ray system, the Infinix™ Essential. As healthcare reform challenges hospitals to do more with less, the Infinix Essential is an ideal value system that doesn’t sacrifice performance. With its slim, off-center C-arm design, the system allows steep angulations for optimized vessel profiling during cardiac interventions.

7 Jul 2014

Proton Beam Therapy may be Better than Photon IMRT to Treat Advanced Head, Neck Cancers

A new study by radiation oncologists at Mayo Clinic comparing the world’s literature on outcomes of proton beam therapy in the treatment of a variety of advanced head and neck cancers of the skull base compared to intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has found that proton beam therapy significantly improved disease free survival and tumor control when compared to IMRT. The results appear in the journal Lancet Oncology.

2 Jul 2014

MIT Researchers Develop Light-Sensitive Protein for Non-invasive Brain Control

Optogenetics, a technology that allows scientists to control brain activity by shining light on neurons, relies on light-sensitive proteins that can suppress or stimulate electrical signals within cells. This technique requires a light source to be implanted in the brain, where it can reach the cells to be controlled.

30 Jun 2014