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PPG to Divest 51% Interest in Transitions Optical to Essilor International

PPG Industries, Inc. today announced it has reached an agreement to divest its 51 percent interest in Transitions Optical to Essilor International, which currently holds a 49 percent interest in the venture.

From PPG Industries Inc. 30 Jul 2013

BIOLASE Partners with Valam to Market Office-Based Laser Systems to Otolaryngologists

BIOLASE, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of dental lasers, and a pioneer in laser surgery in other medical specialties, announced today that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Valam Corporation ("Valam") to develop, market, and sell office-based laser systems to otolaryngologists (also known as "Ear, Nose, and Throat" or "ENT" doctors).

26 Jul 2013

Mauna Kea Enters into New Distribution Partnerships for Cellvizio LAB Systems

Mauna Kea Technologies, leader in the optical biopsy market and developer of Cellvizio®, the fastest way to see cancer, has entered several distribution agreements for its line of Cellvizio LAB products, including the Cellvizio Dual Band, for pre-clinical research.

26 Jul 2013

FDA Clears IMRIS’ Ceiling-Mounted Intraoperative CT Solution

IMRIS Inc. ("IMRIS" or the “Company”) today announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510K clearance to market VISIUS® iCT, the first and only ceiling-mounted intraoperative computed tomography (iCT) on the market.

23 Jul 2013

Eye Surgeons Integrate Excimer and Femtosecond Lasers

Eye surgeons at Gordon-Weiss-Schanzlin Vision Institute were the first to perform custom wavefront guided LASIK Surgery in the world, and they have been providing their patients with clearer vision since 1980. They have now invested in acquiring the most recent advance in laser technology, the WaveLight® EX500 Excimer Laser and the FS200 Femtosecond Laser – a system the LASIK surgeons in San Diego say provides unrivaled precision and speed for laser vision correction treatment.

20 Jul 2013

Innovations in Ophthalmic Devices

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Key Findings: Innovations in Ophthalmic Devices - Anterior Segment" report to their offering.

20 Jul 2013

Research to Develop Functional Imaging Technologies for Photoreceptor Diseases Receives Career Development Award

UC Davis Health System’s Eye Center has received a $250,000 Career Development Award from Research to Prevent Blindness to support the research of Ala Moshiri, an assistant professor of ophthalmology and director of electrophysiology services at the Eye Center.

16 Jul 2013

EyeMed Vision Care Achieves Certified Center of Excellence Distinction

EyeMed Vision Care, the nation’s fastest-growing vision benefits company and part of Luxottica, a leader in vision care and eyewear, announced that their Customer Care Center recently earned the distinction as a Certified Center of Excellence for the fourth consecutive year by BenchmarkPortal, a global leader in contact center benchmarking, certification, training and consulting.

15 Jul 2013

CMS Proposes Reimbursement for VisionCare’s Ophthalmic Telescope Implant for AMD

VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., today announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to provide reimbursement for VisionCare’s Implantable Miniature Telescope (by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz), the first FDA-approved ophthalmic telescope implant indicated to improve vision in patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in 2014.

11 Jul 2013

ASGE Acknowledges 19 Endoscopy Units Through Recognition Program

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has recognized 19 endoscopy units as part of its program specifically dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy in all settings where it is practiced in the United States. ASGE renewed the recognition for 35 units previously honored.

9 Jul 2013