Optometry

• Breaking News

• Ueno to initiate phase 1/2 trials of new therapy for severe dry eye

• May 1, 2013
• R-Tech Ueno Ltd. has announced that it has received Investigational New Drug approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new...More »

• Committee votes to expand privileges in La.

• Primary Care Optometry News, May 2013
• The Louisiana House Committee on Health and Welfare approved legislation April 17 that would allow optometrists in the state to administer injections,...More »

• Business News

• Sustained-release intravitreal implant for chronic DME now available in UK

• April 29, 2013
• Iluvien, a sustained-release intravitreal implant for the treatment of chronic diabetic macular edema, is now available in the United Kingdom, according...More »

• Breaking News

• Florida ODs get oral prescribing privileges

• April 23, 2013
• Gov. Rick Scott has granted optometrists in Florida oral drug prescriptive authority with the April 22 signing of HB 239/SB 278.
  According to Florida...More »

• Breaking News

• Florida ODs get oral prescribing privileges

• Primary Care Optometry News, May 2013
• Gov. Rick Scott has granted optometrists in Florida oral drug prescriptive authority with the April 22 signing of HB 239/SB 278.
  According to Florida...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Corneal cross-linking faces various regulatory hurdles in US

• April 23, 2013
• SAN FRANCISCO — Corneal collagen cross-linking faces numerous regulatory approvals in the United States by virtue of being a drug-device...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• ASCRS leads advocacy and innovation efforts

• April 21, 2013
• SAN FRANCISCO — Ophthalmic leaders stand poised to tackle ongoing clinical and regulatory challenges in the years ahead, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, the...More »

• Regulatory News

• FDA approves Simbrinza suspension to reduce IOP

• April 21, 2013
• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Simbrinza suspension, a fixed-dose combination therapy without a beta blocker, to reduce IOP in patients...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• BLOG: Many analogies, none quite right, emerge during Supreme Court genetic patent oral argument

• April 19, 2013
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• FDA focus on more efficient processing yields faster decisions

• April 19, 2013
• SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been criticized for its ponderous movement of potential drugs and medical devices through...More »

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