Optometry

• FDA approvals

• FDA clears microperimetry as part of Optos OCT SLO

• March 13, 2013
• Optos has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to include microperimetry as part of its OCT SLO device, according to a...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Portable ETDRS chart offers advantages over standard chart

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, April 25, 2013
• PHILADELPHIA — A pocket-sized ETDRS chart has the advantage of the high reproducibility of the standard ETDRS chart without the bulkiness, a speaker...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Treat-and-extend regimen for CRVO shows modest success

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, April 25, 2013
• PHILADELPHIA — A treat-and-extend regimen of anti-VEGF therapy for macular edema from central retinal vein occlusion offered advantages but was less...More »

• In the Journals

• Seven new loci linked to AMD

• March 8, 2013
• Researchers have identified seven new loci linked to age-related macular degeneration, offering potential new avenues for biologic, therapeutic and...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• ‘Next generation’ genetic test for AMD now available

• March 7, 2013
• ATLANTA — Arctic announced here at SECO that the latest generation of its in-office test for age-related macular degeneration now incorporates...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Optovue releases normative database, low-cost fundus camera

• March 6, 2013
• ATLANTA – Optovue announced here at SECO that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved it normative database for the iVue spectral...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Speaker: Know signs of retinitis pigmentosa, not just symptoms

• Primary Care Optometry News, April 2013
• ATLANTA – Although it is a rare hereditary disease, clinicians must never discount retinitis pigmentosa as a potential diagnosis, and because it can...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Diet affects vision, cognitive function, speaker says

• March 4, 2013
• ATLANTA – A presenter here at the SECO meeting explained the links between diet, age-related macular degeneration and Alzheimer’s disease and...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Care for patients with diabetes must be individualized

• Primary Care Optometry News, April 2013
• ATLANTA – While physical activity is crucial to keeping patients with diabetes healthier, those with uncontrolled proliferative retinopathy should...More »

• Business News

• Kala Pharmaceuticals raises $11.5 million to advance ophthalmic programs

• February 28, 2013
• Kala Pharmaceuticals has secured $11.5 million in Series A equity financing to help move two of its ophthalmic platforms through clinical proof of...More »

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