FDA Announces Plans for LASIK Quality of Life Project Agency also Announces Warning Letters Issued to LASIK Facilities SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 15 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the launch of a collaborative study with the National Eye Institute and the U.S. Department of Defense to examine the potential impact on [...]
STAAR Surgical Reports Progress on Japanese Application for Approval of Visian Implantable Collamer Lens MONROVIA, Calif., Aug. 20 — STAAR Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today reported on the status of its application to obtain approval to market the Company’s Visian ICL products in Japan. [...]
Worldwide Gap Between Vision Care Attitudes & Behavior New Global Survey Reveals Cultural Variances About Taking Care of Your Eyes JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 6 — Across cultures and national boundaries, sight is valued as the most important of the five senses. Yet, new research reveals that across the world, nearly half (44%) share the misguided [...]
Maloney Vision Institute Seeks Participants for Research Study on Reducing the Dependence on Reading Glasses Los Angeles Lasik center Maloney Vision Institute is hosting an FDA study on the ACI Corneal Inlay, which is an implant that can reduce the need for reading glasses. Dr. Robert Maloney ABC’s extreme makeover doctor, performed over 50,000 lasik [...]
Davis Vision Center Publishes Study Comparing LASIK Costs to Wearing Eyeglasses and Contacts Over a Lifetime Davis Vision Center of Salt Lake City, UT recently conducted an in-house study, comparing the costs of LASIK treatment to wearing eyeglasses and contacts over a lifetime. The study is published at http://www.davisvisionmd.com/blog/lasik-costs/lasik-vs-glasses-contacts/ September 21, 2009 — Undergoing a [...]
A research team has found that laser eye surgery that corrects vision does not lead to later problems with the Laser eye surgery has no long-term effects on cornea. Two types of laser surgery: photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) are often used to correct refractive errors such as nearsightedness. However, little [...]
EyeScience creates Scientific Advisory Board to further vitamin breakthroughs in treating AMD and dry eye syndrome. COLUMBUS, Ohio, — In continuing their successful vitamin breakthroughs in fighting age-related macular degeneration (AMD), dry eye syndrome and other ocular conditions, EyeScience(TM) announced a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) today. Coming from a broad range of ocular and medical [...]
Safety, efficacy of corneal transplant procedure confirmed; an antibiotic can cause double vision SAN FRANCISCO, CA–Highlights of September’s Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy), include a 2009 review by the Academy of the safety and efficacy of a widely used corneal transplant procedure and a warning about an unusual but serious [...]
New, Cost-Effective Surgical Tools to Drive Ophthalmological Surgery Says Frost & Sullivan Mountain View, CA, United States, 09/01/2009 – New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Innovative Surgical Devices for Human Vision Disorders, finds that the ophthalmology medical devices market is growing dynamically at present and is anticipated to continue with this growth trend. The ophthalmology [...]
Study: Glasses After Lasik They had Lasik surgery but still need glasses. A new Consumer Reports Health survey finds that while 80 percent of people who’ve had Lasik or other laser vision-correction surgery are “completely” or “very satisfied,” 55 percent of those who had gone through the procedure said they still had to wear glasses [...]
