Products

Nutraceutical for Dry Eye Coming This Fall

Bausch + Lomb previewed a forthcoming product and pointed to company-funded research showing treatment effects possible after two, four and eight weeks of daily use.
04/26/2024

New Punctal Plug Features Tapered End for Easier Insertion

The device is made with a degradable material designed to last about six months.
04/08/2024

Contact Lens Ordering App Debuts

Alcon’s Marlo service keeps ECPs in control of the experience. The company augmented the platform with new features this week.
03/01/2024

All-in-one Device for Ocular Surface Assessment Launches

This new tool can crank out results for 10 distinct tests that help diagnose and evaluate dry eye and OSD, developers say.
01/26/2024

New Oculus Headset Touts Faster Testing

The Easyfield can assess a patient’s visual field, color vision and stereopsis using a lightweight, wearable device, the company says.
01/24/2024

New Imaging Device Combines OCT, UWF Imaging

Called the Mirante, the multimodal camera can also capture fundus autofluorescence and use several angiography modes.
01/11/2024

Reichert to Launch Four Dry Eye Devices in 2024

These include two for ocular surface evaluation, an anterior imaging system and a treatment for MGD and evaporative DED.
12/18/2023

New Sustained-release Implant Approved for IOP Lowering

A single administration of a prostaglandin analog delivery device called iDose TR could help control pressure and reduce or eliminate the need for topical drops for well over a year.
12/15/2023

User-Friendly SLT Device Gets Approved in US

The laser pulses are applied directly to the eye using a transscleral approach, meaning that a gonio lens isn’t needed.
12/13/2023

New RF Device Performs Both MGD and Aesthetic Lid Procedures

Patients should see improvement after four 12-minute sessions, Lumenis reports.
11/16/2023

Upcoming Events

May 2, 2024

Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
Location: Virtual
Presenters:  Kamran Riaz, MD, and Melissa Barnett, OD
Webinar: 7:00pm ET

Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb

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May 17-19, 2024

New Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care and Intrepid Eye Society's Spring Conference

Location: Omni La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Co-Chairs: Paul M. Karpecki, OD, and Selina McGee, OD

Register here

June 4, 2024

Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
Location: Virtual
Presenters:  Karl G. Stonecipher, MD, and Jessica Steen, OD
Webinar: 8:00pm ET

Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb

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