The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has gathered information from 92 facilities performing a combined annual 170,000 cataract surgeries and released statistics on the procedure times.
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Bausch + Lomb has signed an agreement, which will take effect this month, to distribute Leica Microsystems' ophthalmic surgical microscopes to markets in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and India, according to a Select Science report.
Knoxville, Tenn.-based healthcare services and information technology company Hubble Telemedical has released its minimally invasive EyeQ Wellness Exam service, which is designed for the early detection of eye disease.
The Medical Society of the State of New York has named Sam L. Unterricht, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist, its president.
A study conducted by the New England College of Optometry and recently published in Eye and Brain focused on the ability of traditional ophthalmoscopy to detect retinal lesions in comparison to an examination conducted with the use of optomap.
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leveland's Case Western Reserve University department of ophthalmology and visual sciences will host an eye health summit presented by the Ohio Chapter of Prevent Blindness America, according to a report by The Sacramento Bee.
NVISION Laser Eye Centers announced the availability of LipiFlow evaporative dry eye treatment at its 17 California locations.
Eye Institute of Utah in Salt Lake City and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary have acquired Sony Electronics' end-to-end 3-D imaging solution for ophthalmic surgery.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare has conducted a series of clinical studies on cataract extraction surgeries with lens insertion, the most common outpatient surgical procedure, and released nine patient outcome statistics.
Nearly 400 members of the American Academy of Ophthalmologists have gathered at Capitol Hill today to protest Medicare Cuts, arguing such cuts will be harmful to the ophthalmic care of seniors.