Tarsus pipeline advances program for Demodex blepharitis
April 28th 2022Last year, the company announced the data from the Saturn-1 study for TP-03, the first potential product to treat Demodex blepharitis, and the product is now in the phase 3 trial (Saturn-2). Aziz Mottiwala, chief commercial officer for Tarsus, gives a company update on the pipeline for their program for Demodex blepharitis.
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BioTissue continues the rollout of its corporate rebranding
April 27th 2022Earlier this year, BioTissue announced the corporate rebrand of its new customer facing entity, including carrying the name over to its surgical business formally known as Amniox Medical. Randy Mansfield, VP of marketing for BioTissue, shares an update at ASCRS 2022.
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Chuck Hess, vice president and general manager, Bausch and Lomb, discusses XIPERE™, the first and only therapy available in the United States that utilizes the suprachoroidal space to treat patients suffering from macular edema associated with uveitis, and other new things rolled out recently from the company.
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Alcon introduces VR surgical training technology
April 12th 2022This advancement reinforces Alcon’s commitment to surgeon training and education, as part of the Alcon Experience Academy. The new device will be introduced at the upcoming ASCRS meeting and surgeons will be able to experience the new technology firsthand.
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AXIM Biotech develops rapid quantitative tear test for MMP-9, an inflammatory biomarker for DED
April 11th 2022The challenge has been in early detection of inflammation. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), an inflammatory biomarker consistently elevated in the tears of dry eye patients, may accelerate early diagnosis when detected.
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Nicox’s NCX 470 Dolomites Phase 2 results published in Journal of Glaucoma
April 11th 2022NCX 470 is currently enrolling patients in two multi-regional Phase 3 glaucoma clinical trials, Mont Blanc and Denali. The objective of these two trials is to demonstrate statistically superior IOP lowering of once daily dosed NCX 470
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Orbis' Doris Macharia, MD, reflects on where Orbis has been and the next 40 years to come
April 6th 2022Orbis International celebrates 40 years of innovation this year, beginning in 1982 with their iconic flying eye hospital. Since their start, Orbis has continued their innovation, working to achieve sustainable and scalable impact in the countries where they work. Doris Macharia, MD, senior vice president of global programs with Orbis, talks with Ophthalmology Times' Sheryl Stevenson, reflecting on the last 40 years and what's to come.
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IAPB introduces 'Focus on Child Eye Health'
April 4th 2022The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) recently announced an expansion of their ‘Focus on Glaucoma’ and ‘Focus on Diabetes’ series with their new ‘Focus on Child Eye Health’ series in partnership with CooperVision.
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Study focuses on potential biologic to treat allergic eye disease
March 18th 2022A team of investigators has found that nomacopan, a recombinant biologic derived from blood-feeding ticks, may be an option for the treatment of allergic eye disease due to its ability to down-regulate the LTB4/C5 pathways in experimental allergy conjunctivitis.
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