A drug-dispensing contact lens
... adjustable rates. They describe their prototype lens in the July issue of Investigative Ophthalmology ... of Technology (MIT) created a two-layer contact lens with an inner drug-bearing biodegradable polymer ... daily eye drops. They have begun to test the lens in animals and plan to begin human testing as ...Essilor : First Half 2009 Revenue
... on new product launches to sustain its lens sales. Market share increased worldwide, led by ... the Essilor Transitions(R) VI variable-tint lens in Europe and the Xperio(TM) polarized lens in the United States. - Firm growth in ...STAAR Surgical Receives FDA Clearance for the Epiphany(TM) Injector System
... the eye. The Epiphany's planar delivery of the lens into the eye offers controlled release of the lens haptics which is another clear advantage that ... products include the Visian ICL, a tiny, flexible lens implanted to correct refractive errors, as well ...STAAR Surgical Receives CE Mark Approval for KS-X Preloaded Hydrophobic Acrylic Lens Injector System
... to market this foldable intraocular (IOL) KS-X lens delivery system in the European Union as well as ... It also signifies that STAAR's preloaded acrylic lens delivery system complies with applicable safety ... market for two years. The STAAR system enables lens delivery into the eye through a 2.8 millimeter ...STAAR Surgical Releases Afinity(TM) Collamer(R) Aspheric Single Piece NTIOL
... Aspheric Single Piece New Technology Intraocular lens (NTIOL). NTIOLs are Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) ... as providing new clinical benefits. The STAAR lens can be delivered into the eye through a 2.2 mm ... on the market. The Collamer material is a unique lens material composed of collagen, a UV-absorbing ...Abbott Expands Its Growing Medical Device Business With Acquisition of Advanced Medical Optics (AMO)
... market and the number three position in contact lens care products. "Through superior vision ... three segments: cataract surgery/intraocular lens (IOL), laser vision correction and eye care ... replaces a patient's aging and cloudy natural lens with an IOL or ...Hawaii LASIK Eye Surgery Expert Dr. John D. Olkowski Qualifies and Lists with Trusted LASIK Surgeons
... implantation of a Crystalens focusing implant lens for cataract patients as wells an the first ... including laser vision correction as well as lens implants, and corneal transplants, Dr. Olkowski ... implants, limbal relaxing incisions, cataract lens implants, and corneal transplants eye surgery to ...60 LED Lights Enhance Magnifying Lamp for Assembly, Engineering, Inspection or Research
... 10, 2008 -- A powerful LED lamp with magnifying lens now is available for added precision, flexibility ... a ring of 60 lights and a 3-diopter (1.75x) glass lens to deliver the highest level of LED task lighting ... under the lens. ProVue LED, with a five-inch lens and spring-balanced adjustable arm extending 33 ...Essilor's First-Half 2008 Results
... companies. In Germany, it acquired Nika GmbH, a lens wholesaler with around EUR9 million in ... impact of acquisitions-particularly OOGP (contact lens distribution), KBco (polarized lens distribution) and ILT (ophthalmic lens distribution), all of which were acquired in ...Beaumont Doctor's Invention Improves Cataract Surgery Outcomes
... Hospitals, is making an innovative ophthalmic lens support system available for licensing. Timothy ... the advanced lens support system to stabilize the lens before or during cataract surgery, thereby preventing the movement of lens fragments into the back of the eye. Each year, ...Telescope Embedded in Spectacle Lens Promises to Make Driving Easier for Visually Impaired
... is mounted through the top of the regular lens or above the frame. In both cases, the telescopic ... time, looking through the regular spectacle lens most of the time. While these bioptic ... To embed the whole telescope inside the spectacle lens they had to obtain the magnifying power from ...New technique measures ultrashort laser pulses at focus
... to correct for the aberrations by changing a lens or using a pulse shaper or compressor to ... significantly from point to point in space due to lens aberrations in focusing optics. To address ... pulses focused by various lenses, since each lens can cause different complex distortions. To ...STAAR Surgical Receives Approval to Market Visian(R) Toric Implantable Collamer Lens in China
... the STAAR Visian(TM) Toric Implantable Collamer lens to ophthalmologists and other eye care ... the STAAR Visian ICH, an implantable collamer lens to correct hyperopia or farsightedness. "This ... and include the Visian ICL, a tiny, flexible lens implanted to correct refractive errors, as ...Cardiff University engineers give industry a moth's eye view
... have adopted the model to create an industrial lens for use in a low light environment. The structures on the surface of the new lens are less than 100 nanometres in height (a ... it enters the lens. The tiny features of the lens mould were created using the MECs Focused Ion ...Essilor's 2007 Third-Quarter Report
... attributable to: - Around 5% growth in lens sales volume in the first nine ... now account for over half of the Company's total lens sales. Consolidated revenue for the third ... positioned in the fast-growing polarized lens market. The Company also acquired SentralSlip, a ...Essilor : 2009 First Quarter Report
... subsidiaries. In India, Essilor raised its interest in GKB Rx lens Private Ltd from 50% to 60%. Based in Kolkata, GKB Rx lens Private Ltd operates a network of prescription laboratories and reported ...NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results
... of the eye, ear and sinus, and to develop the next generation of contact lens solutions. Alcon recently initiated a Phase I clinical trial of NVC-422 ( ... Inc. for use of its Aganocides in the eye, ear and sinus, and in contact lens solutions. NovaBay has entered into an agreement with Galderma S.A. to ...Trusted LASIK Surgeons Welcomes LASIK Expert Michael Raizman of Boston to its Unique LASIK Directory
... (laser vision correction), but also, limbal relaxing incisions, cataract lens implants, and premium lens implants such as Crystalens Rezoom, ReStor, ICL, and clear lensectomy. ...Vermont Surgeon Implants First Accommodating Crystalens in Russia
... surgery on her opposite eye two years ago with a fixed focus intraocular lens that Dr. Singer said provided her good distance vision. "After we ... patients will help advance the adoption of the accommodating intraocular lens around the world," said Amy Jacobs, Global Director of Marketing for ...Denser, more powerful computer chips possible with plasmonic lenses that 'fly'
... than the wavelength of light. The engineers designed a silver plasmonic lens with concentric rings that concentrate the light to a hole in the center ... lithography - work at a snail's pace compared to the flying plasmonic lens system, said the UC Berkeley researchers. Zhang noted that the flying ...Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina
... is based on that of the human eye, which has a simple, single-element lens and a hemispherical detector. The camera integrates such a detector with a ... transfer printed to a matching hemispherical glass substrate. Attaching a lens and connecting the camera to external electronics completes the assembly. ...Trap and zap: Harnessing the power of light to pattern surfaces on the nanoscale
... and graduate student Euan McLeod, is similar to poising a magnifying lens over a scrap of paper and angling the lens to focus sunlight and ignite the paper. In place of the lens, the ...Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. Announces Declaration of a Cash Dividend
... of innovative products and technology to the progressive spectacle lens market. Utilizing its proprietary technology, the company develops, ... Progressive lenses combine several optical strengths into a single lens to provide a gradual and seamless transition from near to intermediate, to ...Essilor: New Acquisitions in the United States and Brazil
... 20 years in Brazil through a distribution subsidiary, one plant and five lens treatment centers, Essilor has made its first local acquisition in line ... astigmatism. Essilor operates worldwide through 15 production sites, 244 lens finishing laboratories and local distribution networks. The Essilor share ...Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
... of innovative products and technology to the progressive spectacle lens market. Utilizing its proprietary technology, the company develops, ... Progressive lenses combine several optical strengths into a single lens to provide a gradual and seamless transition from near to intermediate, to ...NovaBay(R) Pharmaceuticals Names Roy J. Wu as Senior Vice President for Business Development
... research collaboration agreement with Alcon, Inc. for use of its Aganocide(R) compounds to treat eye, ear and sinus infections as well as in contact lens care solutions. NovaBay has also entered into an agreement with Galderma S.A. to develop and commercialize Aganocides in acne, impetigo and other ...Hoya Announces First Quarter Financial Results for FY2010
... optical lenses for digital cameras, and glass memory disks for HDDs. The Imaging produces SLR/compact digital cameras, interchangeable lenses, lens modules and microlenses. Hoya now has over 100 subsidiaries and affiliates, and employs approximately 32,500 people worldwide. ...