Cataract surgery: When is the laser method a good idea?
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - April 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ditch contact lenses after 10 years or risk going BLIND
Wearing contacts for 10 years makes you six times more likely to suffer a serious eye infection - such as parasitic amoeba bugs that burrow into the cornea - compared to having laser eye surgery. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UCLA surgeons use minimally invasive procedure to cure boy with rare form of seizures
Justin Cho is an engaging 9-year-old. Although he’s somewhat shy, he is quick to smile and has an infectious laugh.“Justin has always been a happy child — very energetic and bubbly,” said his father, Robert Cho. “We assumed that giggling was just part of his personality.”What Robert and his wife, So, didn ’t know was that the laughing fits he often had before bedtime were actually seizures and signs of a serious medical problem. One morning as Justin was waking up, the couple saw him go into a full seizure.“We were terrified,” Robert Cho said. “Had we not witnessed it ourselves, who knows how long th...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 22, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Physician Who Tricked Patients Into Surgery Gets 10 Years Physician Who Tricked Patients Into Surgery Gets 10 Years
David Ming Pon, MD, bilked Medicare by telling patients they needed laser treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration they didn ' t have. Make him an example, two peers said.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
The 7 Most Common Causes Of Itchy Red Bumps
For SELF, by Amy Marturana.
Regardless of your skin type, chances are you’ve had an itchy, red, bumpy rash at one time or another. It’s like the international sign of skin irritation.
If it’s not affecting your daily life or covering whole body, and you’re not feeling sick otherwise, chances are it’s nothing to worry about and will clear up on its own, Rebecca Kazin, M.D., dermatologist and associate director at the Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, tells SELF. Treating it with over-the-counter hydrocortisone itch relief cream until it goes away may be sufficient. “But...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the cold weather could make you go BLIND
Tears are fundamental for overall eye health and clear vision. But cold weather can cause a lack of tears, leading to dry eye syndrome, says London-based laser eye surgeon Dr David Allamby. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson completes acquisition of Abbott Medical Optics
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has completed the acquisition of Abbott Medical Optics (AMO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abbott. The all-cash $4.325 billion acquisition was originally announced Sept. 16, 2016, and includes ophthalmic products in three areas of patient care: cataract surgery, laser refractive surgery and consumer eye health. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - March 1, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Johnson & Business and Industry Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson adds to its eye health brand
Johnson& Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) completed the acquisition of Abbott Medical Optics, bringing together their capabilities with Johnson& Johnson Vision Care in Jacksonville.
The $4.325 billion all-cash acquisition announced in September included products in three areas of care: cataract surgery, laser refractive surgery and consumer eye health.
Those products will now join the Acuvue-brand contact lens business under the name Johnson& Johnson Vision. Acuvue contacts are made in Jacksonville.
“With… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 28, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jensen Werley Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson adds to its eye health brand
Johnson& Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) completed the acquisition of Abbott Medical Optics, bringing together their capabilities with Johnson& Johnson Vision Care in Jacksonville.
The $4.325 billion all-cash acquisition announced in September included products in three areas of care: cataract surgery, laser refractive surgery and consumer eye health.
Those products will now join the Acuvue-brand contact lens business under the name Johnson& Johnson Vision. Acuvue contacts are made in Jacksonville.
“With… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - February 28, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Jensen Werley Source Type: news
MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for February 27, 2017
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5. Integra LifeSciences slides on Q4 sales miss
Integra LifeSciences met the consensus earnings forecast for its 4th-quarter earnings, but saw share prices slide nevertheless after it missed Wall Street’s top-line outlook last w...
Source: Mass Device - February 27, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson closes $4.3B Abbott Medical Optics buy
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said today that it closed the $4.33 billion buyout of Abbott Medical Optics from Abbott (NYSE:ABT).
The deal for AMO, announced in September 2016, includes its portfolio of ophthalmic products covering cataract surgery, laser refractive surgery and consumer eye health. The business posts annual sales of $1.1 billion and is slated to be folded into the medical devices segment as a separate platform within J&J Vision Care.
“With the addition of AMO’s world-renowned ophthalmic surgery business, J&J Vision is poised to become a world leader in eye health,” chairw...
Source: Mass Device - February 27, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions Optical/Ophthalmic Wall Street Beat Abbott Johnson & Johnson Source Type: news
Current, Effective Advantages of Femto Phaco Current, Effective Advantages of Femto Phaco
What benefits does femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery offer over manual phacoemulsification?Current Opinion in Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - February 23, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Current, Effective Advantages of Femto Phacoemulsification Current, Effective Advantages of Femto Phacoemulsification
What benefits does femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery offer over manual phacoemulsification?Current Opinion in Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Lord Martin Rees: We Are Living Through A Political And Scientific Transformation
Lord Martin Rees is an astrophysicist and the former master of Trinity College, Cambridge. He sat down with The WorldPost for a wide-ranging interview, which has been edited for clarity and brevity.
Alexander Görlach: Out of all great transformations we are going through, from climate change to artificial intelligence to gene editing, what are the most consequential we are about to witness?
Martin Rees: It depends on what time scale we are thinking about. In the next 10 or 20 years, I would say it’s the rapid development in biotechnology. We are already seeing that it’s becoming easier to modify the ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 21, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
