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Ziemer Presents Several New Innovations at ESCRS
Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems is presenting several new technologies at the upcoming ESCRS 2025 in Copenhagen at the booth C3.010. The innovations range from refractive and cataract solutions to corneal therapeutic procedures. Read More
Haag-Streit Unveils Elara 900 Slit Lamp and Refractor 900 Digital Phoropter at ESCRS
Haag-Streit announced the launch of the Elara 900 slit lamp and the Refractor 900 digital phoropter. Both innovations will debut internationally at the ESCRS 2025 Congress in Copenhagen and make their US premiere at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting in October. Read More
NICE Approves First NHS Treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)
The UK-based National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved idebenone (Raxone; Chiesi Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) in patients aged 12 years and older. This marks the first time NICE has endorsed a therapy for any mitochondrial condition, according to Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Read More
EyewireTV | 9.10.2025
Several companies with treatment candidates for retinal diseases provide clinical updates; Nicox releases new phase 3 data for its investigational glaucoma eye drop; the first patient is implanted with Ocumetics’ novel accommodating lens; and ASCRS provides details for its second annual Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery Summit. Watch now.
Latest In Podcasts
A New Era of Presbyopia Drop Therapy
Blake Williamson, MD, MPH, invites Steven Dell, MD, to discuss the recent release of a new presbyopia drop—VIZZ (aceclidine ophthalmic solution, 1.44%; Lenz Therapeutics). Dr. Dell outlines why this drop represents a game-changing option for presbyopia therapy. The once-daily drop lasts for 10 hours and results in a sub-2-mm pupil size to achieve significant gains in near vision. They also review the innovation cycle of this product and how patients have responded to the treatment so far. Listen now.
Running a Standalone Dry Eye Clinic
To the Point co-hosts Jackie Garlich, OD, FAAO, and Jessilin Quint, OD, MS, MBA, FAAO, sit down with Jason Besecker, OD, MS, to get his perspective on opening a dry eye only clinic. Dr. Besecker shares how he became interested in treating dry eye patients exclusively, growing his referral base after opening his practice, maintaining profitability without an optical shop, technology and diagnostics he has incorporated over the years, and more. Tune in now.
Eyewire News: The Podcast
A proposal by the Trump Administration calls for cuts to the National Institutes of Health and consolidation of the federal government’s 27 institutes into just eight. This includes folding the National Eye Institute into a new broader institute on neuroscience and brain research. Ophthalmic leaders discuss what the vision care advocacy community is doing to combat proposed cuts to the National Eye Institute. Catch the latest episodes here!
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