Posts Tagged ‘OCT’

Pars plana vitrectomy is almost a half-century old, and the earliest probes were powered by batteries, said Cynthia A. Toth, MD, the Joseph A.C. Wadsworth professor of ophthalmology at Duke University Medical Center. OCT imaging has “revolutionized our pre- and postoperative assessment,” she said, “but while our tools have advanced, our microscopes have not.” Although…

Intrasurgical optical coherence tomography (OCT) is “going to make a dramatic impact on our patients’ lives,” said Eric Buckland, founder and CEO of Bioptigen, which was purchased by Leica Microsystems in 2015. Bioptigen was founded in 2004 as a spin-out from Duke University, funded by angel capital and strategic investment from the Brien Holden Vision…