OIS@AAO 2017 Videos

Aura Biosciences is preparing to conduct a Phase IIa trial of its light-activated AU-011 therapy for treatment of ocular melanoma, CEO Elisabet de los Pinos,…

Presenting results from the initial Phase I/II mitochondrial gene therapy for ND4 Leber’s hereditary optic nerve (LHON), GenSight’s Barrett Katz, MD, chief medical officer, stressed…

The TrueVision “story” is one of digital surgery, which allows for overlays, incorporating robotics, and incorporation of preoperative diagnostics. It’s a “virtual surgical cockpit that…

The minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) market is expected to grow from about $164 million in 2017 to $521 million by 2022, Ivantis CEO and…

This privately held company has a “pipeline of products” to treat glaucoma, concentrating on the MINIject, a “next-generation” minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device. The…

The FluidVision AIOL is the first “true shape-changing, fluid-driven intraocular lens (IOL),” according to PowerVision, which means it creates a continuously variable monofocal lens and…

Zepto – Mynosys’ capsulotomy device used in a one-time method – was launched in India, Australia, Germany, and the US in 2017. The US clinical…

Avedro uses noninvasive strengthening of the cornea with topical drops and photoactivation without surgery or implants to reshape the cornea through cross-linking. The two major…

A five-minute noninvasive transscleral treatment: Aciont’s Visual XP is used to deliver molecules passively. Another treatment, Visual XI, is based on iontopheresis and enables the…

EyeGate Pharma is taking two technology platforms quickly through to commercialization, CEO Stephen From said. The first is a hyaluronic acid (HA) the company is…

Novaliq’s mission is to “transform ocular therapeutics” using a proprietary water-free platform to accomplish the goal. A key limitation of water-based technologies is bioavailability, which…

Bio-Tissue is the pioneer of the birth tissue industry, said CTO Scheffer Tseng. Biotissue is cryopreserved, and boasts anti-inflammation, anti-scarring, anti-angiogenesis, and promotion of wound…