OIS@ASCRS 2015

OIS@ASCRS - 2015 Award Winner - Richard Lindstrom, MD

Ophthalmology Lifetime Innovator Award

By Mario Admin | June 10, 2015

Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Founder & Attending Surgeon – Minnesota Eye Consultants Participant: Richard Lindstrom, MD Dr. Lindstrom is a board-certified ophthalmologist and internationally recognized…

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Aerie Pharmaceuticals

By Tom Salemi | June 8, 2015

Rhopressa is a Rho-kinase and norepinephrine transporter inhibitor and lowers episcleral venous pressure, with phase 3 efficacy data expected mid-Q2 2015, and an FDA filing…

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InnFocus

By Tom Salemi | June 8, 2015

The MicroShunt has just completed enrollment (n=75) in a pivotal study, and is the only device to be directly compared to trabeculectomy. The device has…

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ForSight VISION5

By Tom Salemi | June 8, 2015

Dedicated to solving compliance problems with ophthalmic medications, ForSight VISION5 has developed Helios, a non-invasive, sustained-release drug delivery system that remains in place for 6…

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Spotlight on Pressure Reduction

By Tom Salemi | June 8, 2015

Participants: Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH Dr. Kuldev Singh is Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Glaucoma Service at the Stanford University School of Medicine.…

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Spotlight on Presbyopia – Market Overview

By Tom Salemi | June 8, 2015

Participant: Richard Lindstrom, MD Dr. Lindstrom is a board-certified ophthalmologist and internationally recognized leader in corneal, cataract, refractive and laser surgery. View Full Profile

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Spotlight on Presbyopia

By Tom Salemi | June 8, 2015

Participants: Gilbert H. Kliman, MD Dr. Gil Kliman leads the medical device investment team at InterWest Partners and invests in a broad array of healthcare…

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Spotlight on Drug Delivery

By Tom Salemi | June 8, 2015

“It’s becoming more like cage fighting than company building.” The Drug Delivery market is increasingly competitive. CEOs from the sector’s leading innovators Ocular Therapeutix, Kala…

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Ocular Therapeutix

By Tom Salemi | June 8, 2015

The company is evaluating sustained-release injectable anti-VEGF drug depots along with using its proprietary hydrogel platform technology for anterior segment disorders (specifically pain and inflammation).…

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Icon Bioscience

By Tom Salemi | June 8, 2015

The company’s proprietary Verisome drug delivery technology is being used as the base for IBI-10090, for post-cataract surgery inflammation. The dexamethasone compound completed a pivotal…

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Kala Therapeutics

By Tom Salemi | June 8, 2015

By penetrating the mucosal barrier in the eye, Kala’s Mucosal Penetrating Products (MPPs) “enhances pharmacokinetics” and can be used to treat both anterior and posterior…

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Envisia Therapeutics

By Tom Salemi | June 8, 2015

ENV515 is a proprietary, fully biodegradable PRINT (Particle Replication In Non-Wetting Templates) particle formulation of a prostaglandin analog, travoprost, with the potential for sustained intraocular…

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