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Alcon Executives Lay Out a Road Map for after the Spin-off

By Karen Blum | December 18, 2018

With a management team experienced in healthcare and ophthalmology, and market trends like aging increasing the need for ophthalmic care and a rich pipeline of…

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Chasing Presbyopia Utopia

Chasing Presbyopia Utopia: Four Innovators and Their Search for Ophthalmology’s ‘Holy Grail’

By Michelle Dalton | December 12, 2018

The numbers can be overwhelming: 1.8 billion people globally were living with presbyopia in 2015, 826 million of whom had near vision impairment because they…

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Lessons and Pearls for Moving the Dry Eye Space Forward

Lessons and Pearls for Moving the Dry Eye Space Forward

By Steve Lenier | December 5, 2018

Before he was chairman of Oyster Point Pharmaceuticals, Michael Ackermann, PhD, worked with a team developing an implantable device. It looked promising, but it was…

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OIS Index

Market Rebounds in November; OIS Index Does Not

By Michael Lachman | December 5, 2018

The OIS Index of ophthalmic stocks declined by 2.3% in November on the heels of a 17.7% decline in October, failing to participate in the…

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What Relaxed Gene Therapy Oversight Means

Putting Relaxed NIH, FDA Oversight of Gene Therapies into Perspective

By Michelle Dalton | November 28, 2018

The first human gene therapy trial started in 1990, and over the course of that decade a multitude of questions about the safety and efficacy…

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Explaining the Explosion in the Dry Eye Space

Explaining the Explosion in the Dry Eye Space

By Steve Lenier | November 14, 2018

At OIS@AAO 2018, strong attendance at the breakfast breakout session “Evolution of the Dry Eye Market” made a statement about the current level of interest…

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Can Retina Candidates Find Their Place?

Where Can Emerging Retina Agents Find Their Place in Clinical Practice?

By Rich Kirkner | November 8, 2018

Few therapeutic areas in medicine have a drug pipeline as flush as retina’s, as shown by trial results of a dozen or more emerging therapies…

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OIS@AAO Has a Record Year; So Does Ophthalmology Sector

OIS@AAO Has a Record Year; So Does Ophthalmology Sector

By Rich Kirkner | November 1, 2018

CHICAGO – A record crowd gathered for the 10th anniversary of OIS@AAO last week in Chicago, and one of the highlights is always the Year…

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OIS Index

OIS Index Follows Stock Market Lower in October

By Michael Lachman | November 1, 2018

The OIS Index of ophthalmic stocks declined by 17.7% during the October market correction, which saw a 7.5% decline in the overall US stock market…

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The Sweet Six: Recipients of the 2018 Ophthalmology Innovation Awards

The Sweet Six: Recipients of the 2018 Ophthalmology Innovation Awards

By Rich Kirkner | October 25, 2018

The first Ophthalmology Innovation Awards were presented last night at the OIS-X Gala. Here’s a rundown of the award winners. Clinical Innovator: Ike Ahmed, MD…

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YUTIQ Approval Latest Step in EyePoint’s Transformation

YUTIQ Approval Latest Step in EyePoint’s Transformation

By Rich Kirkner | October 17, 2018

The steroidal implant YUTIQ for treatment of chronic, noninfectious posterior uveitis is the second drug in EyePoint Pharmaceuticals’ ophthalmology portfolio to receive Food and Drug…

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The Gems You’ll Find at OIS@AAO 2018

The Gems You’ll Find at OIS@AAO 2018

By Steve Lenier | October 11, 2018

Diamonds are emerging as the new 10th anniversary gift. Here’s a look at a few of gems you can mine at the 10th OIS@AAO in…

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