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Alcon’s George Shares Passion for Ophthalmology

Chicago— Jeff George, Global Head of Alcon Inc., introduced himself to the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit community with a far-ranging keynote address, “Accelerating Innovation in Ophthalmology.” Appointed to lead Alcon in May 2014, George — who had been an executive at Alcon’s parent company, Novartis — revealed that as a youngster he had very high myopia.…

CEOs Share Their ‘Second Acts’ On Way to Building Successful Companies

Building a successful biotech or biopharma company typically turns on a sentinel event — the pivot, as William J. Link, PhD, Managing Director of Versant Ventures calls it. That can involve a complete shift in a company’s focus. Link hosted a panel at the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit in Chicago, where CEOs and founders explained how…

Slade Discusses The Opportunities, And Challenges, Of New Technology

[creativ_pullleft colour=”light-gray” colour_custom=”” text=”Episode 008″] Throughout his career, Stephen Slade, MD, has been an early adopter of new ophthalmic technologies, being among the first to use LASIK, and femtosecond lasers in cataract removal. As a seasoned early adopter, Slade expresses some reservations around new “back-office” technologies in his practice – namely EMRs. Despite these concerns,…

WaveTec “Must Have” for Alcon

WaveTec Vision Systems’ CEO, Tom Frinzi, delivered a bottom-line presentation at the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit @ASCRS in Boston. His six-minute presentation concentrated on the economic impact of WaveTec’s ORA System with VerifEye and concluded with this thought, “I would submit to you the ORA System with VerifEye is not a nice to have technology, it’s…

WaveTec Vision Systems

WaveTec Vision® Systems, Inc. is a privately-held ophthalmic medical device company and is the proven leader in intraoperative wavefront technology. The company is focused on research, development, manufacturing, and distribution of the ORA System® with VerifEye™ (Optiwave® Refractive Analysis) used during cataract surgery. WaveTec’s ORA System’s streaming refractive information, affordable pricing model, practice support program,…

PowerVision

Barry Cheskin discusses PowerVision’s six month data on their pilot study and the beginning their CE mark study. Presenter: Barry Cheskin Barry Cheskin is Co-Founder, President & CEO of PowerVision. Mr. Cheskin has over 20 years of general management experience in the medical device business. View Full Profile

ClarVista Medical

Paul McLean updates us on the progress of the HARMONI™ Modular IOL and its first-in-human clinical study. Presenter: Paul McLean Paul McLean is President and CEO of ClarVista Medical. ClarVista Medical is clinical stage, ophthalmic device Start-up Company focused on the development of the HARMONI modular intra-ocular lens system to optimize vision in the setting…

Clarity Medical Systems

Keith Mullowney presents Clarity’s multi-product business strategy introducing the products: RetCam & HOLOS™. Presenter: Keith Mullowney Keith L. Mullowney joined Clarity in 2005 as the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Mullowney has over thirty-five years of medical device industry experience in sales, marketing and general management in both large company…

Anew Optics

Anna Hayes describes Anew Optics lens design program with the specific objective of removing or managing significantly post-cataract surgery patient health issues including instability of refractive correction, capsular opacification & posterior segment events. Presenter: Anna Hayes Anna S. Hayes, CEO founded Anew Optics, Inc. and has guided the Company since its inception, managing the full…

Avedro

Presenter: David Muller, PhD Dr. Muller recognized the potential of using advanced methods to gently reshape the cornea and in 2007 founded Avedro, Inc., where he serves as the CEO. View Full Profile

2014 Ophthalmology Innovator Award Presentation

Gil Kliman presents the 2014 Ophthalmology Innovator Award to Mark Forchette, President & CEO of OptiMedica. OptiMedica, with Mark at the helm, is leading the way to developing a entire new market in ophthalmology for femtosecond lasers. Listen to Gil interview Mark on how he got to where he is today. Presenter: Gilbert H. Kliman,…

Refractec – The Tale of an Evolution in Need of a Revolution

Refractec was really a revolution at the time in terms of reshaping the cornea, but was in need of an evolution of how we think of the cornea. This technology if introduced today would have had an even more robust life. Presenter: Tom Frinzi Thomas Frinzi is Senior Vice President of Abbott’s vision business, which…