OCLI Blog – Cutting Edge

July 10, 2010
July 10, 2010

Implantable Telescope Receives FDA Approval for Treatment of End Stage Macular Degeneration

The Implantable Telescope Technology is housed in a prosthetic device composed of three primary components: a fused quartz glass capsule that contains wide-angle micro-optical elements; a clear polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) carrier; and a blue PMMA light restrictor. The sealed optical component is snap-fitted into the carrier plate.VisionCare Corporation announced that they received FDA approval for their…

March 23, 2010
March 23, 2010

Photo Bleaching of Cataracts in Our Future?

I read an interesting article today in the New York Times, by Henry Fountain titled: Laser Treatment May Work for Cataracts.  The article describes some research out of Denmark, published on line in Plosone.A cataract is an aging process whereby the eye's natural lens becomes more dense and opacified.  The main treatment for cataracts is…

March 15, 2010
March 15, 2010

Anti-Depressants Linked to Cataracts – Now That’s Depressing!

A recent study, soon to be published in Ophthalmology, found that taking certain anti-depressants increased one’s risk of developing cataracts.  Anti-depressants have recently come under fire for the litany of side effects associated with them, including an increase in the miscarriages of pregnant women, as well as the decrease in bone marrow of certain individuals.…

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