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Topic: opthamology

FDA clears iPhone app for retinal images that could expand telemedicine eye exams (video)

FDA clears iPhone app for retinal images that could expand telemedicine eye exams (video)

January 23, 2013 9:24 am by | 0 Comments

An iPhone adapter with a companion app designed to make it easy to share high resolution images of the retinal nerve and fundus has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. ... Read more
Vascular disease biopharma Aerpio nabs $27M for trials of diabetic macular edema drug

Vascular disease biopharma Aerpio nabs $27M for trials of diabetic macular edema drug

August 30, 2012 2:33 pm by | 0 Comments

A biopharmaceutical company that spun out of Cincinnati-based Akebia Therapeutics just eight months ago has raised $27 million to support development and clinical trials of its drug for diabetic macular ... Read more
Drug to treat one of leading causes of blindness in Phase 3 trials

Drug to treat one of leading causes of blindness in Phase 3 trials

July 9, 2012 12:26 pm by | 0 Comments

Phase 3 trials are underway for a biotechnology company’s drug to treat non-infectious Uveitis, an inflammatory eye disease and the fourth leading cause of blindness among the working age population ... Read more