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Skylit’s handheld device could bring psoriasis, eczema phototherapy home

San Diego startup Skylit Medical is developing a phototherapy device for private home use to treat conditions like psoriasis, eczema and vitiligo. It’s one of those necessity’s the mother of inventionish stories – founder Martyn Gross himself has eczema and psoriasis. “We are a frustrated group, because this is an inflammatory condition for which there is no cure […]

LumiThera raising $3M to combat macular degeneration with laser therapy

Researchers have been exploring the potential of laser light therapy in a number of disease states for quite a while. Poulsbo, Washington startup LumiThera is developing an LED light-based instrument, for use in an ophthalmologist’s office, to treat the dry form of acute macular degeneration. The company uses low-level light therapy, or LLLT, in which patients are […]