Ophthalmic Business News

LAS VEGAS — Caren Mason, president and CEO of STAAR Surgical, said during the Eyecelerator@ASCRS meeting that 2020 was a “year of learning” for her company.

LAS VEGAS — Johnson & Johnson Vision announced the global launch of the Veritas Vision System, a next-generation phacoemulsification system, according to a company press release.

LAS VEGAS — At the Eyecelerator@ASCRS meeting, Jim Mazzo, CEO of Avellino Labs and executive chair of Neurotech, describes the importance of the ophthalmic industry resuming in-person meetings.

LAS VEGAS — During a presentation at Eyecelerator@ASCRS, Chris Cooley, CFA, managing director of Stephens Inc., said that health care markets are rallying after COVID-19 disruptions.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals anticipates a 9-month extension to Dexycu’s pass-through payment status, according to a press release.

The latest issue of the Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, and Glaucoma Surgery, whose mission is to advance the knowledge and surgical training of eye surgeons through video-based education, is now online.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — In this video from the Octane Ophthalmology Technology Summit, Bill Carpou, CEO of Octane, discusses what the return to an in-person meeting means to event organizers.

The CATS-D disposable prism, a tip replacement for the Goldmann tonometer, has been cleared by the FDA, according to a press release from CATS Tonometer.

In this second episode of a three-part series, John B. Pinto discusses the job market for early-career professionals and new graduates, his perspective on what ophthalmologists have learned from the pandemic and the role telemedicine will play in the future of ophthalmology.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — In this video from the Octane Ophthalmology Technology Summit, Warren Foust, worldwide president of surgical vision at Johnson & Johnson Vision, discusses the value of in-person meetings and offers a company update.