Regulatory/Legislative News

The FDA has approved the Alcon AcrySof IQ ReSTOR +2.5 multifocal toric IOL with ActiveFocus design, according to a press release from Novartis.

When President Donald J. Trump nominated Scott Gottlieb, MD, to be the next FDA commissioner, the announcement was met with relief by some that the agency’s scientific rigor would not be undermined but also warnings about Gottlieb’s deep ties to the pharmaceutical industry.

From international law firm Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP comes a timely column that provides views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s physicians and health care executives.

President Donald J. Trump met today with executives from the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies to discuss strategies to increase U.S. production while reforming regulations that contribute to higher costs.

KOLOA, Hawaii — One can be sure that some provisions of the Affordable Care Act will be repealed and some will be replaced – that is the state of politics, according to a speaker here.

KOLOA, Hawaii — After 25 years of attending and presenting at Hawaiian Eye, renowned speaker Alan E. Reider, JD, MPH, announced his retirement here at the conclusion of his Hawaiian Eye 2017 presentation on compliance.

The members of the U.S. Senate took the first step Thursday morning to repeal the Affordable Care Act by approving a budget blueprint by a vote of 51-48.

The FDA has approved a clinical study of the Implantable Miniature Telescope in patients with age-related macular degeneration who were previously implanted with an IOL, according to a VisionCare press release.

Calling it a “complete and total disaster,” President-elect Donald J. Trump today reaffirmed he will repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

The FDA has approved Abbott’s Star S4 IR excimer laser system and iDesign Advanced WaveScan Studio System for use in LASIK patients with mixed astigmatism, according to Abbott correspondence.