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A semi-mobile operating unit effectively serves clinics that need additional surgical facilities at an affordable cost, according to one surgeon.

Retina Implant AG’s Alpha IMS received CE mark approval, representing the first European regulatory certification awarded to the device and the company, according to a press release.

Athletes across the globe, whether professional, amateur or recreational, are embracing new technologies and training methods to boost their performance. But while they lift weights, train in wind tunnels, adhere to strict diets and spend countless hours perfecting techniques, they often overlook one crucial body component: their eyes.

Na medida em que o mundo se prepara para aterrissar no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, para os Jogos Olímpicos de 2016, o foco atlético nunca brilhou tanto nas Américas Latina e do Sul. Atletas — sejam profissionais, amadores ou recreativos — estão adotando novos tecnologias e métodos de treinamento para ampliar seu desempenho.

A medida que el mundo se prepara para descender en Río de Janeiro, Brasil, para los Juegos Olímpicos de 2016, el foco atlético nunca brilló tanto en América Latina y Sudamérica. Los atletas, tanto profesionales, como amateurs o recreacionales, están adoptando nuevas tecnologías y métodos de entrenamiento para potenciar su rendimiento.

Iordanis Chatziangelidis, MD, MBA, FEBO, is a young ophthalmologist and entrepreneur with a dream to deliver eye care to remote parts of Greece. Michela Cimberle interviews Iordanis about his passion and the challenges he must overcome.

ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, launched an alert on the potential damage to the eye caused by 3-D viewing, particularly in the younger population. Dissociation between accommodation and vergence may affect visual development, a process that continues until the age of 13 years, researchers said.