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IRIDEX Corporation introduces a new non-invasive, in-office glaucoma procedure based on its proprietary MicroPulse(TM) technology.

Focal Point and Piezosystem Jena, autofocus systems and nanopositioning solutions makers, respectively, have entered into a new partnership to deliver autofocus systems for biological imaging applications.

Coupling the chemical sensitivity of optical imaging and tissue-penetrating properties of ultrasound imaging, Carolyn Schutt, a Ph.D. student in bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego, is developing an imaging technique that could lead to highly sensitive light imaging deeper inside the body.

The CX22 series of microscopes from Olympus are designed for routine and educational microscopy.

The Lynx CMOS sensor from Photonis, a new low-light digital image sensor, is designed for applications where high-resolution detection across varying light conditions is critical.

Pairing the company's Quanta-Ray laser and green-pumped Scan Series optical-parametric oscillator (OPO), the alphaScan integrated OPO and pump laser from Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corp. brand, delivers >50 mJ of pulse energy in the near-infrared (NIR) for photoacoustic imaging of live tissues for cancer research.

Nanoparticle charaterization technology developer NanoSight (Salisbury, England) has been selected to receive the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category for International Trade 2012.

The first A. F. Harvey engineering research prize from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), which is a prize of £300,000, was awarded to Professor Ed S. Boyden of the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT), whose work in optogenetics has made international impact.

Abbott Medical Optics' (AMO) iFS advanced femtosecond laser has received FDA clearance to create bow-shaped or curved arcuate incisions in corneal surgery, including cataract surgery.

The Exemplar miniature CCD spectrometer from B&W Tek is the first of its kind to include an embedded processor, enabling on-board data processing (averaging, smoothing, and automatic dark subtraction).

University of Illinois researchers have developed a technique to computationally correct for aberrations, enabling higher-quality images and 3D datasets in real-time imaging applications such as image-guided surgery.