Abbott femtosecond laser garners FDA clearance for cataract surgery
05/02/2012
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. |
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Adaptive optics, computer software pair to correct aberrations in optical imaging
04/30/2012
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 im...
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CLEO show to move to June in 2013
04/26/2012
Washington, DC--Next year's Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), held annually in San Jose, CA, will take place in June rather than its usual May, moving to June 9–14, 2013. |
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OCT system earns CE mark for corneal incisions
04/18/2012
The Catalys Precision Laser System from OptiMedica, a laser cataract surgery system that combines a femtosecond laser, integrated optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging, and the company's patte...
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Raman scanner takes antioxidant snapshot in seconds
03/01/2012
A 90-second, noninvasive test using the palm of a person's hand can yield a snapshot of carotenoid levels (an antioxidant that protects cells from damage caused by free radicals) and indicate overa...
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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH/DISEASE TREATMENT: BiOS Hot Topics demonstrates biophotonics' impact on biomedical research, treatment
03/01/2012
The fun and fast-paced BiOS Hot Topics session, held the opening night of BiOS/Photonics West 2012, showcased some of the most fascinating research being done with biophotonics—and kept audience me...
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Bioptigen debuts spectral-domain OCT system for preclinical ophthalmic applications
05/07/2011
The Envisu R4300 spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) system from Bioptigen offers 800 nm depth-imaging capability and 5 µm axial...
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Jenoptik green CW lasers for medical applications
11/24/2010
The JenLas D2 series 532 nm CW disk lasers from Jenoptik, distributed in North America by RPMC Lasers, offer high stability with output powers from 2 to 8 W ...
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Molecular Detection assay kit for MSRA testing
10/15/2010
The Detect-Ready MRSA kit from Molecular Detection is a qualitative real-time PCR (rt-PCR) in vitro diagnostic test for direct detection of MRSA nasal coloni...
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IRIDEX laser probes for vitreoretinal surgery
10/11/2010
The EndoProbe laser probes from IRIDEX allow for continuous adjustment of the fiber-optic over a wide angle range for full coverage of the peripheral retina ...
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Olympus microscope series for clinical and research labs
10/07/2010
The BX3 series of upright clinical and research microscopes from Olympus employs proprietary UIS2 optics manufactured from lead-free glass. |
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