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Dutch company Ophtec announced Nov. 18 that it had gained CE Mark approval for its Artiplus phakic intraocular lens (IOL). The company said the lens offered a solution for relatively young presbyop...
Ocugen announced Nov. 20 that the European Medicines Agency had granted orphan medicinal product status for OCU410ST, a gene therapy candidate targeting ABCA4-associated retinopathies, including St...
Paris-based GenSight Biologics announced Nov. 13 that it had submitted an updated regulatory file for Lumevoq, its gene therapy candidate for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), to French reg...
Korea’s Samsung Bioepis and Biogen, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced Nov. 18 that the European Commission had granted marketing authorization for Opuviz (aflibercept-yszy), an Eylea biosimila...
Swiss drugmakerSandoz announced Nov. 15 that the European Commission had granted marketing authorization for Afqlir (aflibercept), an Eylea biosimilar. Afqlir, available as a 2 mg vial kit and pre-...
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Taiwan-based Formosa Pharmaceuticals announced Oct. 31 that it had entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with DÁVI Farmacêutica, of Portugal, for the rights there to market clobetasol propi...
Japan’s Astellas Pharma announced Oct. 28 that it had withdrawn its marketing authorization application in the EU for avacincaptad pegol, a complement-5 inhibitor targeting geographic atrophy (GA) ...
Barcelona, Spain, hosted the ESCRS congress for the third time in the 42-year history of the meeting and set a record for the highest attendance to date. Nearly 17 thousand people registered, 60 pe...
The big news at the 24th Euretina congress was something that didn’t happen at the congress. The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) embarrassed Apelli...
Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) announced Sept. 19 that AbbVie had withdrawn its marketing authorization application for the sustained-release glaucoma implant Duryst...
European regulators’ repeated rejection of Syfovre made one thing very clear to retina specialists at Euretina: “Treatment should have an impact on everyday function,” said Thomas Ach, MD (Germany)...
Experienced retina surgeons among the approximately 8.1 thousand attendees at Euretina in Barcelona, Spain, were underwhelmed by the surgical devices that industry had on display. “There is nothing...
The impact of Europe’s new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) on innovation sparked considerable discussion during the ESCRS iNovation Day. The meeting was held Sept. 6 in Barcelona, Spain, ahead of t...
Patient selection, education, and communication were emphasized throughout the International Society of Presbyopia’s 16th annual conference. The meeting, held Sept. 5 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in ...
Sustainability was a theme for multiple sessions at this year’s ESCRS congress, including one called “Sustainability Without Borders,” hosted by the ESCRS’ Young Ophthalmologists for Sustainability...
The 2024 Ophthalmology Futures European Forum reviewed the decline in ophthalmic deals in 2024 before offering presenting companies some guidance on how to advance their technology in such an envir...
Dan Reinstein, MD (UK), shared during an overly full symposium at the 2024 ESCRS congress his experience using Zeiss’ SMILE lenticule extraction procedure to treat hyperopic patients. Zeiss is the ...
Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, FARVO (Switzerland), discussed at the 2024 ESCRS congress the goals of the second global consensus on keratoconus, being drafted in 2024. This consensus encompasses feedback...
The 2024 ESCRS congress celebrated the 75th anniversary of Sir Harold Ridley, MD, implanting the first intraocular lens by telling his story and describing the developments that have occurred since...
New and recently launched IOLs took the spotlight in presentations and on the exhibit floor at the 2024 ESCRS congress. These lenses included the Rayner RayOne Galaxy trifocal, the BVI Serenity Mon...
Rick Lewis, MD, chief medical officer at ViaLase, provided an update at the 2024 ESCRS congress on the ViaLuxe glaucoma laser, including the system’s most recent clinical trial results. The ViaLuxe...
Bausch + Lomb showcased its CE marked Octavius at the 2024 ESCRS Congress. Octavius is a new treatment mode on the Teneo excimer laser that uses data from multiple diagnostic platforms to provide a...
Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued positive opinions on Sept. 19 for two new aflibercept (Eylea) biosimilars—Afqlir from Swiss drugmaker Sandoz and Opuviz, which ...
Oculus has announced the addition of frequency doubling perimetry (FDP) to its Easyfield VR visual field diagnostic headset. The German ophthalmic diagnostic company, with US headquarters in Arling...
Germany’s Novaliq announced Oct. 2 that the European Commission had approved its dry eye treatment Vevizye (cyclosporine ophthalmic solution) 0.1%. The product is indicated for the treatment of mod...
Italy’s SIFI announced Sept. 30 the launch in Germany of its Akantior (polihexanide 0.08%) drops for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a parasitic infection of the eye, in patients 12 a...
Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) announced Sept. 19 that AbbVie had withdrawn its marketing authorization application for the sustained-release glaucoma implant Duryst...
Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued positive opinions on Sept. 19 for two new aflibercept (Eylea) biosimilars—Afqlir from Swiss drugmaker Sandoz and Opuviz, which ...
Apellis Pharmaceuticals announced Sept. 20 that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) had reaffirmed its June 2024 negative opinion on the company’s ...
Italy’s SIFI announced Aug. 26 that the European Commission had approved Akantior (polihexanide 0.08%) drops for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a parasitic infection of the eye, in p...
German company Carl Zeiss Meditec reported Aug. 24 that it had become the first medical device manufacturer to introduce in the CE market the treatment of hyperopia using lenticule extraction. This...
UK-based Rayner reported Aug. 26 that it was set to launch the first spiral intraocular lens models—the RayOne Galaxy and Galaxy Toric—at the 2024 ESCRS Congress, set for Sept. 6-10 in Barcelona, S...
Italy’s SIFI announced Aug. 26 that the European Commission had approved Akantior (polihexanide 0.08%) drops for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a parasitic infection of the eye, in p...
Finland’s Revenio Group announced Aug. 20 that its iCare subsidiary had assumed ownership of the Dutch artificial intelligence (AI) software company Thirona Retina. iCare had made a minority invest...
Biosimilar company Alvotech and its partner Advanz Pharma announced Aug. 15 that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had accepted a marketing authorization application for AVT06, Alvotech’s propose...
Device makers’ added costs for compliance with the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) in the European Union (EU) will likely affect the mix of ophthalmic products and companies in the region. Howe...
ViaLase announced July 30 that the European Union had granted CE marking for its ViaLase Laser for the treatment of adults with primary open-angle glaucoma. The system uses an OCT-guided femtosecon...
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Ireland-based Mallinckrodt announced Aug. 6 that its H.P. Acthar Gel single-dose prefilled SelfJect injector was available in the US. The US FDA approved the supplemental new drug application for t...
ViaLase announced July 30 that the European Union had granted CE marking for its ViaLase Laser for the treatment of adults with primary open-angle glaucoma. The system uses an OCT-guided femtosecon...
Swiss drugmaker Roche announced July 30 that the European Commission had approved Vabysmo for a third indication, the treatment of macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Vabysmo (farici...
Germany’s Novaliq announced July 29 that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) had recommended marketing authorization in the European Union for Vevi...
Italy’s SIFI announced July 22 that a European advisory panel had recommended orphan drug designation for its polihexanide eye drop for fungal keratitis. The Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products...
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced July 5 that the US FDA had approved the Vabysmo (faricimab-svoa) 6.0 mg single-dose prefilled syringe for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD...
Bausch + Lomb announced July 23 that it had acquired dry eye diagnostic company Trukera Medical from its private equity owner, AccelMed Partners, and other shareholders. No financial details were d...
Outlook Therapeutics announced July 8 that the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) had granted marketing authorization for Lytenava, an ophthalmic formulation of bevaciz...
European ophthalmology chain Clínica Baviera has extended its reach into the UK with the purchase of Optimax. Optimax (Eye Hospitals Group and subsidiaries) operates 19 clinics under the Optimax an...
Altos Biologics has submitted a marketing authorization application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for ALT-L9, an aflibercept (Eylea) biosimilar, according to a joint announcement by Altos ...
Swiss drugmaker Roche announced June 28 that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) had recommended the extension of Vabysmo’s labeling to include tre...
Outlook Therapeutics announced May 28 that the European Commission had granted marketing authorization for Lytenava, an ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab for the treatment of wet age-related ma...
Italy’s SIFI announced May 31 that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency recommended approval of Akantior (polihexanide 0.08%) for the treatment...
Japan’s Nidek announced June 10 that it had received CE marking for the NP-1/NP-1C preloaded IOL injection system. The system is preloaded with the Aktis aspheric hydrophobic soft acrylic lens, whi...
Italy’s SIFI announced May 31 that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency recommended approval of Akantior (polihexanide 0.08%) for the treatment...
Outlook Therapeutics announced May 28 that the European Commission had granted marketing authorization for Lytenava, an ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab for the treatment of wet age-related ma...
Germany’s Dopavision reported May 28 that its MyopiaX photobiomodulation system targeting myopia showed signals of clinical effect on the rate of progression at six months in a proof-of-concept tri...
Vyluma reported May 29 that the European Medicines Agency had accepted its marketing application for lead compound NVK002, a low-dose formulation of atropine targeting childhood myopia. NVK002 is a...
The European Society of Retina Specialists, or Euretina, reported April 20 that its president, retina specialist Ramin Tadayoni, MD, PhD, had died. He was 54. Tadayoni was attending the Brazilian R...
France’s Lumibird Medical announced May 3 that it had launched C.Diag, a dry eye diagnostic imaging platform incorporating artificial intelligence, after gaining the European Union’s CE marking for...
The European Society of Retina Specialists, or Euretina, reported April 20 that its president, retina specialist Ramin Tadayoni, MD, PhD, had died. He was 54. Tadayoni was attending the Brazilian R...
Outlook Therapeutics announced March 22 that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) had issued a positive opinion recommending approval of ONS-5010 (L...
Ireland-based LEP Biomedical reported April 4 that it had closed a pre-seed funding round of €100 thousand to advance its HyaGuard platform. HyaGuard is a biodegradable, subconjunctival insert desi...
Outlook Therapeutics announced March 22 that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) had issued a positive opinion recommending approval of ONS-5010 (L...
Germany’s VSY Biotechnology launched its Enova Maestro trifocal toric preloaded intraocular lens (IOL) at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Winter Meeting, held Feb. ...
Sight Sciences announced Feb. 14 that it would launch the Ergo-Series of its Omni system for canaloplasty in Europe at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Winter Meetin...
Apellis Pharmaceuticals announced Jan. 26 that, as expected, the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) had recom-mended refusal of the company’s marketin...
Johnson & Johnson MedTech announced Feb. 15 that its Tecnis PureSee refractive presbyopia-correcting intraocular lens (IOL) is now available in select markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa...
Johnson & Johnson MedTech announced Feb. 15 that its Tecnis PureSee refractive presbyopia-correcting intraocular lens (IOL) is now available in select markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa...
Toku, of San Diego, California, announced Feb. 5 that it had obtained CE and UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA) marking for its patented CLAiR technology—AI-powered software that identifies elevated c...
France’s Keranova recently announced that Denise Hoblingre had been appointed chief executive officer. She succeeds company co-founder Fabrice Romano, DVM. Hoblingre joined Keranova at its inceptio...
Apellis Pharmaceuticals announced Jan. 26 that, as expected, the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) had recommended refusal of the company’s marketing...
German drugmaker Bayer announced Jan. 8 that the European Commission had granted marketing authorization in the EU for high-dose Eylea (aflibercept 8 mg, 114.3 mg/ml solution for injection) for the...
Dutch company Ophtec announced Dec. 11 the launch of its Precizon Go intraocular lens (IOL), a “monofocal plus” lens designed to provide distance and enhanced intermediate vision. Precizon Go featu...
Apellis Pharmaceuticals announced Dec. 14 that Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) was trending toward issuing a negative opinion on the company’s marketing application f...
Japanese drugmaker Santen Pharmaceutical announced Nov. 17 that the European Commission had approved its marketing authorization application for preservative-free Catiolanze (cationic emulsion of l...
The 2023 Euretina congress presented an array of information and technologies that could make European retina specialists better prepared for the arrival of treatments for geographic atrophy than w...
The Visudyne shortage is into its third year in Europe after emerging in May 2020 due a reduction in manufacturing capacity, according to the European Medicines Agency. The shortage made the questi...
4D Molecular Therapeutics announced Oct. 23 that the European Medicines Agency had granted Priority Medicine (PRIME) designation for 4DMT’s intravitreal gene therapy candidate 4D-150 in wet age-rel...
Annexon announced Oct. 24 that the European Medicines Agency had granted Priority Medicine (PRIME) designation to ANX007 for the treatment of geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macula...
India’s Biocon Biologics announced Sept. 20 that the European Commission had granted marketing authorization in the European Union for Yesafili, an aflibercept (Eylea) biosimilar. Yesafili is appro...
India’s Biocon Biologics announced Sept. 20 that the European Commission had granted marketing authorization in the European Union for Yesafili, an aflibercept (Eylea) biosimilar. Yesafili is appro...
London-based CS Pharmaceuticals reported July 28 that it had acquired AxeroVision, of Carlsbad, California, and its AXR-270 candidate for dry eye disease. The company did not report financial detai...
BVI Medical announced Sept. 6 that it had acquired Medical Mix, a leading supplier of ophthalmic surgical devices in Spain and Portugal. No financial details were provided. Medical Mix, of Barcelon...
Carl Zeiss Meditec announced Aug. 23 that more than 8 million eyes had been treated with the company’s SMILE procedure through the first half of 2023. SMILE, short for small-incision lenticule extr...
BVI Medical announced Sept. 6 that it had acquired Medical Mix, a leading supplier of ophthalmic surgical devices in Spain and Portugal. No financial details were provided. Medical Mix, of Barcelon...
Novaliq, of Heidelberg, Germany, announced Aug. 24 that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had accepted its marketing authorization application for dry eye candidate CyclASol (cyclosporine ophthal...
Germany’s ViGeneron announced Aug. 22 that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had approved its clinical trial application for VG901, a gene therapy candidate targeting CNGA1-associated retinitis p...
Iveric Bio, an Astellas company, announced Aug. 18 that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had accepted for review its marketing authorization application for avacincaptad pegol, a complement C5 i...
India’s Biocon Biologics announced July 24 that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) had issued a positive opinion recommending approval of Yesafili...
Fotis Topouzis, MD, PhD (Greece), gave the World Glaucoma Congress a preview of the European Glaucoma Society’s new guidelines for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). The term “MIGS” in Eur...
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