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6/6/2025
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Gore Launches Silicone-Free Plunger for Ophthalmic Prefilled Syringes
Gore Launches Silicone-Free Plunger for Ophthalmic Prefilled Syringes

Materials company W.L. Gore & Associates announced June 3 the commercial launch of its 0.5 mL silicone-free Improject syringe plunger. The new plunger is specifically designed for prefilled syringe...

5/21/2025
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May 2025 Ophthalmic News Briefs
May 2025 Ophthalmic News Briefs

London’s Okyo Pharma announced April 30 that it would accelerate development of topical urcosimod, formerly OK-101, in neuropathic corneal pain, following early closure of its Phase II trial. The t...

4/25/2025
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Microsurgical Technology to Distribute MANI’s Ophthalmic Blade Portfolio in US
Microsurgical Technology to Distribute MANI’s Ophthalmic Blade Portfolio in US

Microsurgical Technology (MST) announced April 17 that, under a new strategic partnership, it would distribute the ophthalmic surgical blade portfolio of Japan’s MANI in the US. The deal is concurr...

11/14/2024
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November 2024 Ophthalmic News Briefs
November 2024 Ophthalmic News Briefs

Heidelberg Engineering announced Oct. 14 that the US FDA had granted 510(k) clearance to its Flex Module for the Spectralis diagnostic imaging platform. The Flex Module mounts the Spectralis to a m...

10/25/2024
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Corza Launches Onatec Ophthalmic Microsurgical Suture Portfolio
Corza Launches Onatec Ophthalmic Microsurgical Suture Portfolio

Corza Medical, of Westwood, Massachusetts, reported Oct. 21 that it had launched its Onatec ophthalmic microsurgical suture portfolio of needles and suture material. The company said Onatec needles...

10/15/2024
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Zeiss Invests $24 Million to Expand Production Site in Chesterfield, Missouri
Zeiss Invests $24 Million to Expand Production Site in Chesterfield, Missouri

German company Carl Zeiss Meditec opened a new state-of-the-art research and production facility on Oct. 1 in Chesterfield, Missouri, expanding its footprint in the city, which is part of the St. L...

10/4/2024
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Zeiss Invests $24 Million to Expand Production Site in Chesterfield, Missouri
Zeiss Invests $24 Million to Expand Production Site in Chesterfield, Missouri

German company Carl Zeiss Meditec opened a new state-of-the-art research and production facility on Oct. 1 in Chesterfield, Missouri, expanding its footprint in the city, which is part of the St. L...

9/27/2024
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Microsurgical Technology (MST) to Commercialize Vista Vitrectomy Products
Microsurgical Technology (MST) to Commercialize Vista Vitrectomy Products

Microsurgical Technology (MST) announced Sept. 17 that it had partnered with Vista Ophthalmics to commercialize Vista’s products—the Vista 1-Step vitrectomy probe and the Vista IS for maintaining t...

7/23/2024
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MST Offers Diamond Knife Subscription Service in Move to Curb Waste
MST Offers Diamond Knife Subscription Service in Move to Curb Waste

MicroSurgical Technology (MST) has launched a diamond knife subscription service for US ophthalmologists. The Redmond, Washington, company kicked off the service in April at the 2024 meeting of the...

6/21/2024
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MST Offers Diamond Knife Subscription Service in Move to Curb Waste
MST Offers Diamond Knife Subscription Service in Move to Curb Waste

MicroSurgical Technology (MST) has launched a diamond knife subscription service for US ophthalmologists. The Redmond, Washington, company kicked off the service in April at the 2024 meeting of the...

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