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Adapting to darkness

Scientists studying a neural retina in a salamander have found Müller cells in the promoted cone-specific pigment regeneration and dark adaptation that are independent of the pigment epithelium.

GSK and UCL team up

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology have agreed a deal in which the Institute will investigate the potential of compounds provided by GSK's ophthalmic unit, Ophthiris.

The retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell mosaic has been imaged for the first time in a living retina using an adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope (AOSLO), according to a report published in the March issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

The recommendations for 'the use of single use instruments where possible' when performing 'high-risk' surgical procedures, has not only led to a growth in the single use market segment, but has stimulated massive reform in decontamination procedures, creating increased demand globally for reusable instruments due to new processes and longer lead times.

Ocular nutraceutical company, EyeScience Labs, LLC, has launched www.EyeScience.com that aims to meet the need for comprehensive information and education on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a watch-and-learn video format.

Ophthalmology Times Europe founding editor, Fedra Pavlou, is to become Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, another of Advanstar's publications. Pamela Brook joins the team as editor of OTE, with immediate effect.

Abbott Laboratories has completed its acquisition of Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), paying $1.24 billion for 83% of the fully-diluted stock and assuming around $1.4 billion of AMO's long-term debt.

ESBATech AG, a developer of antibody fragment therapeutics, has initiated a Phase IIa study in patients with acute anterior uveitis, designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and clinical activity of topically applied ESBA105.

Recently, several manufacturers of insulin pens for diabetes treatment have added warnings to the devices, cautioning against their use by visually impaired patients.

An electromagnetic deformable mirror reduces the impact of ocular aberrations on imaging for clearer results, according to Gisele Soubrane.

Dynamic contour tonometry (DCT) may be more accurate than Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) in measuring intraocular pressure (IOP), according to study results published in the February issue of Eye.