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Arginase & DR
Glaucoma & selenium
Brain predicts vision
OCT comparison
IQ 577 laser system
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SEPTEMBER 03, 2009

Lowering levels of arginase may halt progression of diabetic retinopathy
High levels of the enzyme arginase contributes to vascular eye damage, and therapies to lower its levels could halt progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR), according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) School of Medicine, USA. More...

Glaucoma related to selenium levels
The pathology of glaucoma is likely to be related to the presence and levels of selenium, according to the results of a study published in the August issue of the British Journal of Ophthalmology. More...

The brain predicts what a moving eye will see
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, has found that the brain predicts the consequences of eye movement even before the eyes take in a new scene. More...

A comparison of six OCT devices
In a head-to-head comparison of six OCT devices, the Spectralis spectral domain OCT (Heidelberg Engineering) showed the lowest co-efficient of variation in a test-retest study. More...
IQ 577 laser system now available to doctors
Iridex has commenced shipment of its IQ 577 laser systems which is designed to treat vision-threatening eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. More...
product profile
Excimer laser for multiple applications
The ExciStar XS series from Coherent, Inc. represents a compact, economical excimer laser offering performance and lifetime characteristics. The air cooled ExciStar XS measures 0,08 m3, yet delivers pulse energies up to 12mJ at 248nm with an energy stability of <2% (1s), at repetition rates of 500 Hz. The use of Almeta XS tube design and all solid state pulser results in a product lifetime that lasts for more than 1 billion pulses than that of tube and optics. Read more...

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