Press Releases by Industry

2010-05-28 | SigmaPhone LLC, the developer of the No.1 medical app, "iPharmacy - The Drug and Medication Guide", is featured in an article titled "Infectious Disease Resource for the iPhone", in the medical journal "Clinical Infectious Disease".

2010-05-27 | Each patient must meet standard LASIK eligibility criteria to be considered a safe candidate for LASIK.

2010-05-27 | Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the excimer laser to treat persons over 18 years of age, there really is no upper age limit for LASIK eligibility.

2010-05-27 | Some people who previously did not qualify for LASIK may find that things have changed for them. Their personal eye health may have changed, or advancements in current LASIK procedures may, now, deem them a good candidate.

2010-05-26 | CK, short for conductive keratoplasty, is a safer, although temporary, surgery that uses radio wave energy specifically to induce near-sighted vision.

2010-05-26 | Before wavefront, diagnosis of lower order aberrations was done using traditional eye examination technology. Diagnosis of higher order aberrations was done using manual calculations. Treatment based on these diagnostics resulted in outcomes that were good, but less accurate and less customized.

2010-05-23 | The NearVision CK procedure involves applying radio waves to the periphery of the cornea to shrink collagen at its outer edge.

2010-05-13 | Dr. Richard Rival emphasizes the important union of health and beauty for his facial cosmetic surgery patients. That's why he coordinates patient care with other physicians, like eye doctors, to improve his patients' lives.

2010-05-12 | With over 100 years of established leadership within the blind community and the field of low vision, The Chicago Lighthouse honors its reputation by unveiling a one of a kind low vision clinic.

2010-05-01 | PRK, Photorefractive Keratectomy, is a vision correction surgery you can probably have if you are not a good LASIK candidate.

2010-04-30 | One look at the complexity of the eye's structure is enough to understand the need to choose a knowledgeable and professional eye doctor to safeguard your precious sight.

2010-04-30 | If you have been noticing blurriness in book print and have been holding restaurant menus further away to see them clearly, and if you are aged 40 or more, you are noticing presbyopia.

2010-04-30 | PRK (Photorefrective Keratectomy) is a laser vision correction surgery that gives results as good as those of LASIK.

2010-04-21 | EZSee Keyboards: Large Print Keyboard Family

2010-04-20 | For people who are blind or visually impaired, Lighthouse's Tools for Living is specifically designed to enable ease, efficiency, and independence.

2010-04-17 | Selecting a surgeon to operate on your cataracts involves more than walking your fingers through the Yellow Pages. The competency of a cataract surgeon isn't something you can easily judge from a print ad, glossy magazine or television commercial.

2010-04-17 | Our eyes age with the rest of our body, and as they do they lose some of their youthful attributes. Aging alone brings many changes, but aging also brings the potential for systemic diseases that affect vision as well.

2010-03-27 | Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine that concerns itself with diagnosing, treating and preventing diseases and disorders of the eye.

2010-03-27 | Photorefractive keratectomy, or PRK, is one of several laser treatments used to treat certain refractive errors, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia.

2010-03-20 | Imagine getting all the fish oil benefits but with fewer pills. That's the promise made by OmegaVia, a newly launched brand of high purity fish oil supplement targeted towards informed consumers seeking high potency fish oil supplements.