https://www.bioworld.com/rss en-us holland.johnson@clarivate.com http://www.bioworld.com/articles/727575 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/727575-alcon-wishes-on-the-wrong-staar-as-16b-merger-rejected Hands holding torn contract holland.johnson@clarivate.com http://www.bioworld.com/articles/725980 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/725980-alcon-reports-strong-3q-unsure-about-staar-merger Businessperson completing checklist holland.johnson@clarivate.com http://www.bioworld.com/articles/725172 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/725172-staar-adjourns-alcon-merger-meeting-until-november Pen and ripped contract New England Journal of Medicine demonstrated that Science Corp.'s Prima retinal implant restored vision, enabling 80% of patients to read at 12 months. Participants had age-related macular degeneration-related geographic atrophy resulting in total loss of central vision.]]> http://www.bioworld.com/articles/725154 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/725154-science-corps-prima-implant-enables-blind-patients-to-read PRIMA implant Prima implant. Credit: Science Corp. holland.johnson@clarivate.com http://www.bioworld.com/articles/724938 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/724938-staar-sale-to-alcon-eclipsed-by-shareholder-proxy-advisor-concerns Stock prices with loss/gain arrows http://www.bioworld.com/articles/723573 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/723573-opzira-launches-with-former-lumithera-diagnostics Acquisition puzzle http://www.bioworld.com/articles/723440 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/723440-ciliatech-receives-ce-mark-for-glaucoma-implant Ciliatech Intercil Uveal Spacer Ciliatech's Intercil uveal spacer. Credit: Ciliatech. holland.johnson@clarivate.com http://www.bioworld.com/articles/723439 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/723439-iantrek-raises-42m-for-alloflo-uveo-glaucoma-therapy-launch Iantrek Alloflo Uveo Iantrek Alloflo Uveo. Credit: Iantrek http://www.bioworld.com/articles/722654 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/722654-bright-move-alcon-offers-15b-for-staar-surgical Acquisition puzzle Alcon AG plans to acquire Lumithera Inc., adding its photobiomodulation (PBM) device designed to treat early and intermediate dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to the Alcon portfolio. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move continues Alcon’s strategic expansion in eye care, following on its recent acquisitions of Aurion Biotech Inc. and Lensar Inc.]]> http://www.bioworld.com/articles/721808 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/721808-alcon-sees-the-light-with-lumithera-buy-for-dry-amd Close up of eye and vision test http://www.bioworld.com/articles/721833 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/721833-polyactiva-raises-25m-series-c-to-advance-us-clinical-programs Polyactiva implant Polyactiva’s ocular implants are two millimeters long and .2 mm in diameter. Credit: Polyactiva http://www.bioworld.com/articles/721248 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/721248-forsight-robotics-secures-125m-for-eye-surgery-robotics-platform Close up of eye and vision test http://www.bioworld.com/articles/721713 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/721713-polyactiva-raises-25m-series-c-to-advance-us-clinical-programs Polyactiva implant Polyactiva’s ocular implants are two millimeters long and .2 mm in diameter. Credit: Polyactiva http://www.bioworld.com/articles/721016 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/721016-series-b-brings-splicebio-135m-for-stargardt-disease-asset Gold dollar sign http://www.bioworld.com/articles/718199 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/718199-alcon-to-acquire-lensar-for-up-to-430m Dollar sign between hands http://www.bioworld.com/articles/718197 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/718197-roche-university-of-liverpool-set-sights-on-eye-cancer Roche Ventana DP600 Roche Ventana DP600 digital pathology slide scanner. Credit: Roche Holding AG http://www.bioworld.com/articles/718006 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/718006-researchers-develop-visual-prosthetic-to-restore-sight Implantable electrode assemblies WO2025049400-A1, “Implantable electrode assemblies, including implantable electrode assemblies for the brain, and associated systems, devices, and methods.”Assignee: Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Raven Neuro Inc. Inventors: Eskandar, Emad; Killian, Nathaniel; Shank, AaronIPC codes: A61B 18/14; A61N 1/05; A61N 1/36 Publication date: March 6, 2025Earliest priority details: US2023578718, Aug. 25, 2023 http://www.bioworld.com/articles/717629 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/717629-verily-developing-vaporized-ophthalmic-drug-delivery-device vaporized ophthalmic drug delivery WO2025038348-A1, “Vaporized ophthalmic drug delivery device.”Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Armstrong, Maxim; McGuire, AllisterIPC dodes: A61F 9/007; A61F 9/00Publication date: Feb. 20, 2025Earliest priority details: US2023532081, Aug. 11, 2023 http://www.bioworld.com/articles/717171 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/717171-seonix-bio-sees-future-in-genetic-test-for-glaucoma Polygenic risk score http://www.bioworld.com/articles/716792 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/716792-essilorluxottica-receives-us-eu-green-light-for-otc-audio-glasses Hand cupping ear to illustration hearing loss http://www.bioworld.com/articles/716470 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/716470-little-giant-eyebrights-phakic-iol-cleared-for-myopia-in-china Eyebright Meiyue Tong TOPPOP Smart store http://www.bioworld.com/articles/713770 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/713770-eyecheq-files-for-protection-of-self-service-retinal-image-kiosks self-eye-exam-31oct24.png WO2024215926-A1, “Self-guided eye examination system.”Assignee: Eyecheq Inc.Inventors: Khoshnevis, Ali; Taher, Rashid; Barber, James E.; Boll, David J.; Pehar, David Michael; Sords, Peter R.; Vystrcil, Robert; Zimmerman, SloanIPC codes: A61B 3/14; A61B 3/032; A61B 3/10; A61B 3/103; A61B 3/00; A61B 3/12Publication date: Oct. 17, 2024 (also published as US20240341586-A1)Earliest priority details: US2023298557, Apr. 11, 2023 http://www.bioworld.com/articles/710305 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/710305-nu-eyne-advances-bioelectric-wearables-beyond-migraine-adhd Addnox migraine device by Nu Eyne Nu Eyne's device for ADHD, currently called Smile. The company plans to change the product’s name to Addnox and launch in the U.S. in the first half of 2025. http://www.bioworld.com/articles/709776 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/709776-alcon-buys-belkin-vision-for-up-to-466m Belkin DSLT device Belkin DSLT device. Credit: Belkin Vision http://www.bioworld.com/articles/708553 Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/708553-fda-moves-to-down-classify-cyclodestruction-in-glaucoma Laptop displaying FDA logo http://www.bioworld.com/articles/708283 Fri, 17 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.bioworld.com/articles/708283-china-approves-arcscans-ultrasound-imaging-device-for-myopia Arcscan Arcscan computer-controlled, ultra-high frequency ultrasound diagnostic imaging. 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