By Staff
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 8:30 AM
Nearly 1 in 3 people getting tested for the flu are hearing back from their health care provider that it’s positive.
By Staff
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 8:01 AM
The FDA has approved a new implantable treatment for adults with diabetic macular edema (DME) after studies showed that it could help maintain vision with as few as two treatments per year.
By Staff
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 12:24 AM
PARIS—
Kering Eyewear, part of the global luxury group Kering (KER.PA), has reported revenue of €1.6 billion for the full year 2024, up 6 percent on a year-over-year comparable basis. In the fourth quarter, sales totaled €326 million, an increase of 8 percent as reported and up 7 percent on a comparable basis, driven by all regions as well as the main brands in its portfolio, according to the company. The
Kering Group, however, reported a 12 percent decline in overall revenue in 2024.
By Staff
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 12:20 PM
It's a pretty common factoid that Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees has the right rhythm for CPR, in case of emergency. But younger generations might not be familiar with the
popular song. Thankfully, many other songs fit the bill. Head over to
WebMD for a look at the new generation of CPR songs.
By Staff
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 8:03 AM
The first thing the ad shows is a scale. Over the soundtrack of Childish Gambino's anthem “This is America,” a narrator laments the nation’s obesity crisis and “the system” that is “built to keep us sick and stuck.” It notes the “$160 billion weight-loss industry that feeds on our failure” as images of junk cereal, pie and a cheeseburger flash across the screen.
By Staff
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 8:01 AM
The FDA has approved a new antibiotic combination called Emblaveo to treat serious infections of the abdomen in adults who have few or no other treatment options. It will be given through an IV and used with another antibiotic called metronidazole.
By Staff
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 7:00 AM
The archetype of an optometrist as a white male owner of solo practice focused on selling glasses, usually with his wife keeping the books and running the dispensary, was a fairly accurate representation for much of the profession’s first century. Changes within optometry and the wider American culture in recent decades, however, have demolished that stereotype, according to this feature from
Review of Optometry. The workforce is now more ethnically diverse and predominantly female, and the mom-and-pop shops of old are being overtaken by large corporate ownership networks that are laser-focused on maintaining the bottom line. Optometrists’ personalities and priorities have changed, too. “Type A” workaholic ambition is out; work-life balance is in.
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By Staff
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 12:18 AM
SAN FRANCISCO—
RadiusXR, a digital health care technology company offering vision testing and eyecare with advanced digital health platforms, has announced that Thomas Osborne, MD, CMO of Microsoft Federal Civilian, is being added to the company as a strategic advisor.
By Staff
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 12:15 AM
SEATTLE, BOSTON and TOKYO—
Aurion Biotech, Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company that is developing a platform of advanced therapies to treat ocular diseases, announced that Donald Munoz is joining the company as chief financial officer.
By Staff
Monday, February 10, 2025 8:02 AM
A pivotal clinical trial that cleared the way for U.S. regulators to approve a new light therapy device as a treatment for macular degeneration has been criticized for several shortcomings, with a warning issued that a host of questions must be answered before clinicians prescribe the device.
By Staff
Monday, February 10, 2025 8:00 AM
The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years. One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor's office visits driven by flu-like symptoms. Last week, that number was clearly higher than the peak of any winter flu season since 2009-2010, according to data posted Friday by the CDC.
By Staff
Monday, February 10, 2025 7:59 AM
Children do not respond equally to vaccines, nor do adults. Eight years ago, my group introduced the concept of low vaccine responder‒ and normal vaccine responder children.
By Staff
Monday, February 10, 2025 12:21 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—
VSP Vision has announced the passing of Earnie Franklin, its chief operating officer. Franklin, 61, passed away on February 2, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer, according to the announcement.
By Staff
Monday, February 10, 2025 12:18 AM
ST. LOUIS—The
World Council of Optometry (WCO), an international membership-based nonprofit organization for individual optometrists, industry professionals and optometric organizations, has announced the theme for World Optometry Week 2025—Eyes to the Future: Optometry Improving Global Wellness.