4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (552+ words) Fresh off an initial beta rollout this past May, MDConsult AI is officially launching its artificial intelligence (AI)-based pre-consultation platform to the U.S. commercial market. Describing itself as an “AI-powered software for the modern physician,” the healthcare technology startup has…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (406+ words) Claris Bio has closed on $118 million in Series B financing to support the next phase of growth for its lead investigational therapeutic, which targets limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD). Based in New Jersey and initially funded in 2020, the late-clinical-stage biotechnology…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (488+ words) Technology startup Deya is collaborating with the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) on a new sponsorship agreement to support an artificial intelligence (AI)-based research project. Operating as a healthcare technology company, Deya is led by an executive team of…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (267+ words) The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued Evoq Technologies a new patent covering its mobile device-based system that provides controlled luminous stimulation directly to the eye as a retinal function test. Operating out of Henderson, Nevada, the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (612+ words) We’ve got quite the update in leadership and other executive announcements in the eyecare space. From RxSight, Inc. and Exonate’s respective CEO news to CooperVision, Lumenis, and the Ohio State University's College of Optometry making headlines, there’re a few changes…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (528+ words) A new eye health app offers real-time blink monitoring to protect eye health during digital device usage—all without interrupting a user's workflow. The common culprit: Screen work. To be more specific: Digital device usage has rapidly become the new…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (416+ words) Lexitas Pharma Services and Ousun shared that patient dosing is officially underway for an ongoing pilot study evaluating an investigational eye drop for the potential treatment of age-related cataracts. We’ll begin with Lexitas. As a QHP Capital portfolio company, this…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (576+ words) Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has purchased iRenix Medical Inc. and its investigational ocular antiseptic designed to reduce post-procedural pain and corneal toxicity. Tarsus shared two monetary details surrounding the transaction; it involves an upfront amount of an estimated $75 million, broken down…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (404+ words) Eyes On Eyecare is debuting a new mobile app for retina specialists and other eyecare professionals (ECPs) to discover, digest, and react to the research shaping their practice. The digital resource’s launch coincides with this week’s American Society for Retina…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (404+ words) Eyes On Eyecare is debuting a new mobile app for retina specialists and other eyecare professionals (ECPs) to discover, digest, and react to the research shaping their practice. The digital resource’s launch coincides with this week’s American Society for Retina…...