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Select US FDA Approvals and Clearances in September 2025
The US FDA’s ophthalmic device division granted clearance to three devices using the 510(k) pathway in September 2025, according to the agency’s database. Medicel gained clearance for its Accuject ...
Optos Launches the Silverstone RGB Advanced Retinal Imaging System
UK-based Optos announced Oct. 15 that it had launched its next-generation Silverstone RGB system for retinal imaging. The device is designed to allowclinicians to capture, visualize, and analyze pa...
OcuSciences’ OcuMet Beacon Retinal Imager Gains CE Marking
OcuSciences, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced Oct. 15 that its OcuMet Beacon retinal imager had gained CE marking under the European Medical Device Regulation. The device gained US FDA 510(k) clea...
AI Integration and Workflow Consolidation Drive Diagnostic Innovation
After years of steady hardware development, the ophthalmic diagnostic market is now oriented around two strategic imperatives: deep integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and consolidation of ...
July 2025 Ophthalmic News Briefs
Hoya Vision Care announced June 2 that it had acquired Centennial Optical, a Canadian distributor of ophthalmic frames, eyeglass lenses, sunglasses, lab supplies, and optical accessories. Financial...
June 2025 Ophthalmic News Briefs
Bausch + Lomb announced June 4 the US launch of Blink Nourish and Blink Boost over-the-counter lubricating eye drops. Both products are preservative-free and come in a 10 mL multi-dose bottle. Blin...
Chinese Regulators Approve Clarus 700 Ultra-Widefield Fundus Camera from Zeiss
Germany’s Carl Zeiss Meditec announced June 6 that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) had approved the Clarus 700 high-definition, ultra-widefield fundus imaging system. The co...
Select US FDA Approvals and Clearances in April 2025
Device makers gained US FDA clearance for seven technologies through the ophthalmic device division using the 510(k) pathway in April 2025, according to the agency’s database. BVI Medical received ...
US FDA Grants Marketing Clearance for OcuSciences’ OcuMet Beacon Retinal Imager
OcuSciences, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced May 1 that the US FDA had granted marketing clearance for its flagship device, the OcuMet Beacon retinal imager. The 510(k) clearance describes the Oc...
RetinAI and FVS Gain CE Marking for LuxIA DR Screening Algorithm
Switzerland’s RetinAI and Spain’s Fundación Ver Salud (FVS) announced April 30 that LuxIA, their co-developed artificial intelligence algorithm for diabetic retinopathy screening, had received CE m...
Optos Unveils MonacoPro Ultra-Widefield Retinal Imager with SD-OCT
Optos, a division of Nikon, announced Feb. 14 the launch of the MonacoPro, its next-generation ultra-widefield scanning laser ophthalmoscope with integrated spectral domain optical coherence tomogr...
Optos Unveils MonacoPro Ultra-Widefield Retinal Imager with SD-OCT
Optos, a division of Nikon, announced Feb. 14 the launch of the MonacoPro, its next-generation ultra-widefield scanning laser ophthalmoscope with integrated spectral domain optical coherence tomogr...
EssilorLuxottica Acquires Canadian Retinal Camera Maker Cellview Imaging for Undisclosed Amount
Eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica announced Feb. 11 that it had acquired Cellview Imaging, a Canadian startup specializing in ultra-widefield retinal diagnostics. Cellview’s WRI-1 fundus camera...
EssilorLuxottica Acquires Canadian Retinal Camera Maker Cellview Imaging
Eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica announced Feb. 11 that it had acquired Cellview Imaging, a Canadian startup specializing in ultra-widefield retinal diagnostics. Cellview’s WRI-1 fundus camera...
Emerging Companies Pursuing Ophthalmic Indications, December 2024
Market Scope is tracking companies that have announced new candidates to diagnose and treat eye disease.
Topcon Weighing Takeover Bids from Private Equity Firms, Bloomberg Reports
Topcon is considering takeover bids from suitors, including the private equity firms KKR & Co. and EQT AB, according to a report Dec. 10 from financial news outlet Bloomberg. The Tokyo-based ophtha...
Avant, Ainnova Advancing Low-Cost Retinal Camera with AI Screening Software
Nevada-based Avant Technologies and Ainnova Tech, of Houston, Texas, announced Nov. 20 that the two companies would advance Ainnova’s proprietary low-cost retinal camera packaged with the Vision AI...
September 2024 Ophthalmic News Briefs
Bausch + Lomb is working with Goldman Sachs to explore a sale of the company, the Financial Times reported Sept. 14, with private equity the most likely buyer. The move is being evaluated as a way ...
Visionix Unveils its VX 610 Automated Fundus Camera
Visionix USA has announced the launch of its VX 610 non-mydriatic automated fundus camera. The VX 610 boasts a range of automated features, including auto alignment, auto focus, and auto capture, w...
Digital Enhancements Reshape $3.7 Billion Ophthalmic Diagnostic Equipment Market
Ongoing investments in digital products designed to enhance ophthalmic diagnostic equipment and associated outputs are signaling a shift away from the fast-paced equipment releases of the early 200...
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