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Select US FDA Approvals and Clearances in February 2025
There was one US FDA clearance through the ophthalmic device division using the 510(k) pathway in February 2025, according to the agency’s database. New World Medical gained clearance of its Via360...
New World Medical Gains US Clearance for the Via360 Viscodilation System for Glaucoma
New World Medical announced Feb. 18 that it had received 510(k) clearance from the US FDA for its Via360 glaucoma surgical system. The Rancho Cucamonga, California, company said the device would be...
2024 Ophthalmic Revenue Roundup for Apellis, Immunocore, Sight Sciences, Ocular Therapeutix, Lensar, and ANI
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, of Waltham, Massachusetts, reported Feb. 28 that its 2024 net product revenue for Syfovre was $611.8 million, a 122.3 percent increase over $275.2 million in 2023. The comp...
MACs Finalize Coverage for Standalone and Combo MIGS Procedures
Five Medicare administrative contractors have issued their final coverage policies for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, or MIGS, along with more technical billing and coding documents. The poli...
MACs Finalize Coverage for Standalone and Combo MIGS Procedures
Five Medicare administrative contractors have issued their final coverage policies for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, or MIGS, along with more technical billing and coding documents. The poli...
iStar Medical Appoints Richard Beckman, MD, as Chief Medical Officer
Belgium’s iStar Medical announced Sept. 4 that it had appointed Richard Beckman, MD, as chief medical officer and member of the company’s board. Beckman most recently served as CMO of Adverum Biote...
AAO Glaucoma Day Session Evaluates Latest Devices Advancing or Sold Outside the US
US glaucoma specialists have over 20 surgical options to treat their patients, but even more devices are available or in the pipeline outside the US, and their developers could seek FDA approval. M...
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