Optical Coherence Tomography News

1. Two thousand optometrists geared up for OCT at Specsavers

   Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 23 2019 Ophthalmology , Other Business News

   

   More than 2000 optometrists at Specsavers have completed an extensive programme of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) training, ahead of the installation of the hospital-grade technology in their stores. The milestone has been reached almost half way through the rollout across the UK and Ireland of OCT, which is now in use in 400 stores. Richard Davies of the Bath store was the 2000 th optometrist to complete the set of seven online modules, which cover essentials of OCT, OCT in glaucoma, medical retina and anterior segment, and prudent referrals. Presenting a £100 voucher to Richard in store this week, Paul ...

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2. Post-Doctoral Researcher Opening at Department of Physics, University of Coimbra, Portugal

   Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 23 2019 Ophthalmology , Jobs & Studentships

   

   We opened a tender for selecting a Post-Doctoral Researcher with a contract for an open-ended period of time. We are looking for someone with a Doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering, Physics Engineering, Physics, Electrotechnical Engineering or a closely related area, knowledge in optoelectronic instrumentation, photonics, optics and electronics and knowledge in programming. The position concerns the ElastoOCT project - Optical Coherence Elastography for imaging retina mechanical properties – and is available at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. The aim of the project is to develop and build an optical coherence elastography system for retinal imaging, with ultrasound excitation and measurement of induced ...

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3. The Bruno Lumbroso Lecture at the 7th International Congress on OCT Angiography, Rome, December 13 and 14, 2019

   Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 23 2019 Ophthalmology

   

   Dear Colleagues, As you know, the International Congress on OCT Angiography, En Face OCT and Advances in OCT that Professor Bruno Lumbroso initiated few years ago will be in its 7th Year this December 2019 in Rome. Certainly, this global Congress has become one of the most successful, most-attended, and most educational meetings in the field of retinal imaging. Every December during the past six years, more than 1,000 of us have enjoyed spending few days in Rome learning the latest advances in retinal imaging, from OCT to OCTA to adaptive optics to microperimetry, among others, and meeting new ...

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   Mentions: Philip J. Rosenfeld David Huang Oregon Health & Science University

4. Carl Zeiss Meditec expands leadership position in treating glaucoma by investing in MicroOptx, Inc.

   Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 20 2019 Ophthalmology , Other Business News , Partnership

   

   Today, Carl Zeiss Meditec announced that it has become a shareholder of MicroOptx Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. MicroOptx is a privately held company focused on innovative minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices for surgical treatment of glaucoma. Their surgical technology is designed to provide effective reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) with a simple surgical procedure. ZEISS supports breakthrough surgical treatments for glaucoma and believes MicroOptx’s MIGS solution will complement our leading portfolio of equipment and consumables in ophthalmic surgery. “The investment in MicroOptx will give ZEISS an early position in this new technology designed to increase MIGS adoption ...

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5. Research Associate in Biophotonics Openings at the Univesity of Sheffield (2 openings)

   Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 5 2019 Jobs & Studentships

   

   University of Sheffield - Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Location: Sheffield Salary: £31,302 to £36,261 Grade 7 per annum Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract Placed On: 22nd May 2019 Closes: 20th June 2019 Job Ref: UOS022704 Contract Type: Fixed term for 36 months, with a start date on or after 1st July 2019. Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? We have two exciting opportunities in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering for people with a passion for research at the medicine/engineering interface, looking to use their ...

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6. Duke University Receives NIH Grant for Handheld Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope for Remote Screening of Diabetic Retinopathy

   Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 4 2019 Ophthalmology , Funding

   

   Duke University Receives a 2019 NIH Grant for $233,465 for Handheld Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope for Remote Screening of Diabetic Retinopathy. The principal investigator is Joseph Izatt. The program began in 2019 and ends in 2021. Below is a summary of the proposed work. This is an application for an Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant which brings together a team of engineers and clinician-scientists with expertise in ophthalmic imaging technology development and translation to advance the state of the art remote screening for diabetic retinopathy (DR). Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a complication from diabetes mellitus (DM) that causes damage to ...

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   Mentions: Joseph A. Izatt National Institutes of Health Duke University

7. Case Western Reserve University Receives NIH Grant for Computer Assisted Coronary Artery Stent Interventions

   Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 4 2019 Cardiology , Funding

   

   Case Western Reserve University Receives a 2019 NIH Grant for $732,934 for Computer Assisted Coronary Artery Stent Interventions. The principal investigator is David WIlson. The program began in 2018 and ends in 2022. Below is a summary of the proposed work. Computer assisted coronary artery stent interventions Summary When treating highly calcified coronary artery lesions with stents, interventional cardiologists, with limited information, make stressful treatment decisions, which can lead to inadequate stent deployment and poor outcomes, or even rare calamitous events. When calcification is present, a cardiologist must choose to use a normal sized angioplasty balloon; a larger angioplasty ...

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8. Massachusetts General Hospital Receives NIH Grant for Novel Optical Coherence Tomography Tool Development for Quantitative Peripheral Nerve Imaging

   Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 4 2019 Neurology , Funding

   

   Massachusetts General Hospital Receives a 2019 NIH Grant for $388,832 for Novel Optical Coherence Tomography Tool Development for Quantitative Peripheral Nerve Imaging. The principal investigator is Benjamin Vakoc. The program began in 2019 and ends in 2020. Below is a summary of the proposed work. Peripheral nerves serve as a bidirectional link between the central nervous system (CNS) and its distal targets. The autonomic nervous system (ANS), which is part of the peripheral nervous system, innervates internal organs to modulate their function and transmits sensory information back to the CNS. By selectively stimulating the ANS nerves, neuromodulation of target ...

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9. Massachusetts General Hospital Receives NIH Grant for Blood Flow-Based Guidance and Diagnostics Using OCT

   Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 4 2019 Cardiology , Funding

   

   Massachusetts General Hospital Receives a 2019 NIH Grant for $164,400 for Blood Flow-Based Guidance and Diagnostics Using OCT. The principal investigator is Nestor Uribe-Patarroyo. The program began in 2017 and ends in 2021. Below is a summary of the proposed work. Diseases diagnosed with assessment of blood flow account for 29% of deaths in the US and are leading causes of premature morbidity, including visual disorders which carry an economic burden of $35 bil- lion per year. The heart disease with the most impact on public health is coronary artery disease (CAD); more than one million percutaneous coronary interventions ...

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10. Duke University Receives NIH Grant for Portable Stabilized Optical Coherence Tomography for Eye Care in Acute Care Settings

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 4 2019 Ophthalmology , Funding

    

    Duke University Receives a 2019 NIH Grant for $384,440 for Portable Stabilized Optical Coherence Tomography for Eye Care in Acute Care Settings. The principal investigator is Anthony Kuo The program began in 2018 and ends in 2021. Below is a summary of the proposed work. This research proposal from a multi-disciplinary team including an emergency medicine physician, ophthalmologists, and biomedical engineers seeks to improve the ability of acute care providers to diagnose and triage eye pathology at the point of care. Acute care settings such as emergency departments frequently take care of patients seeking eye care. In these acute ...

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    Mentions: National Institutes of Health Duke University Anthony N. Kuo

11. University of Wisconsin-Madison Receives NIH Grant for The Interaction Between Vocal Fold Hydration and Vibratory Biomechanics

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 4 2019 Otolaryngology , Funding

    

    University of Wisconsin-Madison Receives a 2019 NIH Grant for $400,600 for The Interaction Between Vocal Fold Hydration and Vibratory Biomechanics. The principal investigator is Jack Jiang. The program began in 2018 and ends in 2023. Below is a summary of the proposed work. Voice disorders affect millions of people worldwide. Patients have reported many negative social econmic impacts of dysphonia. Proper fluid homeostasis is critical to normal vocal fold function. Maintenance of normal fluid levels in vocal fold tissue ensures normal biomechanical and vibratory parameters. Potential disturbances to this homeostasis include overuse, misuse, systemic or surface dehydration, trauma, and ...

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12. Johns Hopkins University Receives NIH Grant for Eye Determinants of Cognition (EYEDOC) study.

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    Johns Hopkins University Receives a 2019 NIH Grant for $395,304 for Eye Determinants of Cognition (EYEDOC) study. The principal investigator is Alison Abraham. The program began in 2016 and ends in 2020. Below is a summary of the proposed work. Eye Determinants of Cognition (EyeDOC) Study Rationale: Dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) pose enormous health and societal costs in our aging US population. While cerebral neural loss is known to contribute to Alzheimer's dementia, vascular diseases may contribute substantially to the total burden of dementia and its precursor, MCI. Small-vessel cerebrovascular changes, which are most strongly associated ...

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13. SID DisplayWeek a great success for Mirrorcle Technologies

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 4 2019 Other Business News

    

    What a show it was! For the first time in company history, the Mirrorcle Technologies team exhibited at the Innovation Zone (or ‘I-Zone’) at the Society for Information Display (‘SID’) DisplayWeek 2019 exhibition in San Jose in early May, showcasing its new RGB Playzer products that are capable of full color projection by combining red, green and blue light sources. Visitors were able to interact with multiple MEMS-mirror based tabletop demos enhanced by additional laser projectors that “drew” colorful vector graphics content onto the carpeted walkways of the I-Zone. At virtually all times, a crowd of interested Silicon Valley movers ...

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14. Assistant professor (post-doc) in the Department of Physical Chemistry of Biological Systems at Polish Academy of Sciences

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 28 2019 Jobs & Studentships

    

    We encourage applicants for Assistant professor (post-doc) position in the Department of Physical Chemistry of Biological Systems at Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS, Warsaw, Poland. This position is a part of the RETURNS project funded by the Polish National Agency For Academic Exchange (NAWA). The Return Project is targeted at development of enhanced polarization contrast optical tomography to improve the outcomes of automatic localization and characterization of malignant tissue Eligibility criteria: PhD degree in engineering, physics, computer science, mathematics, physiology, biology, or similar; or equivalent industry experience; Track record of achievements relative to opportunity; Experience (2-4 years) in at least ...

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15. Feature Of The Week 05/26/2019: In vivo volumetric imaging by crosstalk-free full-field OCT

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 26 2019

    

    Cellular resolution imaging of biological structures has always been a challenge due to strong scattering that limits the achievable transverse resolution or imaging penetration depth. Recently, a major advancement toward high-resolution and volumetric imaging was achieved by implementing a parallel detection (i.e., full field) into Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography. The drawback of using parallel detection is that scattered light can travel laterally and get mapped improperly at a camera creating optical crosstalk, which severely impairs the interpretation of subcellular images and limits its use in medical diagnostics. In this work, we demonstrate for what we believe is the first ...

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    Mentions: Maciej Wojtkowski Nicolaus Copernicus University Egidijus Auksorius

16. Berkley Receives a 2019 NIH Grant for Interferometric Optophysiology of the Human Retina

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 23 2019 Ophthalmology , Funding

    

    University of California at Berkley Receives a 2019 NIH Grant for $608,727 for Interferometric Optophysiology of the Human Retina. The principal investigator is Austin Roorda. The program began in 2015 and ends in 2020. Below is a summary of the proposed work. Our goal is to develop a new technology for non-invasive optical monitoring of activity of individual retinal neurons and their light-driven inputs at cellular resolution, in the living human retina. If successful, this technology will provide an entirely new and objective approach to understand and monitor treatment of retinal disease, thereby transforming scientific studies of the eye ...

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17. Iowa City Medical Center Receives NIH Grant for Automated Assessment of Optic Nerve Edema with Low-Cost Imaging.

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    Iowa City Medical Center Receives a 2019 NIH Grant for Automated Assessment of Optic Nerve Edema with Low-Cost Imaging. The principal investigator is Mona Garvin. The program began in 2016 and ends in 2020. Below is a summary of the proposed work. Papilledema - a specific type of optic nerve edema associated with elevated intracranial pressure - occurs in veterans due to intracranial masses or hemorrhage, obstructive hydrocephalus, following traumatic brain injury, and from idiopathic causes. Currently, the diagnosis of papilledema and its severity are assessed by direct funduscopic observation or digital fundus photographs using a six-stage grading scale. The scale is ...

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18. Research Scientist for Optical Diagnostic at Carestream Dental

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 21 2019 Dentistry , Jobs & Studentships

    

    We are seeking a Research Scientist for Optical Diagnostics to be part of an innovative research team (based in Rochester, New York) that develops new optical devices for improving measurements and diagnoses in dentistry. Position Description: Research Scientist who will research and develop new optical technologies for dental measurements and diagnostics Conceptualize and demonstrate new applications of optics and photonics in solving problems in modern dentistry and advancing the field Design, implement, and develop experimental and prototype systems and perform clinical evaluation Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to translate technology solution into commercial product H-1B Candidates are welcome to apply ...

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19. PhD Studentship Opening at The University of Liverpool

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 16 2019 Jobs & Studentships

    

    PhD studentship in the development of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and artificial intelligence (AI) for precisely and automatically measurement of the corneal power. Successful students will receive a studentship of tuition fees paid at the Home/EU rate for 3.5 years and a stipend of £15,009 per annum for 3.5 years. In addition, students will have access to a research support fund of £1,000 per annum for purchasing equipment, consumables and conference costs co-managed by the academic supervisor. The project is supported by the University of Liverpool Doctoral Network in Future Digital Health, which is directed ...

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20. Postdoctoral Positions Immediately Open at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 16 2019 Jobs & Studentships

    

    Postdoctoral positions immediately open at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center. About the position : We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join the lab, to develop novel optical imaging techniques for ophthalmic and endoscopic applications. Candidates with experiences on ophthalmic imaging, endoscopy, optical coherence tomography, fiber sensing and imaging system will be highly competitive. The position will require PhD degree on scientific discipline, for example, electrical engineering, computer science, biomedical engineering etc. The position also requires good communication skill, willingness for collaboration, and is expected to independently publish scientific papers. Please contact the PI, Dr. Ji Yi ...

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21. Avinger Announces Successful Treatment of 1,000th Patient with Next-Generation Pantheris Device

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 16 2019 Cardiology , Other Business News

    

    Avinger, Inc. (AVGR), a commercial-stage medical device company marketing the first and only intravascular image-guided, catheter-based system for diagnosis and treatment of patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), today announced that physicians in 78 clinical sites have successfully treated more than 1,000 patients with the next-generation Pantheris image-guided atherectomy system. The next-generation Pantheris was launched on a limited basis in the U.S. following receipt of 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late May 2018 and features a number of improvements intended to augment the performance and reliability of the product. Importantly ...

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22. Ping An completes multi-center clinical trials for world's first intelligent OCT retinal disease screening system

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 15 2019 Ophthalmology , Other Business News

    

    Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. is pleased to announce that its technology arm, Ping An Technology, has completed a prospective multi-center clinical trial for the world's first intelligent optical coherence tomography (OCT) retinal disease screening system. The screening system is jointly developed by Ping An Technology and US-based Optovue, Inc. It is the first artificial intelligence (AI) imaging and screening system in the world that seamlessly integrates an OCT retinal imaging device and AI lesion detection software. The clinical trial was conducted at three well-known research institutions, the Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University in ...

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23. Physical Sciences Incorporated Receives NIH Grant for Multimodal Endoscopic Probe for Inner Ear Hearing Loss Diagnosis and Therapy Guidance

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 14 2019 Otolaryngology , Funding

    

    Physical Sciences Incorporated Receives a 2019 NIH Grant for $ 505,632 for Multimodal Endoscopic Probe for Inner Ear Hearing Loss Diagnosis and Therapy Guidance. The principal investigator is Jesung Park. The program began in 2016 and ends in 2021. Below is a summary of the proposed work.

    Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a source of significant morbidity and in isolated cases is irreversible. Most cases of SNHL are associated with damage or loss of cochlear hair cells. The diagnosis of SNHL is based primarily on audiometric testing as the inner ear cannot be “biopsied” without causing profound hearing loss. Contemporary ...

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24. EXALOS Introduces RGB Modules for Augmented Reality and Head-up Display Applications

    Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 9 2019 Other Business News , Broadband Sources

    

    Schlieren, Switzerland, May 6 th , 2019. EXALOS, the world’s leading developer of visible Superluminescent Light Emitting Diodes (SLEDs), has expanded its product porfolio with the introduction of a compact RGB SLED module that will enable the advancement of micro-display architectures for augmented reality (AR) and head-up displays (HUDs). The RGB module constitutes three SLED chips housed in a 14-pin butterfly package (20.8 mm x 1.7 mm) with a total output power of about 30 mW (~ 10 mW/color), which corresponds to a total luminous flux of 5 lm. The individual chips (635 nm (R), 510 nm (G ...

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