The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation has announced James G. Fujimoto, Ph.D ., the Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as its 2017 Beckman-Argyros Vision Research Award winner. Presented annually, the award recognizes an individual who has made and is continuing to make significant transformative breakthroughs in vision research; particularly through the development of an innovative technology or fundamental scientific breakthrough that has been applied to, aided and/or improved the vision sciences. Dr. Fujimoto and MIT will receive $100,000 and $400,000, respectively, to further advance the application of ...

Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard optometry and ophthalmic equipment, is delighted to confirm that it will be hosting an Ophthalmic Ultrasound & OCT Course at Crewe Hall, Cheshire on Wednesday 28th June, 2017. The course is aimed at those working with ophthalmic ultrasound in their daily practice, and will cover both A-scans and B-scans, including how to capture them. Lectures will describe some of the common conditions observed using ultrasound, such as; retinal detachments & tears, vitreous haemorrhages & detachments and optic disc drusen & other dot lesions. The day will also include a lecture covering the detection of ...

Jennifer Barton is the recipient of this year’s SPIE President’s Award and Majid Rabbani of the SPIE Directors’ award, Robert Lieberman, 2016 President of SPIE the international society for optics and photonics, announced at an awards banquet during SPIE Optics + Photonics 2016 in San Diego, California, on 31 August. Barton is interim director of the BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona, which works to solve complex biology-based problems affecting humanity. She is also professor of biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, optical sciences, and agricultural and bio-systems engineering at UA. Barton is known for her innovative use ...

Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard optometry and ophthalmic equipment, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Optovue AngioVue Retina, a proprietary imaging option that provides retina specialists with a non-invasive, dyeless way to quickly visualise blood flow in the retina. AngioVue Retina is configured with essential OCT-A and OCT features, designed specifically for retinal practices to allow adoption of OCT and OCT-A into the clinical workflow with minimal disruption. John Hawley, Senior Vice President of global sales for Optovue, said, “By adding AngioVue Retina to our product portfolio, we are able to help retinal ...

Haag-Streit UK , the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard optometry and ophthalmic equipment, hosted a successful OCT-Angiography (OCT-A) Evening Meeting at Austin Court in Birmingham on Monday 23rd May. The meeting, scheduled to coincide with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO) Annual Congress Retina Day, was well-attended with some fifty delegates eager to hear an expert faculty describe the latest developments in OCT-A. Delegates were given the opportunity to have some hands-on experience with the AngioVue system before the lectures began. The meeting was chaired by Grant Duncan, HS-UK’s Clinical Training Manager. The programme started with a talk about ...

Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard optometry and ophthalmic equipment, is delighted to confirm that it will be hosting an Ophthalmic Ultrasound & OCT Course on Monday 20th June, 2016. The course will be held at Crewe Hall in Cheshire and is aimed at those working with ophthalmic ultrasound in their daily practice and those using OCT in medical retina. The course will be beneficial for those with an interest in the emerging technology of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCT-A). The expert Faculty includes Tarek El-Khashab, Consultant Ophthalmologist & Lead for Ophthalmic Ultrasound services at Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS ...

Valery Tuchin of Saratov State University (SSU) is the recipient of the 2016 Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award for his book titled Light Scattering Methods and Instruments for Medical Diagnosis, 3rd ed., published by SPIE Press in 2015. The award is co-sponsored by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics , and The Optical Society. The Goodman Award , a biennial award funded by a personal gift from Joseph W. and Hon Mai Goodman, recognizes a recent and outstanding book in the field of optics and photonics that has contributed significantly to research, teaching, or the optics and photonics industry ...

Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have used a noninvasive light-based imaging technology to literally see inside the living brain, providing a new tool to study how diseases like dementia, Alzheimer's, and brain tumors change brain tissue over time. The work is reported by Woo June Choi and Ruikang Wang of the UW Department of Bioengineering, today in the Journal of Biomedical Optics , published by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. “The paper shows significantly enhanced imaging depth using a noninvasive laser-enabled technique for deep tissue imaging. In the brain, the imaging depth is almost doubled ...

Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), UK distributor of the Optovue OCT product portfolio, is pleased to announce that Optovue recently installed its 300th AngioVue OCT-A system outside of the United States. After a successful introduction of the revolutionary AngioVue imaging system at the ESCRS meeting in London in September 2014, Universities, hospitals and private clinics are eagerly adopting the technology. Many of the sales include recent installations into UK hospitals. The AngioVue imaging system is a non-invasive, dyeless technique for visualising the presence of ocular flow in the vessels. AngioVue allows clinicians to assess microvasculature and perfusion in ocular diseases with unprecedented ...

Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard optometry and ophthalmic equipment, is pleased to announce the launch of the AngioVue OCT Angiography (OCTA) system, in the UK. The AngioVue is the first commercial OCTA system capable of imaging and displaying the function of the ocular microvasculature, through a non-invasive procedure. The innovative system uses a unique dyeless technique to quickly evaluate the functional blood flow of the retina and optic nerve. This method allows the procedure to be performed in everyday clinical practice and unlike fluorescein angiography, can be repeated as often as required, and with no ...

Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard optometry and ophthalmic equipment, is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at this year’s Optometry Tomorrow event in Brighton, on the 8th and 9th March, 2015. HS-UK will be exhibiting on stand 30, where it will be showcasing a large selection of its product portfolio, including the recently launched iScan and iFusion OCT devices, the Eidon true colour confocal scanner, DRS retinal camera, Perkins applanation tonometer and Tonosafe disposable prisms. The fully-automated iScan OCT, is easy-to-use and requires minimal training. It has a small footprint and is ...

The University of Southern California (USC) Eye Institute has recruited 12 physician scientists from some of the world’s leading institutions, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide spectrum of vision disorders. The recruitment is part of an overarching growth strategy that anticipates increased demand in eye care services. According to the National Eye Institute, more than 65 percent of Americans 40 years or older suffer from some sort of vision impairment – ranging from near- or far-sightedness to blindness. That number is expected to swell as the population ages. Each physician recruit contributes expertise in a unique area ...

Despite the rollout of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or otherwise known as "Obamacare" on March 23, 2010, medical expenses have continued to rise. However, recent data shows that medical and financial experts believe that the continued use of enhanced medical technology can not only improve patient outcomes but also reduce overall cost of medical treatment. Surgical procedures have become less expensive thanks to a new generation of tools that use light, laser, radio frequency and ultrasonic energy. These tools are battery powered and are able to perform a wide ...

According to a new report by iData Research ( http://www.idataresearch.com ), the leading global authority in medical device and pharmaceutical market research, the European diagnostic and interventional ophthalmic device market is expected to exceed €700 million by 2020. There are two main drivers fueling this market, technological innovation and the increasingly aging population that are affected with ocular diseases. As the population ages, the prevalence of ocular diseases such as cataracts and glaucoma increases. In addition, refractive problems such as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism are more likely to occur in older people. These factors drive demand for specialized ophthalmic ...

The pervasive and powerfully leveraging field of photonics has rich potential to help solve the world’s major challenges, Eugene Arthurs, CEO of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics , told audiences in Taiwan last week. But, he said, the community needs to raise awareness of the field if that potential is to be realized and R&D funding prioritized to fuel progress. Arthurs presented on the field’s “Bright Future in a Changing World” as a plenary speaker at Optics and Photonics Taiwan, the International Conference, (OPTIC) , and to the SPIE Student Chapter at National Central University . He ...

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) markets. Global market for Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) is forecast to reach US$695.7 million by 2018, driven by rising incidence of peripheral and coronary artery diseases aggravated by poor lifestyle habits and increasing prevalence of co-morbid conditions including diabetes and obesity.

Discussions and networking among leading lecturers in the field and top students helped make the sixth International Graduate Summer School in Biophotonics yet another success in the series. Held earlier this month on the Swedish island of Ven, the school is organized in collaboration with SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and supported by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and other organizations.

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Biophotonics markets. The global market for Biophotonics is forecast to exceed US$99 billion by the year 2018, driven by the rapidly aging population as well as the growing demand for quality healthcare across the world. Biophotonics proffers tremendous scope for designing a new range of cost-effective medical diagnostic and therapeutic tools that facilitate faster detection and optimum treatment of critical illnesses. Biophotonic applications in the field of microscopy, cytometry, and mass spectroscopy are expected to gain traction over traditional diagnostic techniques.

The skyrocketing costs of health care are driving the need for more noninvasive, safe medical imaging as patients look to forego expensive hospital visits for less costly treatment at local health clinics. Dr. Akash Singh, a resident of Sacramento, Calif., said his recent contributions to the field of medical imaging will make it possible for any physician to detect cancer and brain diseases more quickly and efficiently in patients who may not know they have the deadly ailments. Research being performed by scientists like Singh is giving hope to those who suffer from Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and ...