Healio

Keratoconus treatments progress, aiming to eliminate need for surgery

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Keratoconus is a personal area of interest. In this commentary, I will share a few of my current thoughts on the ...
Business Wire

Epion Therapeutics Initiates Phase 3 Clinical Trials for Minimally-Invasive Keratoconus Treatment

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Epion Therapeutics (Epion) announced the commencement of its Phase 3 Apricity trials for EpiSmart™, the company’s minimally-invasive keratoconus therapy. This marks ...

Maryland Keratoconus Specialty Practice Becomes a National Destination for Patients Who Were Told "Nothing More Can Be Done"

Keratoconus Specialists of Maryland is emerging as a national destination for patients seeking concierge-level keratoconus care and the clearest vision possible. Led by keratoconus expert Dr. Benjamin ...
Healio

Cross-linking may help avoid corneal transplant surgery in advanced keratoconus

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 54-year-old man was referred in late 2014 for a consultation for corneal transplant surgery in the left eye.
MedPage Today

Study Outlines the Considerable Costs of Keratoconus

The average per-person inflation-adjusted lifetime cost of keratoconus treatment in 2019 was nearly $29,000, with a cumulative economic burden of $3.8 billion, a large retrospective cohort study ...
News Medical

Bioengineered corneal tissue implantation restores vision in advanced keratoconus

In a recent study published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers bioengineered corneal tissue for minimally invasive vision restoration. Study: Bioengineered corneal tissue for minimally invasive ...
Benzinga.com

FDA Sets Decision Date For Glaukos' Keratoconus Treatment Without The Need Of Surgery

On Monday, Glaukos Corporation (NYSE:GKOS) received the “Day 74” notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledging the previously submitted New Drug Application (NDA) for ...
Los Angeles Times

Opinion: A personal account of the practical benefits of AI in healthcare

The positive impact of AI voice assistants played a key role in aiding recovery after my Keratoconus surgery. Now, more than ever, AI technologies are increasingly being integrated into healthcare to ...
Medscape

New Tech May Help Catch Mild Keratoconus Before Laser Vision Correction

Some of my happiest patients are those on whom I have performed laser vision correction (LVC) who no longer need glasses or contact lenses. I may not have cured a pathologic condition, but those ...
Medscape

Keratoconus: More Common Than You Think

The commonly quoted number for the prevalence of keratoconus is 1:2000, which is pretty rare, although it varies by region of the world. Using mandatory health insurance data on 4.4 million patients ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Back in control: Wyoming boy thriving after receiving new eye procedure

For most of his young life, the 15-year-old Wyoming High School sophomore ran into things, struggled with activities he enjoyed like catching a baseball and even found himself missing the other hand ...