Professional Development

More than 400 participants from 49 countries accepted an invitation from the Heidelberg Engineering Academy to the 13th International SPECTRALIS Symposium (ISS) in Valencia, Spain, held on October 16 and 17, 2015. This success was certainly partly due to the attractive venue, but above all, it can be attributed to the high-level international faculty, the interesting scientific program, and the constructive discussions generated.

Here, we recognize a year’s worth of innovation. Apps, IOLs, imagers, lasers, devices and drugs – the latest and greatest are all here. But which one came out on top this year?

Glaukos submits iDose IND to the FDA, Allergan bimatoprost implant shows promise, and ALPHAEON makes three deals in as many weeks

Pfizer and Allergan are to combine to form the world’s biggest pharma company, an eyecare behemoth – with a lower tax bill

A team of UK-based eye health professionals bring teaching and equipment to the Mulago National Referral Hospital

Eleven days, six ophthalmologists, and one small eye hospital in rural Uganda

The key to education and development is collaboration. Nowhere is this more obvious than in healthcare

Sitting Down With... Zoltán Nagy, Head of the Department of Clinical Ophthalmology and the Institute of Health Diagnostics, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, and Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Showcasing the greatest ophthalmic advances of the year

The FDA’s plans for creating pre-approved medical device development tools could accelerate the development and approval of many medical devices – particularly premium IOLs