All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Ophthalmology

AMO's voluntary recall of Complete MoisturePLUS (November 21, 2006) represents a company acting in the best interest of its consumers. The bacterial contamination of products associated with its manufacturing line in China is an unfortunate occurrence, but one that was handled with the utmost responsibility...

The new product recall of Complete manufactured by AMO is very different from the Renu with MoistureLoc product recall manufactured by Bausch & Lomb (B&L). Both recalls will have an impact on the health and safety of Americans and the world public. Will these product recalls have a long lasting...

While Benzalkonium Chloride (BAK) is the most common eye drop preservative (85% of all drops) it has an adverse effect on the ocular surface.  With prolonged use i.e. dry eyes and glaucoma preservative toxicity because a serious problem.  Currently uni-dose artificial tears are available but...

While the recall of Complete is limited, it will undoubtly cause most practioners to tell their patients to discontinue all of AMO's Complete product use.As with the Renu recall, patients will change to different products and will likely not return, unless major product changes are made--in both...

It is not surprising that laser therapy is not effective for patients with macular degeneration. Initially there was a significant interest in this therapy, but as this well designed trial has shown us that thermal treatment is not the answer for dry ARMD. AREDS I and AREDS II are now the most important...

Prevention of disease progression remains an important goal for patients with early AMD.  This high quality study, the Complications of AMD Prevention Trial, demonstrated no benefit for subjects receiving low intensity laser treatment.  Other trials such as the National Eye Institute's AREDS...

This article describes the experience of 3 European surgeons with the Tecnis multifocal intraocular lens.  Currently, the only two FDA approved multifocal lenses in the U.S. are Alcon's Restor and AMO's Rezoom.  The Tecnis multifocal is unique among current multifocal options in that it incorporates...

This article describes how the Intralase laser can be used to perform corneal transplantation.  The Intralase femtosecond laser has traditionally been utilized to create a corneal flap in the LASIK procedure.  This article describes the experience of a team of Italian corneal surgeons utilizing...

Months after the worldwide recall of Bausch & Lomb's ReNu with MoisturLoc, this solution still holds a 2% market share (according to a recent survey by AC Nielsen Market Data).How is this possible?  Is Bausch & Lomb not doing enough to inform doctors, retailers, and patients?  No...but, are...

1-800 Contacts, through its wholly-owned Clearlab subsidiary, based in Singapore, have come up with a new packaging design.  They are also looking to manufacture its own lenses, called AquaSoft Singles, to be contained in this new packaging, for sale in the U.S. within the next 2 years.The...