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Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, June 10, 2012 According to Richard L. Lindstrom, MD optical coherence tomography has moved from being a tool primarily utilized by the retina subspecialist to one increasingly present in the comprehensive ophthalmologist’s office. Time-domain OCT (TD-OCT) is a non-contact test that can be done by an ophthalmic technician to image…
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The US Is The Largest Market For Ophthalmic Diagnostic Equipment
The US represents the largest market globally for ophthalmic diagnostic equipment in terms of revenue generated. The US ophthalmic diagnostic equipment market was valued at $190.7m in 2010 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 4{0730eed075b45d9e50c00d6cd42dd08773e0164f29a45151808bf89051290974} over 2010-2017. Easy accessibility and availability of new medical equipment to patients, the availability of reimbursement for…
Global Ophthalmic Diagnostic Equipment Market Forecast To Grow
The global ophthalmic diagnostic equipment market was estimated at $715.4 million in 2010 and is forecast to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4{0730eed075b45d9e50c00d6cd42dd08773e0164f29a45151808bf89051290974} to reach $947 million by 2017. The ophthalmic diagnostic equipment market includes perimeters, automatic and manual refractors, slit lamps, contact and non-contact tonometers, fundus cameras, automatic and manual…
New study Offers Hope for More Effective Treatment of Myopia
Research by an optometrist at the University of Houston (UH) supports the continued investigation of optical treatments that attempt to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. Conducted by UH College of Optometry assistant professor David Berntsen and his colleagues from The Ohio State University, the study compared the effects of wearing and then not…
