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  • Six Hundred Million-Year-Old Origins Of Vision Discover...
    From Medical News Today
    By studying the hydra, a member of an ancient group of sea creatures that is still flourishing, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have made a discovery in understanding the ... (Read more)
  • First Cataract Surgery with a Femtosecond Laser in the ...
    From Cataract & Refractive Surgery
    The first cataract surgery in the United States using a femtosecond laser was performed by Stephen G. Slade, MD, on Feb. 26 at his office-based ambulatory surgery center ... (Read more)
  • Metabolic Meds Top Medicare Drug Spending
    From Medpage Today
    Metabolic drugs -- namely cholesterol and diabetes meds -- account for the greatest Medicare prescription expenses, researchers say. The drugs cost Medicare $18.6 billion... (Read more)
  • Kruger Optical taps Rich Babcock as National Sales Mana...
    From AmmoLand.com
    Sisters, OR –- Long-time optics sales executive Rich Babcock has joined sports optics provider Kruger Optical, the company announced today. Babcock assumes the role of ... (Read more)
  • Activities to mark World Glaucoma Day
    From VOV News
    The Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) marks World Glaucoma Day (March 12) through a wide range of activities, such as opening a workshop on the treatment... (Read more)

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