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TLC Vision Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results; Procedure Volumes Increase 7 Percent in Refractive Centers

ST. LOUIS -- TLC Vision Corporation today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. TLC Vision's first quarter net revenues were $83.2 million, an increase of more than 7 percent from 2006. Beginning in 2007, the company realigned its ...More

May 10, 2007

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Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections Serious Complication After Corrective Eye Surgery

Drug-resistant bacteria can complicate treatment after many surgical procedures. In particular, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which has been found in many healthcare settings, can be a serious post-operative complication. In a study published in the ...More

April 10, 2007

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Bausch & Lomb Products Granted New Technology Intraocular Lens Designation

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Bausch & Lomb announces that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted New Technology Intraocular Lens (NTIOL) designation to the SofPort® Advanced Optics (AO) and SofPort® Advanced Optics (with Violet Shield™ Technology IOLs ...More

March 16, 2007

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PRK and LASIK Surgeries Called Safe and Effective

Both LASIK and PRK eye procedures are safe and effective, according to results of a 10-year study presented at the recent American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2006 joint meeting. Researchers who examined patients a decade after undergoing LASIK and PRK treatments say both ...More

January 5, 2007

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Obesity Surgery Company Secures $18.5 Million in Capital

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NewHope Bariatrics announces that it has received $18.5 million in debt and equity financing from three institutional investors, Austin Ventures, Versant Ventures, and Square 1 Bank. The company will use these funds to develop and operate ambulatory ...More

November 9, 2006

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NovaMed Acquires Ambulatory Surgery Center in Missouri

CHICAGO -- NovaMed, Inc. announces that it has acquired a 51 percent interest in an ophthalmic ambulatory surgery center located in Warrensburg, Mo. This is NovaMed’s ninth ambulatory surgery center acquisition so far in 2006. “The Warrensburg acquisition expands NovaMed’s ...More

November 9, 2006

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Grand Opening Reception Set by SURGIsite Boston Ophthalmic Surgery Center

WALTHAM, Mass. -- SURGIsiteBostonOphthalmicSurgeryCenter will celebrate its grand opening in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, featuring special guest Tom Heinsohn of the Boston Celtics, to be held on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006 in Waltham, Mass. The facility, jointly owned by more ...More

October 23, 2006

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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Opens Advanced Eye Care Center

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute today opened what it is calling the most technologically advanced eye care center in the United States, located on a 7.4-acre campus in Palm BeachGardens. "This ...More

August 3, 2006

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NovaMed Acquires Ambulatory Surgery Center in Indiana

CHICAGO -- NovaMed, Inc. announces that one of its majority-owned subsidiaries has acquired the John Kenyon Center for Eye Surgery, an ophthalmic ambulatory surgery center located in Jeffersonville, Ind. This is the fifth ambulatory surgery center acquired by NovaMed so far ...More

August 3, 2006

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Ophthalmic Imaging Systems Announces Partnership with International Vision Network

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Ophthalmic Imaging Systems, a leading provider of ophthalmic digital imaging systems, announces its new partnership with a division of the International Physician Networks (IPN) and AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group, the International Vision Network ...More

July 24, 2006

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