Media about us

• Raindrop Receives FDA Approval

  05 October 2016 Maria Scott, MD / Ophthalmology Management

  

  This year, I celebrated my20th anniversary of laser vision correction. I first needed glasses for myopia when I was 12, but only wore them in emergencies because I didn't want to look “nerdy.” At age 16, I got gas permeable lenses, which I loved, and later, laser vision correction, because I hated wearing glasses.

• Two New Corneal Inlays Increase Options for Presbyopia

  27 September 2016 Roger F. Steinert, MD / MedScape

  

  Until recently, the go-to options for treating presbyopia were reading glasses, monovision with either a contact lens or laser vision correction, or multifocal intraocular lenses. Today we now have one more arrow in our quiver: the corneal inlay, which offers patients a safe, less invasive, and reversible alternative to laser vision correction and intraocular lenses.

• No More Reading Glasses? New Implant May Help With Aging Eyes

  16 September 2016 NBC NEWS

  

  The Raindrop implant reshapes the cornea to correct nearsightedness. Cheri Eckstadt, of Minnesota, is about to become the first person in the nation to get the newly-approved FDA device.

• So long, reading glasses? New Raindrop eye implant could make them obsolete

  16 September 2016 Today

  

  Thanks to a new eye implant called the Raindrop, a five-minute procedure could make reading glasses a thing of the past. NBC News medical contributor Dr. John Torres reports on the first patient to undergo the procedure since it received FDA approval.

• Pfizer goes local with Russian joint venture - Doing Business With Russia

  12 September 2016 Kira Egorova / Doing Business With Russia

  

  The American pharmaceutical corporation is building a new facility south of Moscow to capitalize on support from government initiatives, which is also indicative of its commitment to the local market. 

• Pfizer goes local with Russian joint venture

  07 September 2016 Kira Egorova / Russia Beyond the Headlines

  

  In July 2016, the U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer became the first foreign company in its sector to localize its business in Russia with a Russian partner. Pfizer and the Russian-American company NovaMedica, whose shareholders include the Russian state-owned company Rusnano, decided to jointly invest in the construction of a plant in the Kaluga Region, 125 miles southwest of Moscow.

• FDA-Approved Raindrop Near Vision Inlay Corrects Blurry Reading Vision -- Now Available in Utah for the First Time

  01 September 2016 Yahoo Finance

  

  Most people begin to notice a decline in their near vision in their early 40s and 50s, which typically occurs as a result of a frustrating but inevitable age-related change in vision called presbyopia. Fortunately, recent advancements in technology provide surgical options to improve near vision and offer patients restored visual independence. On June 29, 2016, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay -- a surgical implant produced by ReVision Optics, Inc. -- used to help improve near vision in patients between the ages of 45-65 years old who suffer from presbyopia.

• Jeffrey Whitman, M.D., Will Be the First Dallas Eye Doctor to Implant Commercial Raindrop® Near Vision Inlays in U.S.

  23 August 2016 PRWEB

  

  Following extensive clinical trials, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay, a tiny, clear, implantable medical device, to improve near vision in some patients with presbyopia. FDA approval was granted June 29, 2016.

• Follow the Money: US Companies Shrug Off Politics and Invest in Russia

  11 August 2016 Sputnik

  

  In spite of the US government's best efforts to sanction the Russian economy, many US companies are continuing or even increasing their investment in Russia, wrote Forbes columnist Kenneth Rapoza.

• American Companies Thriving In Russia: Is There Something To Be Ashamed About?

  05 August 2016 Kenneth Rapoza / Forbes

  

  Ever since the Democratic National Committee decided to turn their disdain for Bernie Sanders into disdain for Russians and Donald Trump, the New York billionaire has been seen as being in bed with Russian oligarchs and longing to cut deals in Moscow. Since when was it so bad to want to do business with the Russians?