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Prof. Irit Bahar and Dr. Gilad Litvin during the first-in-human CorNeat KPro implantation
INDUSTRY NEWS Successful artificial corneal implant
Cornea Vision has announced that the CorNeat KPro, which the company describes as the first artificial cornea that completely integrates with the eye wall with no reliance on donor tissue, has been successfully implanted in a human. The surgery was performed on a bilaterally blind, 78-yearold male at Rabin Medical Center, Israel, by Professor Irit Bahar, Director of the Ophthalmology Department. Dr Gilad Litvin, CorNeat Vision’s Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer, and the inventor of the CorNeat KPro, said: “This is an extremely important milestone for CorNeat Vision, key in our journey to enable people around the world to fully enjoy their vision potential.”www.corneat.com
MARKETING AUTHORISATION
Aerie Pharmaceuticals has announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted a marketing authorisation for Roclanda (netarsudil and latanoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.02%/0.005% for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure in adult patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension for whom monotherapy with a prostaglandin or netarsudil provides insufficient IOP reduction. The marketing authorisation application for Roclanda was accepted for review by the European Medicines Agency in January 2020. www.aeriepharma.com
NEW CLINICAL DIRECTOR
Heidelberg Engineering has announced that Mr Steve Thomson has joined the company as Clinical Director to further strengthen the company’s Anterior Segment product development team.
He has a background in ophthalmic imaging followed by more than 30 years’ professional experience in the ophthalmic industry said a spokesperson for Heidelberg.
“We are convinced that Steve is ideally placed to demonstrate how highquality imaging combined with comprehensive data canfoster confident treatment decisions and transform clinical workflows,” said Arianna Schoess Vargas, Heidelberg Engineering Managing Director. www.heidelbergengineering.com/
