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July 15, 2015 - Comments Off on Omega Ophthalmics Successfully Completes Series A Funding

Omega Ophthalmics Successfully Completes Series A Funding

Lexington, KY – July 15, 2015

Omega Ophthalmics LLC (Omega) is pleased to announce that the company has successfully raised a Series A investment from private investors. This first round of financing is intended to carry Omega through its animal trials and begin the “first in man” clinical trials for its medical device as required by FDA regulations.

Clinical animal studies has shown this capsular bag to be remarkably effective in helping maintain effective lens position as compared to other intraocular lenses, a critical component of cataracts surgery that determines whether or not a patient will need post-operative corrective lenses. The first human trials are scheduled to begin at the end of this year.

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July 9, 2015 - Comments Off on Omega Ophthalmics Issued Japanese Patent for Prosthetic Capsular Bag

Omega Ophthalmics Issued Japanese Patent for Prosthetic Capsular Bag

Lexington, KY – July 8, 2015

Omega Ophthalmics is pleased to announce that a patent for a prosthetic capsular bag has been issued by the Japanese Patent Office.

The patent is for a “prosthetic capsular bag and method of inserting the same.” This patent is the same as Omega’s previous patent, which has been granted in the United States and Canada.

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Published by: Omega Ophthalmics in Company News, Intellectual Property, Press Releases