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MARLBOROUGH, MA, August 12, 2008 – In conjunction with Back to School time, Optos and over 1, 000 of its customers throughout North America are encouraging parents to schedule a comprehensive eye exam that includes the optomap® Retinal Exam for their children. Given that 80 percent of all learning is through vision, it is vital that children of all ages have their eyes checked regularly to ensure...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, August 6, 2008 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices will provide its optomap® Retinal Exam at the Illinois State Fair for an Eye Scanning Event sponsored by the Illinois Optometric Association and the Illinois Diabetes Association. The Event will take place August 8-16, 2008 in the...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, 31 July 2008 - Optos plc (LSE: OPTS), a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is today publishing its Interim Management Statement (IMS) as required by the UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules covering the nine month period ended 30 June 2008.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, June 25, 2008 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, will host key educational activities at Optometry’s Meeting™ taking place June 26-28, 2008 in Seattle, Washington.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, 23 May 2008 - Optos plc (LSE: OPTS), a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, hosted an analyst and investor information update in London yesterday.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, 21 May 2008 – Optos plc (LSE: OPTS), a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is today announcing its interim results covering the six-month period ended 31 March 2008.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, 13 May 2008 – Optos plc (LSE: OPTS), a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is today announcing that it has launched an upgraded version of its proprietary retinal imaging software designed to support practitioners in their clinical mandate and improve their practice management capabilities.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, 07 May 2008 – Optos plc (LSE: OPTS), a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is today announcing that it has been named by the European Commission and European Patent Office (EPO) as European Inventor of the Year 2008 in the SME and Research category in recognition of the Company’s proprietary...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, May 2, 2008 – Optos plc (LSE: OPTS), a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is today announcing that the Company’s P200MA device has been used in a major diabetic research study that has revealed new findings in peripheral retinal neovascularisation. Specifically, that peripheral retinal vascular...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, May 1, 2008 – Optos plc (LSE: OPTS), a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is today announcing that its P200 device has supported a team of scientists led by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in a clinical trial where gene therapy...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, March 20, 2008 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, today announced the full commercial release and installation of its newest device – P200MA – at the prestigious Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, NY.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, March 6, 2008 –In recognition of the American Optometric Association’s observance, National Save Your Vision Month, Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, has launched a North American effort to raise awareness of the need to have annual eye exams that include the optomap® Retinal Exam. ...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, February 22, 2008 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices will provide its revolutionary optomap® Retinal Exam for the 2008 Special Olympics Invitational Winter Games event held in Boise, Idaho, February 25-26, 2008. The optomap® Retinal Exam, which non-invasively generates an...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, February 11, 2008 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices relocated and expanded its North American Headquarters.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, January 31, 2008 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices is pleased to announce Optos Partner, Jerome Sherman, OD, FAAO, and his colleagues Gulshan Karamachandani, William L. Jones, OD, FAAO, Sanjeev Nath, MD, Lawrence Yannuzzi, MD recently published Panoramic Ophthalmoscopy: Optomap®...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, January 22, 2008 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, today announced a partnership with interactive design and multimedia firm, Eyemaginations, Inc. This partnership allows Optos and Eyemaginations to capitalize on the strengths of both companies to deliver high-quality patient...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, November 29, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, will introduce its newest device - P200MA - at the American Society of Retinal Specialists’ (ASRS) annual meeting taking place December 1st - 5th, 2007 in Indian Wells, CA. The P200MA device enables retinal specialists to perform...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, November 15, 2007 – In recognition of World Diabetes Day, Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is sponsoring the Optos Diabetes Day on Saturday, November 17th, 2007. On this one day over 100 eye care practices throughout North America will hold free diabetes eye screenings that will...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, October 25, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, will showcase its next generation operating software – V2® Vantage – at the American Academy of Optometry’s (AAO) Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL, October 24-27th, 2007, Booth #201.
Marlborough, MA, October 11, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, today announced plans to expand into four new European markets - France, Spain, Switzerland, Norway - following the completion of market research and trial placements of the Company’s retinal scanning devices.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, September 26, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is pleased to announce it will participate in the Clinical Director’s Special Interest Group Meeting for the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) hosted by The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, September...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, August 14, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise under the category of International Trade. The award was presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth to Optos’ Chief Executive Officer, Thomas W. Butts, at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, July...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, July 31, 2007 – In conjunction with Back to School time, Optos is encouraging parents to schedule a comprehensive eye exam that includes the optomap® Retinal Exam for their children. Given that 80 percent of all learning is performed with vision, it is vital that children of all ages have their eyes checked regularly to ensure that their eyes are healthy.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, June 28, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, will introduce the latest version of its proprietary operating software – V2® Vantage – at the American Optometric Association’s (AOA) Optometry’s Meeting™ taking place in Boston, MA, June 28 – June 30, 2007.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, June 13, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is pleased to announce that the University of Virginia’s (UVA) Health System has installed Optos’ platform technology – the Panoramic200 (P200) Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope device. The P200 produces an ultra-widefield view of the...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, May 17, 2007 – Dr. Kristen Brown and her colleagues at Dimock Community Health Center, Roxbury, MA perform an optomap® Retinal Exam on every patient, an examination that allows eye practitioners to look at the retina, the back of the eye where eye and non eye-related disease often first appears.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, April 26, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, will host key educational activities at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) taking place in San Diego, CA, April 27-May 1, 2007.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, April 11, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is pleased to announce eight Schools of Optometry are now utilizing Optos’ platform technology – Panaromic200 Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (P200) device – that produces an ultrawide-field 200 degree view of the retina in a single...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, April 5, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, today announced it has agreed with Pearle Vision to install its Panoramic200 Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (P200) device, which generates the optomap® Retinal Exam, in certain Pearle Vision locations throughout North America.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, March 21, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, will host key educational activities at the International Vision Expo East taking place on March 22-25, 2007, New York, NY.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, March 9, 2007 – March is National Save Your Vision Month. In recognition of the American Optometric Association’s initiative, Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, fully supports the AOA’s call for American’s of all ages to be proactive about their vision by having regular exams.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, February 20, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, will host key educational activities at the SECO International taking place in Atlanta, GA, February 21-25, 2007.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, February 7, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, today announced that its P200 devices, which are currently installed in eye and health care practices in the USA, Canada, UK and Germany, have now performed 10 million optomap® Retinal Exams since the first was performed in August...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, January 16, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is pleased to announce that the United States Air Force is utilizing the Ultrawide-field Panoramic200 Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope at several of its bases.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, January 12, 2007 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, will be an exhibitor at the Hawaiian Eye 2007 Meeting on January 14-19, 2007 in Kauai, HI.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, December 5, 2006 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, will hold key educational activities at the American Academy of Optometry’s (AAO) Annual Meeting, December 7-9, 2006 in Denver, CO.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, November 9, 2006 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of retinal imaging devices, will hold key educational activities at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) Joint Meeting with the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO), November 11-14, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, November 2, 2006 – In recognition of National Diabetes Month, Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, believes Americans should get annual eye examinations to protect their sight. Optos encourages all Americans to get an optomap® Retinal Exam every year in conjunction with a comprehensive...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, October 12, 2006 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of devices that image the retina, announces an optometric practice grant development program and strategic alliance with Cleinman Performance Partners, a leading business consultancy for optometric practices.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, October 4, 2006 – Optos, a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, is pleased to announce it will participate in the Clinical Director’s Special Interest Group for the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) hosted by the Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO) in Fullerton,...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, October 2, 2006 – Optos is pleased to announce it has been accepted into the InfantSEE™ Family Tree.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, September 11, 2006 – Optos will host key educational activities at the International Vision Expo West taking place in Las Vegas, NV, September 13-16, 2006.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, July 26, 2006 – Optos is pleased to announce it has signed a co-marketing agreement with Vision Source that will extend their working relationship into Canada.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, July 18, 2006 – Optos is pleased to announce it has formed a Primary Eye Care Advisory Council to consult on strategy development relating to its core primary eye care market. The Advisory Council, which will be comprised of key eye care professionals representing a broad cross section of the profession, will consult on various issues such as customer relationships and...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, June 19, 2006 – Optos will host key educational initiatives at this year’s Optometry’s Meeting™ (AOA 2006) taking place in Las Vegas, NV,
June 22-24, 2006.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, June 5, 2006 – Optos is pleased to announce it is partnering with Volk Optical on a new targeted ophthalmoscopy program. The goal of the program is to use the optomap ® Retinal Exam in conjunction with other traditional methods of ophthalmoscopy, such as a traditional slit lamp examination, Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy, and direct ophthalmoscopy to provide a very thorough...
LONDON, 08 May 2006 – Optos plc (LSE: OPTS) ('Optos' or the 'Company'), a leading medical technology company for the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of retinal imaging devices, today announced the appointment made on Friday 05 May 2006 of Dr. David R. Guyer to the Board as a non-executive director of the Company.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, April 20th, 2006 – Optos, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Optos plc (LSE:OPTS), announced today that the acceptance rate among practitioners for its optomap® plus Medical Retinal Exam, a procedure for medically necessary disease management and follow-up, is growing.
MARLBOROUGH, MA – March 17, 2006 – OptiCare Eye Health & Vision Centers Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Refac Optical Group (AMEX: REF) has partnered with Optos, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Optos plc (LSE:OPTS), to offer the optomap® Retinal Exam, a wellness screening tool, to patients at its practices throughout Connecticut. Optos’ technology has been integrated into each of the...
Optos will present at Goldman Sachs European Med Tech and Healthcare Services Field Trip, London 28 March 2006
On 15 February 2006 Optos Chief Executive Officer Stephane Sallmard and Chief Financial Officer Allan Watson opened the London Stock Exchange to celebrate Optos’ admission and first day of unconditional trading of Optos shares on the LSE.
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Marlborough, MA, February 7, 2006 – Optos, Inc. today announced its 2000th North American customer to install its platform Panoramic200 (P200) retinal imaging device which produces the Optomap® Retinal Exam – Focus Eyecare Center in Washington, DC. Optos is a leading medical technology company for the design, development manufacture and marketing of retinal imaging devices.
MARLBOROUGH, MA, October 18, 2005 – Ophthalmic retinal imaging leader Optos, Inc. is pleased to launch its Retinal Exam Advanced Learning (R. E. A. L.) Images Program as part of Optos’ commitment to offering continuing education and to promote shared learning across the optometric and ophthalmic industries. Optos is soliciting “real-life” Optomap Retinal Exam case studies where the use of the...
MARLBOROUGH, MA, October 12, 2005 – Optos Inc., a leader in ophthalmic retinal imaging, will host several key educational initiatives surrounding the Optomap® Retinal Imaging Platform at the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL from October 15 – 18.