A firm behind revolutionary blindness treatment has been praised for its affects in diabetic patients during Covid-19.
Sedgefield firm’s light therapy masks help treat diabetic retinopathy during Covid-19
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Sleep mask could aid diabetic retinopathy screening
The study showed that 94% of all patients who correctly used the mask showed significant stabilisation and sometimes even improvement of the central diabetic maculopathy and vision with some patients seeing a reverse of their condition.
Novel treatment developed at NETPark helping diabetic patients during lockdown
A Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Hospital near London has found that treating the eyes of diabetic patients with the Noctura 400 eye mask might stabilise or even improve central diabetic retinopathy changes.
Alessandro Giuliano
As a 20+ year type I diabetic, PolyPhotonix has removed my deepest fear of developing retinopathy complications. I’ve been using Noctura 400 for preventative purposes and haven’t slept so relaxed nights ever since!
Richard Kirk at 10 Downing Street
Richard Kirk, CEO outside 10 Downing Street after attending the launch of the second Life Sciences Sector Deal.
Region’s innovative companies are producing the technology of tomorrow – Northern Echo
Global leaders in research, including a company working on a cure for common causes of blindness, are to benefit from major investment in North-East innovators.
Art for Ogden Centre West – Opportunities Day
Where art meets science.
Durham University’s Physics Department are to produce an artwork representing the science and the students’ responses to the science.
The Health of Photonics – IOP
Event: 2018 IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe Expo
Richard Kirk has been invited to give a keynote speech at the 2018 IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe Expo in Germany.
Event: Think Like a System 2.0: Improving the way we procure for innovation at scale
This event will explore how to effectively scale innovation, using public commissioning and procurement processes such as SBRI to tackle the important social challenges of our time.