age related macular degeneration

Smartphone screens displaying the MyTherapy app

Novartis teams up with smartpatient on new tool for patients with wet macular degeneration

By Laura Lovett 02:56 pm November 24, 2020

Novartis is teaming up with smartpatient to launch a new app feature on the MyTherapy app for patients with wet macular degeneration (AMD) that is focused on educating patients and caregivers about treatment and management. Called "See What’s Next," the section was specifically designed to help provide patients and their families with resources about navigating life with the disease and giving...

FDA clears iPhone vision test

By Jonah Comstock 11:45 am April 8, 2013

The FDA has granted Class II prescription-only 510(K) clearance for an iPhone-enabled vision test. The software, called myVisionTrack, was developed by Vital Art and Science. The FDA clearance applies to the software when run on an iPhone 4S. Vital Art and Science has developed the test for patients with serious degenerative eye conditions such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) and age-related macular...