HOYA has announced an investment in Salutaris Medical Devices, Inc., a company specializing in medical devices for treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Salutaris MD develops experimental hand-held instruments to treat AMD by precisely targeting lesions with radiation. Radiation therapy suppresses the growth of faulty blood vessels and reduces inflammation and scarring.

“The currently available treatment regimens for wet AMD are costly, burdensome and there is a large unmet need for more effective therapies. We are excited about our partnership with HOYA that will further enable our commercialization efforts,” said Dr. Laurence Marsteller, CEO of Salutaris MD.

The specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Further Information: http://www.hoya.co.jp/english/company/news/20150326.html

Transitions^® Signature^TM graphite green lenses by Essilor were voted Product of the Year in the eye care category by Canadian consumers.

This honour is part of the program from Rogers Publishing Limited. The finalists were chosen by a jury panel made up of product experts, academics and media personalities. The selected products were then presented to consumer respondents and rated on four criteria: product satisfaction, product innovation, product appeal and intent to purchase. A total of 33 Canadian products were named products of the year.

“According to our research, innovation is an important factor for Canadians in choosing products,” said Rosemary Munroe, the director of Rogers Media and Product of the Year. “This year’s winners are not only innovative, they are convenient and easy to use. Consumers are faced with so many choices when they shop, and the Product of the Year seal helps them make decisions and leads them to quality products they can trust.”

HOYA Canada, effective March 26, will include a quality checklist with every pair of edged and assembled glasses as a mark of care the company takes with each job completed, according to a statement from HOYA Canada President, Ahmos Henry. The checklist includes an “inspected by” location for the HOYA technicians to sign-off, affirming the individuals quality approval of the outgoing job.

Peter Lothes is the new president of Satisloh North America.

Lothes will be responsible for sales and operations for Satisloh in Canada and the U.S. He is replacing Larry Clarke, who was appointed president and COO of Satisloh AG last fall and relocated to Switzerland.

A graduate of Ashland University, in Ohio, Lothes was president of his family’s business, Select Optical, for over 17 years. The Columbus laboratory was acquired by Essilor of America in 2004. Five years later, Lothes became vice-president of operations–partner labs at Essilor of America, a position he held until recently. He was responsible for Essilor’s five largest production labs in the U.S. and Mexico.

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