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Health Canada Approves First Sight-Restoring Gene Therapy for Inherited Eye Diseases

On October 14, 2020, Health Canada announced their approval of the first sight-restoring innovative treatment voretigene neparvovec (Brand name:...

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Health Canada Issues License for Acuvue Oasys with Transitions Light Intelligent Technology

Johnson & Johnson Vision announced on Tuesday Acuvue Oasys with Transitions was issued a medical device license by Health Canada The two-week...

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Federal Regulation of Non-Rx Cosmetic CLs Announced

Federal Minister of Health, Rita Ambrose, announced that non-rx cosmetic contact lenses will require the same medical-device standards for licensing,...

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