Warburg Pincus buys majority stake in Chennai's Appasamy Associates, a top Indian ophthalmic equipment and IOLs manufacturer. Appasamy CEO ...

PSN Appasamy's Appasamy Associates, a key player in Indian ophthalmic market, focuses on affordable equipment and cataract surgeries. Warbu...

The novel contact lenses contain micro-sensors that monitor changes in eye pressure, which is a sign of possible glaucoma. The data collect...

Former MP, Dr Vikas Mahatme has written to India's Union Health Minister about Alcon, a multinational company that produces intraocular len...

Around four critical devices, apart from cardiac stents, which is already under price control, are likely to be brought under the National ...

Apart from catheters, stents and orthopaedic implants, the list also includes heart valves, intra-ocular lenses, syringes and needles.

The discussion was held in the run up to a meeting of a committee of secretaries that will be chaired by Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

Seeking to preempt further govt intervention, an association representing medical companies, has asked NPPA to limit trade margins of devic...

A revision knee surgery requires a completely different implant and instrument set, according to companies that manufacture knee implants.

A key proposal suggested by health activists and doctors is to include all medical devices under the definition of ‘scheduled drugs’ under ...

Distributors in the supply chain earn a profit margin ranging from 20%211% on balloon catheters and 64-119% on guiding catheters.

After the capping of cardiac stent prices, the Rajya Sabha petitions committee has turned its attention to overpricing of other medical dev...

Since blood sugar can be measured with tears, many attempts have been made to monitor diabetes with contact lenses.

In a letter to PM Modi, the Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Healthcare (ADEH) said these drugs and implants are also charged "exorbitantly"...

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has begun scrutiny of such devices, even asking makers to log in every detail about th...

Phacoemulsification (phaco surgery) is a modern cataract surgery in which the eye's internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiec...

Industry representatives are waiting for sops like increased fund allocation and tax holidays to push manufacturing in the sector.