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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device. Developing bionic eyes with fractal-patterned electrodes for reversing blindness We have seen fascinating developments as well. Are 3D printed and digital contact lenses the future?

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An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

Physician's Weekly

Claire: All of that, but the celebrity factor isn’t really what makes Cost Plus different: The company buys meds direct from manufacturers, and adds 15 percent to their wholesale cost. Like I’m having to go outside of that in order to get them the medications that are nothing special. And he liked what he saw.