Monthly Archives November 2006

Global Growth in Refractive Surgery

Shift in use of refractive types, growth by country…
Refractive surgery is performed using a number of surgical techniques, each designed to minimize the patient’s dependence on eyeglasses and contact lenses. Although there are many options to improve refractive error making it a complex field for the surgeon, while at the same time offering a broad [...]

Orthopedic Biomaterials Market Segment Growth

The worldwide market for orthopedic biomaterials — allografts, synthetic bone substitutes, bone growth factors, polymers, ceramics, etc. — is growing steadily due to a concurrent evolution of surgical procedures, the emergence of innovative products and a dynamic and growing patient population. Select segment growth in this worldwide market is shown at right.
Data drawn from forthcoming [...]