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ASCRS 2025: AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, presents AI-driven digital twin for simulation of aging eye
The Virtual Eye Simulation Analyzer is an AI-driven digital twin of the human eye designed to model aging and personalize presbyopia treatment across the lifecycle. AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, presented a transformative concept in ophthalmic innovation: the “digital twin” of the human eye, embodied in the Virtual Eye Simulation Analyzer (VESA)—a virtual, AI-driven model capable …
read moreAce Vision Group Announces Initial Close of $29.4 Million Series B Financing Round
BOSTON, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ace Vision Group, Inc, (“AVG” or “the Company”) an emerging medical device company pioneering Laser Scleral Microporation (LSM) therapy for age-related vision loss, today announced the successful close of a $29.4 million Series B financing round.
read moreAce Vision Group to Host “Take the Presbyopia Challenge” Event and Present Scientific Posters at 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting
BOSTON, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ace Vision Group, Inc. (“AVG” or “the Company”), an emerging medical device company on the forefront of pioneering a laser microporation therapy for the aging eye, today announced that it will host an event and multiple scientific presentations at the 2025 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual …
read moreInsights from Industry Innovators
Carey Powers caught up with five innovative companies at this years OIS XIV in San Diego, to discuss the latest advancements in ophthalmology on the OIS podcast. Topics included touchless laser therapy for presbyopia, extending the duration of intravitreal treatments, next-generation tear fluid testing, and new imaging methodologies for vitreoretinal conditions. Guests include: 🔹Alex Lopez, …
read moreLaser Vision: Pioneering Laser Innovations for Presbyopia ft. Ace Vision’s Dr. AnnMarie Hipsley
In this episode, Ayesha spoke with AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, CEO and founder of Ace Vision Group, an ophthalmic laser device company that is bringing touchless eye laser therapy to patients with age-related vision loss. Dr. Hipsley is a vision scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, author and speaker on ocular biomechanics and the biomechanical rejuvenation of the aging …
read moreAce Vision Group Names David Lin, MD, as Chief Medical Advisor
Dr. Lin’s pioneering expertise in refractive lasers, algorithms and the medical device industry will help drive Ace Vision Group’s device development. BOSTON, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Ace Vision Group, Inc., an emerging medical device company at the forefront of pioneering rejuvenation therapy for the aging eye, today announced the appointment of David Lin, MD as Chief Medical Advisor (CMA). Dr. Lin …
read moreASCRS 2025: AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, presents AI-driven digital twin for simulation of aging eye
The Virtual Eye Simulation Analyzer is an AI-driven digital twin of the human eye designed to model aging and personalize presbyopia treatment across the lifecycle. AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, presented a transformative concept in ophthalmic innovation: the “digital twin” of the human eye, embodied in the Virtual Eye Simulation Analyzer (VESA)—a virtual, AI-driven model capable …
read moreAce Vision Group Announces Initial Close of $29.4 Million Series B Financing Round
BOSTON, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ace Vision Group, Inc, (“AVG” or “the Company”) an emerging medical device company pioneering Laser Scleral Microporation (LSM) therapy for age-related vision loss, today announced the successful close of a $29.4 million Series B financing round.
read moreAce Vision Group to Host “Take the Presbyopia Challenge” Event and Present Scientific Posters at 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting
BOSTON, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ace Vision Group, Inc. (“AVG” or “the Company”), an emerging medical device company on the forefront of pioneering a laser microporation therapy for the aging eye, today announced that it will host an event and multiple scientific presentations at the 2025 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual …
read moreInsights from Industry Innovators
Carey Powers caught up with five innovative companies at this years OIS XIV in San Diego, to discuss the latest advancements in ophthalmology on the OIS podcast. Topics included touchless laser therapy for presbyopia, extending the duration of intravitreal treatments, next-generation tear fluid testing, and new imaging methodologies for vitreoretinal conditions. Guests include: 🔹Alex Lopez, …
read moreLaser Vision: Pioneering Laser Innovations for Presbyopia ft. Ace Vision’s Dr. AnnMarie Hipsley
In this episode, Ayesha spoke with AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, CEO and founder of Ace Vision Group, an ophthalmic laser device company that is bringing touchless eye laser therapy to patients with age-related vision loss. Dr. Hipsley is a vision scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, author and speaker on ocular biomechanics and the biomechanical rejuvenation of the aging …
read moreAce Vision Group Names David Lin, MD, as Chief Medical Advisor
Dr. Lin’s pioneering expertise in refractive lasers, algorithms and the medical device industry will help drive Ace Vision Group’s device development. BOSTON, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Ace Vision Group, Inc., an emerging medical device company at the forefront of pioneering rejuvenation therapy for the aging eye, today announced the appointment of David Lin, MD as Chief Medical Advisor (CMA). Dr. Lin …
read moreLaser scleral microporation may solve biomechanical problem of presbyopia
CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@AAO, Alex Lopez of Ace Vision Group discusses laser scleral microporation for presbyopia. Lopez said the GenII device can potentially deliver improved near vision without compromising distance vision in patients with presbyopia. The company plans to do a study in the United States in 2026, potentially leading to commercial availability in …
read moreLaser scleral microporation treatment may be ‘game changer’ for presbyopia
CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Dagny Zhu, MD, and AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, discuss laser scleral microporation for presbyopia. Hipsley said it is important to understand that presbyopia is an aging disease rather than a refractive disorder. Catching it early and treating it can be beneficial for patients. Zhu said laser …
read moreVIDEO: Innovations in Presbyopia Management: Laser Scleral Microporation
A novel procedure-based treatment for presbyopia, called laser scleral microportion (LSM), aims to restore dynamic range of focus by un-crosslinking the sclera. Mitchell A. Jackson, MD, joins host I. Paul Singh, MD, to talk about the procedure and 24-month outcomes from a recently presented study.
read moreVIDEO: New laser offers further improvement to laser scleral microporation
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@ASCRS, AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, and George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, discuss the latest advances in laser scleral microporation.Hipsley said that the GenII VisioLite laser for laser scleral microporation (LSM) is on the pathway to commercialization and may be available by the end of the year.
read moreVIDEO: Ace Vision Group provides update on presbyopia laser development
SAN FRANCISCO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@AAO, AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, and Alex Lopez of Ace Vision Group provide an update on the development of the VisioLite ophthalmic laser for presbyopia. The company is in a Series B2 round of funding.
read moreNew-generation software further improves precision of laser scleral microporation
VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, Luca Gualdi, MD, speaks about the latest advances in laser scleral microporation. Laser scleral microporation (LSM, Ace Vision Group) is a treatment that restores accommodation in presbyopic patients by uncross-linking the scleral tissue that becomes stiff with age. It does so by performing arrays of micropores in …
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