New Products In Brief
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Bausch & Lomb gets approval for first-of-a-kind intraocular lens. Roche HbA1c assay is first to be cleared to diagnose diabetes. More product launches and approvals from the past week.
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