Cerevast Medical, Inc. Industries
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Medical / Health Care
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RVO is a chronic condition of the eye in which small blood clots form in the small veins that carry blood away from the retina. When this occurs, there is hemorrhage of blood from the blocked vessels into the surrounding retinal tissue leading to swelling (macular edema) and formation of new blood vessels (neovascularization). Left untreated, RVO typically leads to progressive deterioration of vision leading to permanent blindness. Risk factors for RVO include atherosclerosis, diabetes and high blood pressure....
Stroke represents one of the largest medical challenges facing our society today. In the U.S., someone has a stroke every 40 seconds and every four minutes someone will die as a result of stroke. Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the U.S. and the 2nd leading cause of death worldwide. In the U.S. stroke kills approximately 130,000 people each year (roughly 1 in every 20 deaths). Nearly 800,000 people have a stroke in the U.S. each year and approximately 87% are classified as ischemic (the result...