Contact Lenses News

Contact lenses made of silicone hydrogel materials are having a significant impact on the contact lens industry, as many practitioners are now prescribing these lenses to most of their contact lens patients, according to eye care professionals and industry representatives.

Contact lens models currently on the market or in development use a variety of approaches to reduce higher-order optical aberrations in contact lens wearers.

In the 2 years it has been in force, the Federal Trade Commission’s Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act has received both praise and criticism from physicians. The law, which mandates that contact lens patients be given a copy of their prescription, has provided more options to patients but has some shortcomings in the area of safety, physicians say.

Bausch & Lomb announced April 10 that it has agreed to temporarily suspend U.S. shipments of ReNu with MoistureLoc as the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigate the increasing number of fungal keratitis cases in soft contact lens wearers reported in 17 states.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — A hybrid contact lens for post-surgical and post-trauma refractive errors has been granted marketing approval by U.S. regulators, according to a press release.

MIAMI — An increased incidence of an aggressive form of fungal corneal infection may be related to soft contact lens use, according to a press release.

NIDAU, Switzerland — The STAAR Visian ICL can be used in secondary procedures to correct minimal residual refractive error after previous refractive surgery, according to the company that manufactures the lens.

Bausch & Lomb has suspended sales of its contact lens solution ReNu in Singapore after an increase in the number of cases of a rare eye infection, according to a Dow Jones news report.

SAO PAULO, Brazil — CIBA Vision has introduced its O2Optix contact lens line to the Brazilian market, the company announced here during the World Ophthalmology Congress.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Acuvue Oasys contact lenses with Hydraclear Plus are now approved for wear up to 6 consecutive nights and 7 days, said the lens marketer in a press release.