Contact Lenses News

Virtually every major contact lens manufacturer has either recently introduced improvements or expansions in their toric soft contact lens product lines or has plans to do so. Manufacturers and clinicians say the new lens models offer improved materials, extended ranges and innovative designs to suit the needs of a larger number of astigmatic patients.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A toric contact lens from Bausch & Lomb has been granted regulatory approval for vision correction in people with astigmatism, according to a press release from the company.

For patients who opt to sleep with their contact lenses in, physicians should recommend they use silicone hydrogel lenses, which carry a fives times decreased risk of severe keratitis development than extended wear hydrogel lenses, according to a study.

ATLANTA — CIBA Vision has sold its Aquaflex and Softcon EW soft contact lens lines to Unilens Vision, the company reported in a press release.

Customized contact lenses for patients who have unusually shaped corneas are in development at the University of Rochester Eye Institute, according to a press release from the university.

Legislation regulating cosmetic plano contact lenses was reintroduced in Congress last month, according to a press release from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bausch & Lomb increased its net sales to $2.23 billion in 2004, up 11% from 2003, the company announced in a press release. The company’s contact lens, pharmaceutical and cataract/vitreoretinal divisions all posted double-digit gains in the fourth quarter as well, the press release stated. Sales in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific geographical regions increased as well, the company said.