Contact Lenses News

BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — Bausch + Lomb has unveiled a premium daily disposable contact lens designed to better mimic the biology of the eye, according to a press release.

MILAN, Italy — An enhanced method of orthokeratology, in which the effects of the shaping lens are increased and prolonged by the use of enzymes, shows promise as a treatment for presbyopia.

A 32-year-old man with a history of soft contact lens wear presented to the New England Eye Center with complaints of decreased vision in the right eye associated with severe pain, photophobia and tearing for 1 month. He was being treated with prednisolone acetate 1% and sodium chloride 5% ointment every 4 hours after completing a 3-day course of ciprofloxacin ophthalmic drops four times a day in the right eye. He had worn soft contact lenses for 10 years and admitted to more than 16 hours of daily wear but denied overnight wear. He reported using tap water to rinse the case and contact lenses, and he occasionally wore the lenses in the hot tub.

PARIS — Most keratoconus patients who discontinue the use of rigid gas permeable contact lenses do it within the first 2 years mostly because of subjective symptoms of discomfort, according to a survey carried out in France.

Modified optical coherence tomography enabled dynamic evaluation of minute contact lens movements and ocular surface contours, according to a study.

A recent study to assess the ocular safety, efficacy, patient acceptance and physician recommendation of RevitaLens OcuTec multipurpose disinfecting solution showed that users reported decreased ocular redness, burning, irritation and discomfort. In addition, clinicians observed a low rate of adverse events.

SAN ANTONIO — Combined secondary IOL placement with endocyclophotocoagulation is a novel approach to treating a subset of patients with aphakia, glaucoma and an inability to tolerate aphakic contact lenses or spectacles, according to a presentation here.

The Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society has begun organizing its third international workshop, the TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort, according to a news release.

ABU DHABI — Rigid gas permeable contact lenses effectively improve visual acuity and quality of vision after corneal collagen cross-linking in patients with keratoconus, according to one speaker here.

ABU DHABI — Results of a multicenter Canadian study show that the Tecnis multifocal one-piece IOL with +4 optical power add from Abbott Medical Optics performs well, particularly in hyperopic patients. "Having seen the good results of the U.S. clinical trial, we wanted to see what happens in real life," George Beiko, MD, said at the World Ophthalmology Congress here.