Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

A 58-year-old man who lives out of state had a history of waking up with irritation in his right eye 2 weeks after sleeping in his contact lenses.

EyePrint Prosthetics, Advanced Vision Technologies and Wave Contact Lens System have combined to form Wave Eye Care, a new specialty contact lenses division, according to a press release.

New research from The Vision Council details purchasing trends in eye wear frames, including information about inventory on display and the styles and sources of frames most frequently purchased.

Children who wore soft multifocal contact lenses for myopia control had no loss of treatment effect after discontinuing the lenses as teenagers, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

The Prosthetic Replacement of Ocular Surface Ecosystem was well-tolerated and appeared efficacious as a delivery system for preservative-free cyclosporine 0.05% in the treatment of dry eye disease, according to results of a pilot study.

At CES 2025, Soliddd, an optical and vision technology company, will debut the beta headset version of its virtual reality smart glasses for people with vision loss related to age-related macular degeneration, according to a press release.

The Olympics, natural events and Supreme Court decisions have not only made history this year, they have touched the world of eye care.

Eye wear is a crucial part of optometry practice and staying up-to-date on the latest innovations, purchasing options and consumer habits is key.

Low-level red light therapy was superior to orthokeratology lenses at slowing myopia progression in children in the first year of treatment, though the difference was not significant in the second year, according to study results.