Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Bausch + Lomb announced its plans to launch Ultra for Presbyopia in the second quarter of 2016.

The American Optometric Association submitted formal comments to the Federal Trade Commission responding to the commission’s 10-year review of the Contact Lens Rule and the Ophthalmic Practice (Eyeglasses) Rule, advocating fairness to patients, doctors and retailers.

Arizona now permits the sale of adjustable eye wear without a prescription, based on a ruling by the assistant attorney general.

Allergan today announced that it has been approached by Pfizer and is in preliminary discussions regarding a potential business combination transaction, according to a press release.

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on the Contact Lens Rule, which requires eye care providers to give consumers a copy of their prescription upon completion of a contact lens fitting and to verify or provide prescriptions to authorized third parties.

Contact lens dropout in patients with presbyopia, which is usually attributed to dryness, is impacted by visual quality as well, according to a poster presented by Erin Rueff, OD, MS, at the American Academy of Optometry meeting in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS – Alcon announced that Dailies Total1 single-use contact lenses will be available in plus powers in November.

NEW ORLEANS – While scleral lens fitting on normal corneas is becoming more commonplace, the risk:benefit ratio may be questionable, according to a presenter here at an American Academy of Optometry-sponsored press conference.

NEW ORLEANS – The SMap3D was designed to provide “cornea-scleral topography” for fitting scleral contact lenses, according to a presenter here at an American Academy of Optometry-sponsored press conference.

NEW ORLEANS – Brien Holden Vision Pty. Ltd. announced the launch of the BHV Omni, the company’s line of daily disposable lenses for presbyopia.