Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Nearly all contact lens wearers who participated in an online survey took part in behaviors that may increase the risk of eye infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today.

Researchers identified relationships between axial length and summed corneal power change and age in myopic children undergoing orthokeratology contact lens wear, according to a study recently published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

The American Academy of Optometry has partnered with the FDA, American Optometric Association, National Eye Institute and the American Academy of Ophthalmology to promote the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's second annual Contact Lens Health Week, the AAO said in a press release.

Alcon traveled to the IMG Academy to help evaluate and improve the vision of athletes, according to a press release issued by the company.

The Vision Impact Institute announced several developments following the organization's first advisory board meeting of the year in July.

Essilor, a manufacturer of optical lenses, has agreed to acquire Vision Source, a network of independent optometrists, Vision Source announced today.

Opternative announced Monday that its online refractive eye exam service that provides users with prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses has been launched in 27 states.

Brien A. Holden, PhD, DSc, OAM, a professor at the School of Optometry and Vision Science at Australia’s University of New South Wales, CEO of the Brien Holden Vision Institute, humanitarian and scientist, has died in Sydney, according to a press release issued by the institute.

Patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome had a greater fluctuation of intraocular pressure as measured by a contact lens sensor, according to recent research published in the Journal of Glaucoma.

Researchers found that the length of time wearing contact lenses and not the time of day the lenses are worn affect comfort and dryness, according to a recently published study.