Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Daily cleaning of contact lenses with a multipurpose disinfection solution did not significantly reduce ocular adverse events with extended wear, according to a study recently published in Optometry & Vision Science.

SynergEyes is now offering its Duette HD lens in 0.1-mm increments, according to a press release from the company.

Employees of CooperVision, along with the company itself, have donated $115,000 to Optometry Giving Sight for the 2014 World Sight Day Challenge, according a press release from CooperVision.

In an end-of-year letter from Johnson & Johnson Vision Care – North America, President Laura Angelini announced that the company plans to launch 1-Day Acuvue Moist Multifocal next year.

Lipid supplements may improve comfort levels when wearing contact lenses, according to a study recently published in Optometry and Vision Science.

Optometry Cares – the American Optometric Association Foundation has announced that ABB Optical Group, in recognition of the company's 25th anniversary, will match all donations up to $25,000 through Dec. 31 to help expand eye health and vision care access for people nationwide.

A report from Transparency Market Research forecasts that the global contact lens market will increase by a compound annual growth rate of 10.3% from 2013 to 2019, reaching $13.47 billion.

Alcon announced its support for the new standards advising that lens care products be evaluated in accordance with real-world conditions for disinfection, known an ISO standard 18259.

EnChroma introduced a new line of eye wear centered on prescription-capable polycarbonate lenses that provide people with color vision deficiency spectral color enhancement, according to a press release.

Vision-Ease Lens announced former CooperVision Inc. president John Weber as its new chief executive officer.