Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

DENVER – A survey that assesses contact lens care and use was able to identify routine behaviors and environmental exposures that led to corneal inflammatory events, according to a presenter here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

DENVER – Pain sensitivity influences ocular discomfort and dryness perception, according to a speaker here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

DENVER – The use of digital devices causes visual glare and increases dryness and eye strain, according to a press release issued by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Optometric Association have partnered to launch Contact Lens Health Week, an annual campaign with the objective of increasing public awareness and encouraging healthy behavior surrounding contact lens wear and care.

DENVER – CooperVision introduced Clariti 1 Day, its family of silicone hydrogel daily disposable lenses, here at the American Academy of Optometry annual meeting.

DENVER – Patients whose eye care professionals switched them to a hydrogen peroxide disinfecting solution reported high levels of comfort with their contact lenses all day and at the end of the day, according to a poster presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

DENVER – Menicon introduced its new Miru 1day Flat Pack daily disposable contact lens at an American Academy of Optometry-sponsored press conference here Wednesday.

DENVER – Research presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting identified specific behaviors that were risk factors for inflammatory events in contact lens wearers.

DENVER – Acuvue distance center bifocal soft contact lenses were effective in controlling myopia progression, according to a study presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

Bausch + Lomb has introduced several educational campaigns for both patients and eye care providers this fall, the company announced.