Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Nearly 80% of buying group or independent practice alliance members surveyed by the Vision Council say they purchase frames and contact lenses through the group.

Researchers found no statistically significant difference in hazard detection between traditional prescription eye glasses and Adlens adjustable focus eye wear in a study by Adlens Ltd. and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Companies announced that Sight for Kids, its partnership program with the Lions Club International Foundation, has provided free, volunteer-directed vision screenings to 20 million children, according to a press release.

A recent survey funded by Transitions Optical Inc. shows that while eye care professionals place a high value on brands when making recommendations to patients, they believe that unauthorized product substitution likely occurs, according to a press release from the company.

A number of presenters at Vision Expo West in Las Vegas spent a few moments with Primary Care Optometry News reporters, summarizing presentations they made as part of the meeting’s continuing education program.

Alcon has named Eric Bruno as the new general manager for U.S. Vision Care, after Jim Murphy was promoted to president, Alcon Japan, according to a press release.

Primary Care Optometry News reporters attended Vision Expo West in Las Vegas last week and collected the latest news in ophthalmic technology, treatment strategies and health care reform.

Following a challenge from Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc., the National Advertising Division, an investigative unit under the Council of Better Business Bureaus, has recommended that Alcon discontinue certain superiority claims for its Air Optix Contact Lenses.

LAS VEGAS – It is predicted that by 2017, 60% of all wearable technology will be made up by smart watches and smart glasses, and optometrists will play a crucial role, according to a speaker here at Vision Expo West.

LAS VEGAS – Nearsights Monocles shared its three styles of custom monocles here at Vision Expo West.