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Study shows AR coating improves acuity, comfort, clarity
LAS VEGAS – Patients involved in a study comparing spectacle lenses with and without antireflective coating consistently ranked the AR lenses higher for comfort and clarity and saw an average of one line better.
CooperVision institutes UPP for Clariti contact lenses
LAS VEGAS – CooperVision announced Thursday that it will apply a unilateral pricing policy for its Clariti family of daily disposable silicone hydrogels.
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Speaker: UPPs facilitate development of newer technologies
LAS VEGAS – A speaker here at the Global Contact Lens Forum said the implementation of unilateral pricing policies in the contact lens industry is “one of the monumental changes in contact lenses in my career.”
Several treatment modalities successfully slow myopia progression
LAS VEGAS – Soft bifocal contact lenses, corneal reshaping lenses and atropine have all been shown to affect the progression of myopia in children, Jeffrey J. Walline, OD, PhD, told attendees here at Vision Expo West’s Global Contact Lens Forum.
More patients can benefit from customized contacts, speaker says
LAS VEGAS – Robert Davis, OD, told attendees here at the Global Contact Lens Forum that those patients who see 20/20 but do not have crisp vision can be treated with customized contact lenses.
Become educated, connected when starting a specialty contact lens practice
LAS VEGAS – “There is nothing more rewarding than doing specialty contact lenses,” Jeffrey Sonsino, OD, FAAO, said here at Vision Expo West.
VEW presenter urges fellow ODs to grow their contact lens practices
LAS VEGAS – Of the 94 million patients with myopia in the U.S., only 38 million wear contact lenses, according to Scot Morris, OD.
PCON to post daily coverage from Vision Expo West
Starting Thursday, Healio.com/Optometry, the online home of Primary Care Optometry News, will feature live reports from the Vision Expo West conference to be held in Las Vegas.
New 'smartwatch' creates need for 'smartvision'
How cool is this? A watch that allows you to send and receive SMS messages, view photos and process emails? After Apple’s announcement, tapping on the screen of a smartphone just became “so last week.” Now you can do all this on your wrist on a 1-inch retina display with more pixels than your actual retina.
Need increases to educate patients, offer protection against blue light
Eye care providers have been helping patients protect their eyes from ultraviolet light for decades. More recently, blue light has also been proven to cause significant eye damage, opening up an opportunity for education and targeted treatment.
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