Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

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.”

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.

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.

LAS VEGAS – “There is nothing more rewarding than doing specialty contact lenses,” Jeffrey Sonsino, OD, FAAO, said here at Vision Expo West.

LAS VEGAS – Of the 94 million patients with myopia in the U.S., only 38 million wear contact lenses, according to Scot Morris, OD.

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.

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.

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.

Patients who wear miniscleral contact lenses may experience minor corneal shape changes, but not significant corneal edema, according to a study published in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.

The addition of hyaluronic acid increased drug loading and release mass in silicone hydrogel contact lenses, according to a study recently published in Eye & Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice.