Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

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.

According to a survey compiled by VisionWatch, optical and eye wear sales in the eastern U.S. saw a notable negative impact as a result of the inclement weather from December 2013 through March 2014.

A colleague recently asked me what I thought of the contact lens industry’s unilateral pricing policies, and I told him I had not given it much thought. I have always believed that by working hard, prioritizing patients above everything else and competitively pricing materials, we would do just fine. For the past 25+ years, it has been a strategy that has worked extremely well.

A unilateral pricing policy for contact lenses that is becoming more popular among manufacturers and welcomed by most practitioners took the spotlight at a recent Senate hearing.

Clinical studies should focus on the lower eyelid margin, according to a study recently published in Eye & Contact Lens.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on its website that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health has granted a 1-year extension of the Sept. 24, 2014, Unique Device Identification System compliance date for various class 3 medical devices.

The contact lens industry has experienced a flurry of activity over the past week or so. CooperVision, Alcon, Alden and SynergEyes have all been in the news.

Through its subsidiary, WebSystem3 LLC, CooperVision Inc. announced the launch of LensFerry, which enables patients to order replacement contact lenses via a mobile device, computer or tablet.

The Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health, the American Academy of Optometry, the American Optometric Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Contact Lens Association of Optometrists will co-sponsor a contact lens microbiology workshop, according to a press release from the American Academy of Optometry.