Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Coastal.com announced that customers can try custom glasses, including the prescription lenses, at home for 30 days before purchasing.

Phonetic Eyewear introduced a line of eye wear to reduce digital eye strain, according to a press release.

Alden Optical announced in a press release that it acquired Fluoresoft 0.35% fluorescent solution from Holles Laboratories Inc.

Bausch + Lomb introduced its new Ultra monthly contact lens with MoistureSeal technology.

WellPoint announced in a press release that it completed the sale of its online contact lens retail subsidiary 1-800 CONTACTS to private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners. The company also completed the sale of glasses.com and its virtual try-on technology to Luxottica.

Google recently announced an arrangement with Vision Service Plan in which VSP would provide frames custom designed for Google Glass, Google’s not-yet-released wearable computer monitor.

In a study to evaluate the relationship between corneal refractive power change after orthokeratology treatment, researchers found that the measurements can predict myopia progression.

Marcolin USA-Viva announced in a press release leadership changes taking place in the wake of the merger between Marcolin USA and Viva International.

Google has partnered with vision insurance company VSP Vision Care to offer prescription lenses and subsidized frames for Google Glass, the wearable computer, according to an announcement from Google.

A 62-year-old woman has been my contact lens patient for about 40 years. In February 2013 she reported that “something wasn’t right” with the vision in her left eye. Over the years I have been seeing her, she would often complain about her vision, especially up close. As she was wearing soft multifocal lenses and required an add in excess of 2 D, I was not overly concerned about her complaint that day.