Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Eye wear manufacturer Luxottica closed 2013 with a new net sales record of more than 7.3 billion Euros, according to a company press release.

In a yearly report, the Vision Council Market Research Team released information pertaining to eye wear shopping and purchasing habits on the Internet for 9,587 participants in 2013. The results showed that the number of people who shopped for and bought eye wear on the Internet decreased in 2013.

According to new research sponsored by Transitions Optical, the number of employee breaks due to eye discomfort is on the rise.

Johnson & Johnson stated in a press release that Millicent Knight, OD, will lead the development and implementation of the company’s professional strategy across the U.S. and Canada. She will begin her new role April 7.

A study by Wagner and colleagues found that the patient’s age affects behavior and environmental and health factors contributing to corneal infectious and inflammatory events in young soft contact lens wearers.

Patients who wear contact lenses run a lesser risk of gram-negative bacteria contamination if they receive better instructions, according to a study published in Optometry and Vision Science.

Paris-based Essilor announced its estimated consolidated revenue of EUR5,065.2 million for the year end Dec. 31, 2013, representing a 1.5% increase from 2012.

Silicone hydrogel daily disposable contact lenses will now be sold in the U.S., according a press release. Sauflon, a British company and global manufacturer of contact lenses and aftercare solutions, announced Monday that it is entering the U.S. market with its Clariti 1 Day contact lenses. The disposable contact lenses are currently sold in the U.K.

Patients wearing scleral contact lenses who took short breaks every 4 to 5 hours of wearing time had a significantly higher success rate among all diagnosis groups evaluated, according to Ortenberg and colleagues in a study published in Eye & Contact Lens.

Researchers found that excessive lens movement, inferior lens decentration, poor surface wettability and deposits, inferior corneal staining and Asian ethnicity were associated with discomfort and dryness in silicone hydrogel wearers.