Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

The incidence of microbial keratitis in children wearing soft contact lenses is no higher than that reported in adults, while the incidence of corneal infiltrative events is lower, according to a literature review in Eye & Contact Lens.

NEW YORK — Avulux announced the U.S. availability of its new spectacle lens designed to block the majority of the light spectrum that has been shown to be harmful to migraine sufferers.

Orthokeratology is a viable myopia correcting technique and yielded high satisfaction in adults with low to moderate myopia in China, researchers reported.

Enrollment is underway for a study evaluating the combined use of multifocal contact lenses and 0.01% atropine eye drops in the management of myopia in children, according to a research protocol published in the Eye & Contact Lens.

ATLANTA — CooperVision announced the U.S. and global launch of MyDay Energys contact lenses at SECO 100.

ATLANTA — Alcon’s vision care business grew 8% in 2022, the company announced at its 30th annual press event at SECO 100.

ATLANTA — In this video, Luis Rojas, OD, a practitioner in McKinney, Texas, explains how he chooses contact lenses by combining a patient’s objective findings from the comprehensive exam with subjective findings or visual task requirements.

Physically active adults and children preferred orthokeratology over spectacles for myopia management, although parents’ perception of corrective options differed from their children’s, according to data in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye.

More than 60 eye care organizations and 25,600 practitioners worldwide have accepted the Myopia Management Standard of Care Pledge challenge, a joint initiative created by the World Council of Optometry and CooperVision.

Visionary Optics has launched Europa Tangent, a new scleral lens that provides customizable design and a three-zone step-system for optimal fitting, the company announced in a company press release.