Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

While contact lens technology is continually developing, lens wear discontinuation rates have not markedly decreased in 20 years, a recent study found, and discomfort continues to be the primary reason.

The SightScope Flip by Ocutech allows a wide field of view, line-of-sight adjustment and the option of flipping it up and above the spectacles on which it is mounted when magnification is not needed.

SAN DIEGO – Alcon announced the U.S. launch of Dailies Total1 water gradient contact lenses at a company-sponsored event here at Optometry’s Meeting.

SAN DIEGO – Alcon announced the U.S. launch of Dailies Total1 water gradient contact lenses at a company-sponsored event here at Optometry’s Meeting.

Adlens has announced that it will be working in cooperation with the American Diabetes Association to communicate with diabetes centers, hospitals and doctors across the country about variable focus eye wear as a safe solution for managing vision complications caused by diabetes, according to a company press release.

Refitting soft contact lens wearers with daily disposable contact lenses improves compliance, ease of use and comfortable wearing time for struggling patients, according to a Vistakon press release.

The University of New South Wales has been investigating the antimicrobial properties of fimbrolides, furanones and dihydropyrrolidones, and preliminary findings have been promising, according to a summary of a presentation made at the British Contact Lens Association conference.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of Aspex Eyewear’s lawsuit against Altair Eyewear, according to a VSP Global press release.

A recently released report from the Vision Council highlighted findings from two separate surveys about sunglass use and ultraviolet light safety habits, which indicated that eye protection from UV rays is not a priority for U.S. consumers, according to a council press release.

A recently published study found that 1-Day Acuvue TruEye Brand contact lenses (narafilcon A) were comparable to wearing no lenses at all and had no clinically significant effect on the ocular surface of the eye as compared to noncontact lens wearers, according to a Vistakon press release.