Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

PHOENIX – Contact lens discomfort has been cited as the number one reason for lens wear dropout, according to Alcon data, and a water-gradient hydrogel may address these issues.

Uptake and release of ketotifen fumarate from daily wear contact lenses may be a feasible option for patients suffering from allergic conjunctivitis, according to a study.

While eye care providers have successfully been protecting people from ultraviolet wavelength light, they may be overlooking a wavelength that can have just as serious, if not more serious, ocular consequences: blue light. 

The prolonged use of digital devices can negatively impact eye health, causing digital eye strain in nearly three-fourths of adult digital device users, according to a Vision Council consumer report.

LAS VEGAS – Zeal Optics announced here at Vision Expo West the appointment of its new president, John Sanchez.

LAS VEGAS – Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. has launched an educational resource on hygiene with contact lenses and a website for eye care professionals.

LAS VEGAS – Shamir released a new Freeform lens, Shamir InTouch, for frequent smartphone and tablet users, here at Vision Expo West.

LAS VEGAS — Eye Solutions Inc. introduced its new Blu-Tech Lenses, an eyeglass lens that blocks harmful wavelengths of blue and ultraviolet light, at a press conference here at Vision Expo West.

LAS VEGAS – EnChroma released line of advanced optical sunglasses for the estimated 10 million Americans that live with red/green color vision deficiency, according to a company press release distributed here at Vision Expo West.

LAS VEGAS — Xpand 3D has developed Amblyz, an innovative new electronic glasses designed to treat amblyopia in children, according to Ami Dror, chief strategy officer.