Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

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BostonSight announced Smart360, a new free form lens design feature for its scleral product, according to a company press release.

Alcon’s financial results for the third quarter of 2021 indicated worldwide sales of $2.1 billion, an increase of 15% over last year.

Lentechs reported preliminary clinical trial results of an investigational contact lens designed for patients with presbyopia and presbyopia with astigmatism.

Short-term peripheral myopic defocus significantly inhibited axial elongation in adults, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

BOSTON – The American Academy of Optometry annual meeting marked the official launch of Alcon’s Total30, a monthly replacement Water Gradient contact lens, executives announced at a company-sponsored press conference.

BOSTON – Orthokeratology is traditionally used for myopia management, but it can also be suitable for adults who experience discomfort with soft contact lens wear, Andrew Pucker, OD, PhD, FAAO, told Healio Optometry here at the American Academy of Optometry annual meeting.

Oxidative contact lens disinfection systems showed significant ability to inactivate two seasonal coronavirus surrogates for COVID-19, according to a study being presented at the American Academy of Optometry annual meeting.

Eighty percent of respondents in a large-scale worldwide survey indicated that they view an eye exam as important for their overall health, but less than half said they get one each year.

Few soft contact lens types perform identically in the clinical setting, so substitution of a prescribed lens can result in patient dissatisfaction and adverse events, according to a review article in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye.