Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

The use of a hyaluronic acid-trehalose artificial tear solution by contact lens wearers improved dry eye disease symptoms, as well as corneal and conjunctival quality, according to research published in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.

High add power contact lenses were more effective and stable in controlling myopia progression in children, according to a study published in Ophthalmic Research.

NEW YORK – Amazon Echo created Echo Frames so eyeglass wearers could be connected to the world around them in a hands-free manner, company executives told Healio at Vision Expo East.

NEW ORLEANS – CooperVision announced that its MyDay daily disposable contact lenses have joined Clariti 1 day family as net plastic neutral products.

NEW ORLEANS – Alcon announced that Dailies Total1 for Astigmatism, a Water Gradient soft contact lens, is now available nationwide in 2,300 parameters.

NEW ORLEANS – Service is the least expensive way to provide perceived value, according to Pete Hanlin, LDO, ABOM.

One year after CooperVision launched it plastic neutral contact lens, the program has produced substantial environmental and social impact, according to a company press release.

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care announced that the FDA has approved its Acuvue Theravision with Ketotifen daily disposable contact lenses.

Compliance with contact lens storage case hygiene and replacement was poor, despite general awareness of risks, according to a study published in Optometry and Vision Science.

EyeQue’s MyReaderNumber provides personalized measurements for near and mid-distance vision via augmented reality technology in a smartphone app.