Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission announced that the government will collect $1.5 million in civil penalties and $2 million in consumer redress from the online contact lens company, Vision Path Inc., doing business as Hubble Contacts.

The vision correction industry saw $46.45 billion worth of eye wear sales in the 12-month period ending in September 2021, according to Vision Council’s VisionWatch report.

The number of spectacle lens prescriptions ordered from online vendors that met national standards for optical quality has significantly improved since previous studies, according to data published in Optometry and Vision Science.

Alcon announced the launch of Dailies Total1 for Astigmatism, the company’s third Water Gradient contact lens for U.S. patients.

BOSTON – Screen time increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as did daily spectacle wear; however, daily contact lens wear decreased, according to a study presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

Most individuals with keratoconus rely on specialty contact lenses for best corrected vision.

BOSTON – Innovega Inc.’s iOptik smart contact lens showed positive results in a phase 2 clinical trial involving subjects wearing the contacts with and without the company’s display eye wear.

Creating a patient-centric approach in your eye care office is essential, especially as we evolve our practices to fit in today’s digital era.

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.