Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Bausch + Lomb introduced its Infuse for Astigmatism silicone hydrogel daily disposable contact lens in the United States.

New data from The Vision Council’s Consumer InSights and Market inSights reports show that the optical industry continues to grow, with rising in-person purchases for eye wear and contact lenses in the first quarter of 2024.

Bausch + Lomb announced the U.S. launch of Zenlens Echo, a non-prosthetic custom scleral contact lens technology designed for a range of fit needs, including patients with advanced ocular conditions such as corneal degeneration.

The WHO has announced the launch of SPECS 2030, a global initiative to assist countries in attaining a 40% increase in the proportion of people with access to appropriate spectacles.

Myopia Awareness Week is May 13-19 and serves to bring awareness to the “significant problem” of myopia, the danger of which is often underestimated, according to Fuensanta A. Vera-Diaz, OD, PhD, FAAO.

SEATTLE — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting, William Reindel, OD, discusses the impact of pupil size on vision and comfort performance of a new multifocal daily disposable contact lens.

SEATTLE — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting, Marjorie Rah, OD, PhD, FAAO, discusses a poster that investigated Biotrue Hydration Plus Multipurpose solution from Bausch + Lomb.

The Contact Lens Institute has published a new report on actions that eye care practices can take to attract potential and former contact lens wearers.

Lensrxlab, a provider of diabetic, safety and dress eye wear, announced the launch of its supplemental vision benefits platform for diabetics, which offers an all-in-one prescription diabetic eye wear package.

The type of refractive correction worn by patients with presbyopia not only affected high-contrast visual acuity but also acceptance of distance and near vision, comfort, reading speed and gaze behavior, according to a study.