Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

EssilorLuxottica has signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Optical Investment group, a Romanian eye wear and eye care retailer, the company announced in a press release.

Neurotechnology company Synchron announced the first use of Apple Vision Pro with a patient implanted with its brain-computer interface, which allows users to make commands without using their hands or voice.

Toric soft contact lens prescribing almost doubled internationally from 2000 to 2023, with nearly all clinically significant astigmatism being corrected by these lenses, researchers wrote in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.

Lack of standardization in comfort and safety assessments makes it difficult to compare silicone hydrogel and hydrogel contact lenses, according to a recent review.

Astigmatic contact lens wear poses two key challenges: comfort and stability of vision.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The World Council of Optometry is supporting its stance that myopia management is standard of care by promoting a global educational resource, according to council leadership at Optometry’s Meeting.

CooperVision has announced the U.S. launch of its new Clariti Daily Multifocal 3 Add contact lenses, designed to provide all-day comfort, ease of fit and optimal visual acuity at all distances for all levels of presbyopia.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Many patients are interested in contact lenses but wait for their provider to bring them up, according to a clinician speaking at Optometry’s Meeting about a recent Contact Lens Institute report.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Listening to patients’ complaints and noting refractive or keratometry changes can enable clinicians to identify keratoconus even in the absence of a topographer, a speaker said at Optometry’s Meeting.