Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Evidence-based research on the safety and efficacy of different treatments aided practitioners in managing myopia in children, according to a review published in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics.

An industry group is concerned over the Federal Trade Commission’s changes to the Contact Lens Rule that permit computer-generated phone calls to verify prescriptions and require more stringent documentation for prescription release.

The Federal Trade Commission announced in a June 23 press release that updates to the Contact Lens Rule will now mandate that doctors who prescribe contact lenses must maintain proof that they released the prescription to the patient for at least 3 years.

Bausch + Lomb received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the company’s Infuse daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

Activation of night mode functions on smartphones more efficiently reduced the amount of short-wavelength light compared with commercially available blue light-reducing spectacle lenses in a study focused on digital devices and their potential effects on circadian cycles.

Patients are generally pretty savvy about contact lenses, but the specific advantages of new technology lenses usually come as a pleasant surprise.

More than one-third of survey respondents reported staying in touch with their eye care providers during March and April, even with most offices closed, according to the Vision Council’s April COVID-19 Optical Impact Consumer Study.

The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to increase its enforcement of the federal patient safeguards related to contact lens sales in light of the fact that many optometry practices are not fully operational during the COVID-19 pandemic.

by John Coble, OD, FAAO, and Tom Annunziato, OD

SightGlass Vision announced topline results from a trial of the company’s novel eyeglasses designed to slow the progression of myopia in children.