Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Bausch + Lomb announced the launch of expanded parameters for its Biotrue OneDay daily disposable contact lenses in the U.S.

Researchers at the University of Arizona received a $4.1 million grant from the NEI to study the effects of eyeglasses to correct astigmatism in toddlers and whether it can improve overall development.

The FDA approved CooperVision’s MiSight 1 day contact lens to slow the progression of myopia in children 8 to 12 years old.

ORLANDO, Fla. — John D. Gelles, OD, FIAO, FCLSA, FSLS, said best corrected spectacle acuity is a great metric for determining what type of contact lens to select for a patient with keratoconus.

Bausch + Lomb has partnered with TerraCycle to donate custom training modules made from recycled contact lenses to the Guide Dog Foundation.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The prevalence of myopia is estimated at 33% in the U.S., 40% in Europe and 80% in Asia, but an increase is expected to occur with economic development, urbanization and increased rates of education in the developing world, according to Donald O. Mutti, OD, PhD.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The majority of subjects in a study involving Acuvue Oasys with Transitions Lenses and spectacle lenses said they wanted to continue wearing the contacts as some form of their vision correction, according to John R. Buch, OD, MS, FAAO, from Johnson & Johnson Vision.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Alcon is in the first phases of the launch of Precision1 daily disposable contact lenses, Sean Clark, general manager of the U.S. Vision Care business for Alcon, said here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

ORLANDO, Fla. – SightGlass Vision chief medical officer, Joe Rappon, OD, MS, FAAO, traced the development of the company’s spectacle lens technology to control myopia progression in a poster here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting and World Congress of Optometry.

ORLANDO, Fla. – An ongoing phase 3 U.S. study is evaluating epi-on, oxygen-enhanced corneal cross-linking, Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, said here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.