Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Refac Optical Group announced the sale of Nationwide Vision to EyeCare Partners LLC after 6 years of expansion under Refac’s ownership.

A majority of eye care professionals perceive that silicone hydrogel daily disposable contact lenses offer long-term eye comfort and health, a recent online survey suggests.

The FDA issued a class 2 device recall for the Visibly Online Refraction Test because “the firm has not received authorization from FDA to market the product,” the agency stated.

by Curtis R. Baxstrom, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, FNORA

Adherence to spectacle wear is higher in students with poor presenting visual acuity and greater improvement in visual acuity with correction.

Alcon announced the September launch of Precision1 daily disposable contact lenses, which the company said were designed to provide long-lasting comfort and ease of handling.

CooperVision asked the Federal Trade Commission to consider patient safety, the eye care provider’s expertise, stronger enforcement and the use of technology for prescription verification as it evaluates proposed changes to the Contact Lens Rule.

One-third of contact lens wearers surveyed recalled never hearing lens care recommendations from their eye care providers although most doctors reported sharing them always or most of the time.

The number of Generation Z employees currently enrolled in a vision plan is significantly higher than in 2018, according to the Transitions Optical Employee Perceptions of Vision Benefits survey.

EssilorLuxottica plans to acquire full ownership of GrandVision by acquiring HAL’s 76.72% interest and launching a mandatory public offer for the remaining shares.