Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Bausch + Lomb has collected 84,343,540 million units, or 510,116 pounds, of used contact lenses, eye care and lens materials through its One by One and Biotrue Eye Care recycling programs, the company announced in a press release.

Wearing silicone hydrogel contact lenses may result in several adverse effects on the ocular surface and meibomian glands, some of which appeared to worsen with extended screen time, according to a study in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.

A variety of approaches were used to teach new patients how to handle soft contact lenses, although most instructors dispensed lenses after watching patients succeed three times, according to survey data in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.

Providing free reading glasses significantly increased self-reported monthly earnings and quality of life among individuals with presbyopia in low-income communities in Bangladesh, according to study results published in PLOS ONE.

NEW YORK — NewSight Reality introduced its Transparent Optical Module 2.0, technology that facilitates the use of augmented reality in spectacle lenses, at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — Patients with moderate to severe headache experienced a clinically significant reduction in headache symptoms after wearing Neurolens contoured prism technology, a company executive said at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — As more purchases are made online, a recent survey indicated that the majority of optical products are still bought in person, the Vision Council announced at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — Zenni Business aims to help independent eye care practices grow their business by providing and managing customized eye wear collections for individual locations, company executives said at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — Most parents are unaware of the complications of high myopia as well as the potential to control it in children, Janelle Davison, OD, said at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — New data from the Contact Lens Institute indicate that nearly half of glasses wearers are interested in wearing contact lenses, but only one in 10 said their eye care provider suggested them.