Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

ST. LOUIS – Bausch + Lomb introduced Ultra Multifocal for Astigmatism during a press conference here at Optometry’s Meeting.

ST. LOUIS – The national public awareness campaign, Think About Your Eyes, created 3.95 million incremental eye exams in 2018.

Eye care providers treating children with myopia must be familiar with the issues surrounding controlling – or not controlling – the myopia and the potential long-term consequences.

Experts who reviewed research on methods for controlling myopia progression concluded that no one treatment is completely effective in all patients.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Twenty-one children between 6 and 12 years old were able to tolerate three different designs of spectacle lenses intended for myopia control.

Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt approved legislation on May 21 that will allow optometrists to practice within retail establishments.

Options for controlling progressive myopia in children include the use of atropine, orthokeratology, multifocal soft contact lenses, and progressive-addition or bifocal spectacle lenses, but single vision spectacle lenses are not effective for this purpose, according to a white paper from the International Myopia Institute.

by Sally Greenberg

The World Council of Optometry and Brien Holden Vision Institute are collaborating on Myopia Awareness Week, May 13 to 19, to improve communication about the impact of myopia.

One out of four students who need spectacles does not wear them, often due to teasing and bullying by peers, according to an investigation carried out in India.