Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Beth Samenuk and Allison Granger, formerly of The Lens Butler, announced the founding of their new company, Boxsee, providing continuity for eye care professionals looking for a competitive subscription contact lens offering as an alternative to large online retailers, according to the company’s press release.

NEW ORLEANS – CooperVision announced the launch of a contact lens fitting app for its multifocal and toric lenses here at SECO.

NEW ORLEANS – Bausch + Lomb announced that it received 510(k) clearance to use the Tangible Hydra-PEG custom contact lens coating technology with its Boston XO, Boston XO2, Boston EO and Boston ES lenses, including those used in the Zenlens scleral lens family.

Meghan FitzGerald has joined the board of directors; Mike Bono has been named CFO and will oversee the administrative, financial and risk management operations of the company; attorney Michael Dell has been appointed general counsel, a newly created position; Erika Jurrens has joined as senior vice president of strategic development and commercialization; Aaron See is now senior vice president of manufacturer partnerships; Paul Sherman has taken a new position as chief development officer.

NEW ORLEANS – The medical model of eye care is doctor-patient centric and entails dilated eye exams, problem-focused care, therapeutics, treatment strategies, contact lens fitting and doctor-driven dispensing of optical lenses and frames, Maria Sampalis, OD, said here at SECO.

NEW ORLEANS – Participants on an industry panel here at the Ophthalmic Innovation Summit held during SECO agreed that optometry’s involvement with and value to their businesses is growing.

NEW ORLEANS – “We’re excited to be independent so we can focus on eye care,” Eric Bruno, Alcon’s general manager of U.S. Vision Care, said here at a company-sponsored press conference during SECO.

S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO, FSLS: Contact lens management of presbyopia is both rewarding and challenging at the same time. As with all contact lens cases we need to achieve the three key elements of success: optimized vision outcome, appropriate physiological response and comfortable wearing experience.

A study published in Optometry and Vision Science concluded that blue light filters are no more effective at reducing the symptoms of digital eyestrain than an equiluminant neutral density filter.

SynergEyes Inc. announced the launch of the SimplifEyes 1Day daily disposable lens and the MyContact Lens online ordering system.