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Sankaridurg named head of Global Myopia Centre
Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg has been appointed head of the Global Myopia Centre at the Brien Holden Vision Institute.
California county wins settlement from Bausch + Lomb over packaging
Marin County, Calif., District Attorney Edward S. Berberian announced that Marin County Superior Court Judge Roy O. Chernus ordered Bausch + Lomb to pay $135,000 as part of a settlement over packaging for two consumer products.
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ABB Optical to manufacture GP contacts in Contamac materials with Hydra-PEG coating
ABB Optical Group announced that its specialty lens lab has been approved by Contamac to manufacture gas-permeable contact lenses in the Optimum line of GP materials with Tangible Hydra-PEG surface coating technology.
CooperVision acquires Blanchard, expands scleral lens portfolio
CooperVision has expanded its scleral lens offerings through the acquisition of Blanchard Contact Lenses, according to a company announcement.
Opternative changes company name to Visibly
Eye care technology company, Opternative, announced its rebranding to Visibly.
Advanced technologies improve success with multifocal contacts
by Jennifer A. Dattolo, OD, FCOVD
Patient safety alliance briefs Senate staff on counterfeit contact lenses
The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety sponsored a briefing for U.S. Senate Policy Staff on the medical dangers and safety threats posed by counterfeit contact lenses in Washington.
King Children offers eye wear customization, virtual ‘try-on’
King Children, a custom eye wear brand, announced its company launch.
FDA clears daily disposable lens with Tangible Hydra-PEG coating
Tangible Science LLC announced that the FDA has cleared a daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lens coated with a modified formula of Tangible Hydra-PEG.
High rate of complications, disease found in ‘asymptomatic’ contact lens wearers
SAN ANTONIO – More than 82% of asymptomatic, successful soft contact lens wearers were found to have some type of complication, according to a poster presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.