Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

SAN ANTONIO – Practitioners should be screening for meibomian gland dysfunction and checking meibum quality more often, according to Andrew Pucker OD, PhD, FAAO, in his presentation here at the American Academy of Optometry annual meeting.

SAN ANTONIO – Activated photochromic contact lenses resulted in improved visual function when compared to transparent contact lenses, according to a study presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

The American Optometric Association kicked off its annual “31 in 31” letter writing campaign to warn sellers and wearers about the risks of unprescribed decorative contact lenses.

CooperVision launched a website to highlight the company’s sustainability efforts.

Travis Rush, founder and CEO of Sightbox, and Brad Smith, OD, spoke with Primary Care Optometry News about the dangers of wearing nonprescribed cosmetic contact lenses, like those used as part of Halloween costumes, and said the biggest offenders are often current contact lens wearers who underestimate the risks involved.

Visioneering Technologies Inc. has partnered with Medilens Nordic AB to enter the European Market.

Opternative Inc. announced its new ability to route a patient’s online vision test results to a web portal.

Johnson & Johnson Vision, ABB Optical Group and Essilor of America are three of the companies participating in World Sight Day, a day dedicated to bringing global attention to blindness and vision impairment, according to press releases from the companies.

Thirty-one members of Congress from California have joined other legislators opposing the FTC proposal mandating that contact lens prescribers, including optometrists and ophthalmologists, obtain a signed patient acknowledgment receipt with each new contact lens prescription.

LAS VEGAS – Edian Little, Alcon’s director of marketing for Air Optix and lens care, explains that the company hosted a technician and optician beauty summit here at Vision Expo West.