Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

LAS VEGAS – “We recognize how important technicians are to our business and to their business,” Stacie Sherman said here at Vision Expo West.

LAS VEGAS – Valerie Kenwell, manager/lead optician at Doctor Eyecare, Dallas, said she came to the Alcon beauty summit here at Vision Expo West to learn tools to take back to her office to share with other technicians on educating patients about color contact lenses.

Prevent Blindness, as it designates October as Contact lens Safety Awareness Month, reminds consumers that the FDA regulates contact lenses as medical devices, and that prescriptions are always required for purchase.

by Deanna Alexander, OD, FAAO

LAS VEGAS – Moderator S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO, challenged representatives from the contact lens industry to share what their companies are working on for the future, here at the Global Contact Lens Forum during Vision Expo West.

CooperVision is accepting applications through Nov. 21 for its Best Practices program, which seeks to celebrate the nation’s best optometric practices based on their innovation, industry leadership and patient experience.

LAS VEGAS – The contact lens industry is looking beyond eye care and examining lifestyle changes to design products that provide patients with the best possible vision, according to panelists at the Global Contact Lens Forum here at Vision Expo West.

Super Optical announced that it will offer free replacement lenses to anyone, both customers and noncustomers, in North and South Carolina who needs their eye wear replaced in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

Alcon, a division of Novartis, unveiled its latest advancement in the training and education of eye care professionals, the Alcon Experience Academy.

CooperVision’s 4-year study results are promising for the company’s dual-focus myopia control 1-day soft contact lens in reducing the rate of progression of juvenile-onset myopia.