Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

The Brien Holden Vision Institute has developed an online resource entitled “Guidelines for Myopia Management,” designed for eye care professionals who manage patients with myopia.

A research team from Arizona State University garnered national media attention as a result of their study at a wastewater treatment plant showing that contact lens polymers do not degrade when disposed of via shower or sink drain or the toilet.

The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety applauded the passage of a bill in the U.S. Senate that instructs the CDC to examine eye health research findings to increase patients’ vision safety and to update its reports on the burdens of keratitis and contact lens-related infection.

Prevent Blindness reported that there were more than 30,000 estimated sports-related injuries in the U.S last year and has designated September as Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month.

The amount of time people spend looking at a screen has increased substantially, with Americans devoting nearly half of their waking hours to it.

Med-Eye Pillow was developed as a skin-safe eye protection for patients in both the ICU and undergoing surgery.

A new report from CooperVision shows common misconceptions held by eye care professionals on 1-day silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

The CDC’s fifth annual Contact Lens Health Week, Aug. 20 to 24, will focus on patients’ health and safety with support from the Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety.

ABB Optical Group has announced that Thomas E. Burke III as been appointed as the new CEO, while company founder, Angel Alvarez, will continue as a chairman.

Sleeping in contact lenses increases the wearer’s risk of developing a corneal infection, according to a recent case series featured in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the CDC.