Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Aveo announced the launch of Aveo Hello, daily disposable contact lenses available through online subscription.

CooperVision’s Best Practices honorees will leverage their collective experiences to formulate recommendations for the ophthalmic industry at Optometry’s Meeting next week.

A 66-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the clinic with a chief complaint of dry eyes and interest in contact lenses for correction of her vision. She noticed that her dry eyes and vision in both eyes appeared to be worsening over the past few years and that she had insufficient relief of her dry eyes and mild light sensitivity with artificial tears.

Alcon has launched a new campaign, “See Near and Far,” designed to increase awareness among consumers of multifocal contact lens options and encourage them to visit an eye care professional.

A new mini-scleral lens with bitangential, nonrotational periphery provides stable and comfortable lens fitting in eyes with irregular corneas, according to a study.

The International Association of Contact Lens Educators, or IACLE, announced that members of the organization reached nearly 20,000 students in 560 academic institutions around the world in 2017.

A study indicated that 24-hour IOP recordings via a contact lens sensor may be associated with prior rates of visual field progression of glaucoma.

Daily disposable contact lenses are contributing greatly to the growth of the eye care industry, news that was highlighted at ABB Optical Group’s national sales meeting in Orlando.

For Eyes continues to expand its business model with an expert approach to patient care, Jose R. Costa, CEO North America of parent company GrandVision NV, said in a media teleconference on Tuesday.

The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety has announced that Sightbox has joined the organization.