Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Providing free reading glasses significantly increased self-reported monthly earnings and quality of life among individuals with presbyopia in low-income communities in Bangladesh, according to study results published in PLOS ONE.

NEW YORK — NewSight Reality introduced its Transparent Optical Module 2.0, technology that facilitates the use of augmented reality in spectacle lenses, at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — Patients with moderate to severe headache experienced a clinically significant reduction in headache symptoms after wearing Neurolens contoured prism technology, a company executive said at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — As more purchases are made online, a recent survey indicated that the majority of optical products are still bought in person, the Vision Council announced at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — Zenni Business aims to help independent eye care practices grow their business by providing and managing customized eye wear collections for individual locations, company executives said at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — Most parents are unaware of the complications of high myopia as well as the potential to control it in children, Janelle Davison, OD, said at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — New data from the Contact Lens Institute indicate that nearly half of glasses wearers are interested in wearing contact lenses, but only one in 10 said their eye care provider suggested them.

Researchers observed significant improvement in visual acuity among children and adults with low vision after being individually fitted with optical or electronic aids, according to a study published in Journal of Personalized Medicine.

ATLANTA — Offering an alternative contact lens option may help patients who had discontinued lens wear be comfortably refit, according to research published in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics.

ATLANTA — Alcon has adopted a comprehensive approach to enabling eye care professionals to speak in patient-friendly terms about the company’s portfolio of contact lenses, Kristen Brotherson said at SECO 2024.