Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

ATLANTA – Assess your patient’s level of risk for AMD and customize a blue light-blocking product for them, Ryan Parker, OD, said in a presentation here at SECO.

As secretariat for ANSI ASC Z80, The Vision Council announced revisions and reaffirmations of eight Z80 standards.

One goal of yesterday’s FTC workshop on the Contact Lens Rule was to evaluate changes in the contact lens marketplace that may create opportunities to obtain lenses safely and at competitive prices, Thomas B. Pahl, acting director at the Bureau of Consumer Protection, said during the Washington workshop and by webcast.

ATLANTA – A study commissioned by Alcon has shown that two of the most common symptoms related to digital eyestrain are headache and dry eye, according to a speaker here at an Alcon-sponsored press conference held during SECO.

The FTC workshop, “The Contact Lens Rule and the evolving contact lens marketplace,” is taking place today in Washington, with supporters from the Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety, representing all 50 U.S. states, in attendance.

ATLANTA – Olympic gymnast and Alcon spokesperson Laurie Hernandez explained how Alcon’s Dailies AquaComfort Plus contact lenses have given her more confidence in her routines, here at a company-sponsored press conference held during SECO.

ATLANTA – A multicenter study of 55 patients showed that a single vectored thermal pulsation treatment with Lipiflow (TearScience) improved meibomian gland secretion scores and symptoms in contact lens wearers who were previously experiencing discomfort, Leslie O’Dell, OD, said here at SECO. The treatment also improved contact lens wearing time by 4 hours.

ATLANTA – “We are very much against contact lenses being prescribed without an in-person exam,” Rick Weisbarth, OD, FAAO, Alcon’s vice president of professional affairs for U.S. Vision Care, said at a company-sponsored press conference here at SECO.

Essilor and Luxottica announced that the proposed combination between the two companies has been cleared by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission without conditions.

A policy advancement and information collaboration was launched by leading eye health advocates, innovators and trusted voices from the eye health community to ensure quality care and improve patient outcomes.