Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

The ICD 16.5 miniscleral gas permeable lens is an appropriate alternative for managing challenging corneas in patients who require better outcomes, according to researchers.

The Vision Council released its 2017 Annual Report and celebrated its many accomplishments, from high priority issues on Capitol Hill to consumer education in eye wear and eye care.

Visioneering Technologies has received the European CE mark for commercialization in the E.U. for its portfolio of proprietary NaturalVue brand 1-Day Contact Lenses, including sphere, toric, multifocal and multifocal toric, made of etafilcon A.

Daily disposable contact lenses led the category for dollar growth and market share nationwide in 2017, according to data from ABB Optical Group.

Alcon announced that it filed trademark infringement lawsuits in the Eastern District of New York against Lens.com, Allied Vision Group and National Lens LLC on Jan. 19.

Contact lenses that elute drugs and those that measure glucose may be available in the near future if technologies being developed by OcuMedic Inc. and i-Chek prove successful.

Industry leaders gathered at The Vision Council’s annual executive summit to discuss the latest in economic trends and business strategies and to celebrate a new division launch.

The Global Board of Optometry Giving Sight announced that it will merge its operations into the Brien Holden Vision Institute Foundation.

Tangible Science announced that its contact lens product family now includes FDA-approved daily disposables.

Aston EyeTech announced the launch of Eyoto, a new brand centered around its upcoming next-generation eye diagnostic and measurement solutions.