Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

The American Optometric Association and the South Carolina Optometric Physicians Association applaud the order by a South Carolina court to dismiss a lawsuit initiated by Opternative, the developer of an online vision app designed to conduct eye examinations and produce eyeglass prescriptions.

Think About Your Eyes announced that its 2018 advertising campaign celebrates the gift of sight and focuses on inspirational messaging around everything vision allows people to experience.

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop in Washington on March 7 to explore issues regarding competition in the contact lens marketplace, consumer access to contact lenses, prescription release and portability and similar issues.

Johnson & Johnson announced the U.S. launch of expanded parameters for 1-Day Acuvue Moist brand contact lenses for astigmatism.

CooperVision announced the creation of its Specialty Eye Care business unit, designed to increase eye care professionals’ access to innovative products.

Essilor announced its selection by the Australian Government to be part of its Business Partnership Platform, an aid investment program to generate social and commercial returns in developing countries.

Advances in daily disposable toric contact lenses and toric IOLs reduce the need for patients with astigmatism to compromise their vision or comfort.

How many times have you found yourself examining a contact lens wearer who expresses surprise that she is “all of a sudden” having trouble wearing her contacts? There is often a quote along the lines of: “I’ve worn contacts for 10/20/30+ years, and I’ve never had a problem before.” It is a gender-neutral, age-independent phenomenon. If the contact lens world is important to your practice, you hear this on a daily basis.

Safilens announced that its Fusion 1Day Vista contact lens for asthenopia is immediately available in German speaking markets and will follow in other European countries.

Wearing amber lenses improves sleep in individuals with insomnia symptoms, attenuating the effects of overexposure to blue light from computers, TV, smartphones and tablet screens, according to a study.