Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Innovega announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued two notices of allowance to complement 11 of the company’s existing U.S. patents.

My Eyelab announced that it signed 47 stores in 2017, its first year of franchise sales.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law on Jan. 8 a bill that prohibits health insurance companies from requiring that optometrists participate in vision care plans as a condition of inclusion on the carriers’ panel of providers.

For Eyes Optical announced the launch of Healthy Eyes, a savings program designed to provide discounted eye care and eye wear to companies and organizations of any size.

Light Polymers’ polarizing film wafers will now be used in eye wear products from Liquid Polarized as a result of an agreement between the two companies.

PogoTec Inc. announced that PogoCam and PogoTrack are now available through its partner, ClearVision Optical.

Thomas Aller, OD, announced the release of Myappia, a smartphone app for the myopia control field.

CooperVision introduced MyDay toric daily disposable contact lenses, which combine the design features of the Biofinity toric with “smart silicone” chemistry.

The National Advertising Division has recommended that Alcon Laboratories discontinue several claims about Clear Care and Clear Care Plus, including one indicating that because the solutions are preservative-free, they are “more like natural tears.”

The National Advertising Division has recommended that Alcon Laboratories discontinue several claims about Clear Care and Clear Care Plus, including one indicating that because the solutions are preservative-free, they are “more like natural tears.”