Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

PupilBox, a start-up company, announced a $25,000 Kickstarter campaign to bring to market its “visual lifestyle system” to provide several options for blue light protection needs.

The public should be aware of possible cosmetic contact lens contamination with potentially pathogenic free-living amoeba that can directly or indirectly cause keratitis, according to researchers in Eye & Contact Lens.

Essilor International increased its first quarter revenue by 10%, according to a press release from the company.

Companies can help increase employee satisfaction by simply offering vision coverage, according to research from Transitions Optical examining the significance of vision benefits.

The risk for microbial keratitis was similar between patients using contact lenses for 1 year compared with patients who had undergone LASIK, according to a study in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

Bausch + Lomb announced that more than 180,000 units of used contact lenses and blister packs have been recycled through its #ONEbyONE recycling program.

Flying Eyes, a company that offers eye wear specifically designed for pilots, is sponsoring a website that links pilots to eye care professionals who understand their specific needs, including opticians who are also licensed pilots, according to a company press release.

The announcement that Johnson & Johnson acquired Abbott Medical Optics for just more than $4 billion was the latest in a series of acquisitions and sales of surgical device companies in the past couple of years.

Researchers at the University of Utah created a compact tunable-focus liquid lens suitable for adaptive, smart eyeglass application.

Mucin ball production in silicone hydrogel contact lens wearers may increase the risk of corneal infiltrative events in the long term, according to a study.