Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

The American Optometric Association urged the Federal Trade Commission not to adopt proposed new changes to the Contact Lens Rule ordering doctors to obtain written acknowledgement from patients that they received a copy of their contact lens prescription, doctors to maintain each signed acknowledgment for at least 3 years, and that doctors be subject to FTC inspection of the records of authorizations, according to a letter dated January 30, 2017, by Andrea P. Thau, OD, president of the AOA.

The Coalition for Patient Vision Care Safety and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. recommended sales quantity limits and email communication over robocalls in comments submitted in response to the Proposed Rule Concerning the Contact Lens Rule, which was issued by the FTC in December 2016.

Nearly half of Americans said their trust in the world has gotten worse, so Pearle Vision, recently ranked by Entrepreneur as the 24th franchise business in the country, has committed to build trust among patients.

Hilco Vision announced the acquisition of Croakies Inc., the Wyoming-based manufacturer of eye wear retainers and other outdoor lifestyle accessories.

Closer conformity of the contact lenses to the bulbar conjunctiva improved wearers’ subjective comfort, according to researchers utilizing a PubMed search describing subjective comfort and contact lens material, fitting and design parameters.

X-Cel specialty contacts announced the addition of two new lens options to its Atlantis Scleral product line.

Bausch + Lomb announced that its Specialty Vision Products business has introduced the Zen RC Scleral Contact Lens.

A just-published study provides an interesting twist on our current thinking regarding UV light protection.

Paragon Vision Sciences announced China Food and Drug Administration approval and commercial availability of its corneal reshaping/orthokeratology brand, Paragon CRT Contact Lenses in China.

Foster Grant, a brand from FGX International Inc., and PogoTec, a leader in electronic wearable device enablement, showcased their collaboration at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.