Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

Hilco Vision announced the acquisition of Jonathan Paul Eyewear, following acquisitions in Germany in 2015 and “most recently in the Benelux region as part of a concerted effort by the company to deliver on its promise to be a global partner to its global customers,” according to a press release from Hilco.

The FTC released a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for public comment based on its 10-year review of the Contact Lens Rule.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Users of the LensFerry S subscription-based ordering service have reported up to a 20% increase in daily disposable contact lens sales since the program launched 6 months ago.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – “We are excited to launch one of our latest innovations in contact lenses, a monthly lens that provides long-lasting lens surface hydration. We believe it will create a wave in the industry in terms of raising the bar [for] monthly lenses,” Richard E. Weisbarth, OD, FAAO, vice president of professional affairs and general manager of U.S. Vision Care at Alcon, said at a company-sponsored press conference during the annual meeting of the American Academy of Optometry.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. plans to launch two products every year until 2020 as part of a new integrated portfolio approach, according to Peter Menziuso, president, JJVC North America, here at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Optometry.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Bausch + Lomb announced the launch of its #ONEbyONE program, which facilitates recycling of any of the company’s contact lenses and blister packs.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Cyclosporine use reduced tear osmolarity and corneal and conjunctival staining and increased contact lens wearing time in patients who had tear hyperosmolarity, according to a poster presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Patient selection, eligibility criteria, efficacy endpoints, study design and patient-reported outcomes are all crucial factors in a randomized controlled clinical trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a device to control myopia progression, according to expert panelists.

Myopia control. It is certainly on everyone’s mind — patients included — and for good reason. With more than 40% of American adults manifesting myopia and a prevalence nearly double that in certain Asian nations, myopia has become a significant public health issue.

ANAHIEM, Calif. – A dual-focus daily disposable contact lens decreased the progression rate of myopia in children between 8 and 12 years old when compared to a single vision spherical daily disposable contact lens, according to a study presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.