Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

CooperVision announced the expanded availability of its Biofinity XR toric contact lenses to all U.S. practitioners, according to a press release.

Patients wearing silicone hydrogel contact lenses and using Alcon’s Clear Care hydrogen peroxide solution for 3 months showed greater reductions in lid papillae and symptoms than wearers using biguanide-preserved multipurpose solution, according to Lievens and colleagues in Optometry and Vision Science.

Former American Optometric Association president and board of trustees’ member Victor J. Connors, OD, passed away on Monday. He was a native of Wonewoc, WI.

In a presbyopic population, dissatisfaction with vision and discomfort were reported equally as often as primary reasons for discontinuation, according to a study in Optometry and Vision Science.

Researchers found that ortho-K lens wear has no physiological effect on the normal flora, and its use should not increase the risk of microbial keratitis when good hygiene and proper lens care methods are practiced.

Researchers reported that patients with keratoconus experience less dryness with scleral lenses, but slightly more than half experienced midday fogging, according to a recent study.

Soft contact lens wearers with dryness experienced improved biomarkers of membrane-associated mucins, tear film break-up time, and staining of the cornea and conjunctiva after topical application of diquafosol solution, according to a study in Optometry and Vision Science.

Patients with low vision who used a miniature camera with optical character-recognition technology mounted on their eyeglasses experienced dramatic improvement in their ability to perform activities of daily living, according to a study in JAMA Ophthalmology.

SEATTLE – Patients with evaporative or non-evaporative dry eye experienced improvement in signs and symptoms after treatment with a carboxymethylcellulose/hyaluronic acid dual polymer artificial tear, according to a study reported here at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

Retention rates were high in subjects younger than 18 years wearing Acuvue brand daily disposable contact lenses over the course of 1 year, according to recent study results.