Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

NEW YORK – New technology is being used to explore ways to provide eye care outside the traditional means, Ed De Gennaro, MEd, ABOM, said here at Vision Expo East.

The National Advertising Division determined that Bausch + Lomb can support advertising claims that indicate the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone, which attracts and maintains moisture, in its Ultra contact lenses with MoistureSeal technology.

My last two blogs addressed how the blue light discussion has progressed from fringe to more mainstream, and I covered supplements, lenses, lighting, digital screens and retinal damage.

NEW YORK – Do not wait for a patient to say he or she has dry eye; assess his or her risk and symptoms and proactively explore the diagnosis, according to a presenter here at the Ocular Surface Disease and Wellness Symposium, held during Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK – The dropout rate for contact lens wear is 20%, Scot Morris, OD, moderator of the Global Contact Lens Forum, said here at Vision Expo East. He queried panel members about what eye care providers can do to change this.

NEW YORK – EyeNetra provides an autorefractor, lensmeter and phoropter in a portable case, “so you can take your practice anywhere,” Vitor Pamplona, PhD, EyeNetra chief technology officer, co-CEO and founder, told Primary Care Optometry News here at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK – MyVisionPod, a remote system containing an autorefractor and phoropter that will be located in retail establishments, is set to begin production in June, Hal Wilson, MyVisionPod president, told Primary Care Optometry News here at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK – “Uncorrected refractive error is probably the biggest disability in the world,” Jayanth Bhuvaraghan said. “It’s not an expensive problem to address. You just need a pair of glasses.”

NEW YORK – Strengthening relationships with patients and implementing the newest technologies are major challenges in today’s market, according to an industry panel here at the Vision Expo East Global Contact Lens Forum.

NEW YORK – Aaron Dallek, co-founder and CEO of Opternative, told Primary Care Optometry News here at Vision Expo East that he believes the company’s online refraction technology can increase the number of eye exams performed in the U.S. from 110 million per year to 150 million and facilitate patients returning for comprehensive eye exams every 1.2 or 1.5 years instead of every 2.4 years.