Optics News

WASHINGTON — CooperVision’s MiSight daily disposable soft contact lenses had a therapeutic effect after stopping, then restarting lens wear in children whose myopia was progressing, according to Felicia Timmermann, OD, MS, FAAO.

WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson Vision is working with the American Optometric Association at Optometry’s Meeting to help train clinicians to conduct eye exams on infants as part of the InfantSee program.

WASHINGTON — In this Healio video, William Reindel, OD, shared results from a study presented at Optometry’s Meeting on Bausch + Lomb’s novel kalifilcon A multifocal contact lens for patients with presbyopia.

Many patients I see in practice have some form of presbyopia, whether in an early phase or more severe.

Vyluma Inc. has announced that the FDA will review its new drug application for NVK002, a preservative-free, low-dose atropine eye drop for myopia in children aged 3 to 17 years.

The “growing epidemic” of nearsightedness in children worldwide is the focus of Myopia Awareness Week, May 22 to 26, according to a press release.

NEW ORLEANS — SightGlass Vision shared data from studies backing up the efficacy of its Diffusion Optics Technology for myopia control during the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting.

Fitting the aging eye with contact lenses can be a challenge.

Visual simulations like SimVis Gekko are valuable tools to explore prospective postoperative vision in patients with cataract, according to a study published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

NEW ORLEANS — EssilorLuxottica’s Essilor Stellest lenses slowed myopia progression and axial length increase in children in a 4-year clinical trial, according to data presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.