Optics News

LAS VEGAS – The contact lens industry is looking beyond eye care and examining lifestyle changes to design products that provide patients with the best possible vision, according to panelists at the Global Contact Lens Forum here at Vision Expo West.

RightHear has announced the availability of a dedicated version of its smartphone app specifically for use in hospitals and clinics.

Without question, extended depth of focus IOLs have heightened interest in presbyopia-correcting lenses for surgeons and patients. These implants provide an elongated focal range rather than two distinct focal points as in a multifocal lens.

by Susan L. Daniel, OD

CooperVision’s 4-year study results are promising for the company’s dual-focus myopia control 1-day soft contact lens in reducing the rate of progression of juvenile-onset myopia.

Think About Your Eyes announced that its summer campaign amassed 130 million media impressions.

Orthokeratology, or ortho-K, is the process of fitting special contact lenses to reshape the cornea. Ortho-K uses gas-permeable contact lenses designed to be worn overnight rather than during the day.

Large diameter gas-permeable contact lenses can be considered a good alternative to soft toric contact lenses for correcting refractive astigmatism, according to researchers.

Gary Esterow has been appointed as the executive director for the International Sports Vision Association.

The origin of keratoconus is still hotly debated. Genetic and environmental factors have been widely investigated, as has an inflammatory component.