Optics News

Nidek Co. has launched a new tabletop subjective refraction system in the U.S., the company announced.

Lighthouse Guild is reaching out to consumers for National Eye Exam Month to encourage them to get regular eye exams.

After completing the examination, I handed my 80-year-old patient his eyeglasses. With a wry smile, he held them up and queried, “Hey, doc, didn’t Ben Franklin invent these things?”

New eye drop therapies under study may help delay presbyopia for the estimated 2 billion people worldwide who typically experience dramatic visual changes in their 40s and 50s.

The world’s growing population is causing a substantial increase in the number of people with blindness and vision impairment, a trend that is accelerating, according to a study from the Brien Holden Vision Institute and the WHO’s Global Action Plan.

In preparation for the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, Transitions Optical has released resources for eye care professionals so they are prepared to discuss sun protection with their patients and local media during the eclipse, and year-round.

Optometry Giving Sight announced that the 2017 World Sight Day Challenge will run through World Sight Day on Oct. 12.

A prospective study comparing the results of femtosecond-assisted topography-guided LASIK and SMILE in eyes with myopia or myopic astigmatism showed superior results of LASIK. According to the authors, this is likely due to the more sophisticated technology currently available for LASIK.

Blue light-blocking eyeglasses may reduce eye fatigue associated with computer use, according to a study.

Legislation recently passed in Connecticut specifies that an in-person eye examination is required for initial and renewed contact lens prescriptions.