Contact Lenses

Scleral lenses demonstrated safety and efficacy for treating ocular surface disease and irregular cornea/refractive conditions in children, according to an approximately 2-decade long study published in Clinical Optometry.

ORLANDO — The latest data from The Vision Council’s Market inSights report indicate that the proportion of contact lenses and glasses purchased online vs. in retail locations has been stable, with the majority obtained in person.

Children who wore soft multifocal contact lenses for myopia control had no loss of treatment effect after discontinuing the lenses as teenagers, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

This year saw several innovations in contact lenses, including tinted lenses for athletes and the new Clariti multifocal lens by CooperVision.

INDIANAPOLIS — Alcon’s new Precision7 1-week contact lens strikes the balance between eye care providers’ preference for daily disposable lenses and patients’ desire for a more cost-effective solution, according to Kristen Brotherson.

Shawn Millerick has been appointed as president of vision care, Americas, at Johnson & Johnson, according to a press release.

In a previous blog post, I wrote about how soon after cross-linking different types of contact lenses — soft, gas permeable and scleral — can be fit for both new and established wearers.

INDIANAPOLIS — High-energy visible light-filtering multifocal lenses reduced glare disability and discomfort without affecting color perception, according to research presented at Academy 2024.

INDIANAPOLIS — In this Healio video, Shalu Pal, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, discusses key takeaways from a recent Contact Lens Institute report, which details how practitioners and their staff can help improve contact lens wear retention rates.

INDIANAPOLIS — According to research presented at Academy 2024, the addition of high-energy visible, or HEV, filtering to soft contact lenses may improve visual acuity in conditions of atmospheric blue haze.