Lenses
Vision Council report: In-person shopping continues to drive eye wear market
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.
Specialty contact lens companies combine to form Wave Eye Care
EyePrint Prosthetics, Advanced Vision Technologies and Wave Contact Lens System have combined to form Wave Eye Care, a new specialty contact lenses division, according to a press release.
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ThinOptics launches Prescription on Demand glasses
ThinOptics, a manufacturer of ultra-slim reading glasses, has launched its Prescription on Demand service for purchase of customized prescription eye wear online, the company announced in a press release.
VIDEO: Wave-guided optics application helps patients ‘beyond their refractive error’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Wave-guided optics application technology may now help patients with keratoconus, according to a speaker at Optometry’s Meeting.
VIDEO: Infuse contact lenses provide growth opportunity for ECPs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In this Healio video, William Reindel, OD, shares research that demonstrates a high level of patient satisfaction with Bausch + Lomb’s Infuse contact lenses, providing a practice growth opportunity for eye care providers.
Use these tips to overcome patient objections to daily disposable lenses
The No. 1 thing I hear from patients — whether they are first-time or established contact lens wearers — is that they want lenses they can comfortably wear all day.
SightGlass receives FDA breakthrough designation for spectacle lenses that slow myopia
The FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to SightGlass Vision’s diffusion optics technology spectacle lenses, which are designed to slow myopia progression in children.
Novel lenses demonstrate modifying retinal contrast slows myopia progression
NEW ORLEANS — Modifying retinal contrast with diffusion optics technology lenses slowed spherical equivalent refraction and axial length over 4 years in children with myopia, according to a presenter at Academy ’23.
Neurolens introduces VR technology to measure binocular alignment
LAS VEGAS — Neurolens announced the release of N3, a virtual reality experience that educates patients on binocular alignment and measures the parameters necessary for creating spectacle lenses to correct misalignments.