Optics

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.

INDIANAPOLIS — To better manage patients with myopia, optometrists must understand normal myopia progression and axial elongation, as well as trends in treatment efficacy, according to a speaker at Academy 2024.

The global optometric community is joining together to recognize the World Sight Day Challenge during the months of September and October, highlighted by a day of awareness on Oct. 10.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Wave-guided optics application technology may now help patients with keratoconus, according to a speaker at Optometry’s Meeting.

A team of researchers in France has developed a freeform, spiral-shaped lens designed to maintain clear focus at different distances and under varying light conditions, according to a research article published in Optica.

Post-cataract surgery patients are often thrilled with the quality of their vision.

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.

Although visual prognosis after cataract surgery is usually favorable, factors such as diabetic retinopathy may still limit visual potential in those with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Visionary Optics has launched Europa Tangent, a new scleral lens that provides customizable design and a three-zone step-system for optimal fitting, the company announced in a company press release.

A study found that more than one in four U.S. adults aged 71 years and older are visually impaired, with increasing prevalence related to older age, less education, lower income, non-white race and Hispanic ethnicity.