Vision

TAMPA, Fla. — The Light Adjustable Lens is an option for patients with difficult personalities, especially when surgeons take the time to set reasonable expectations, according to a presenter here.

Mobile optometry company 20/20 Onsite is making clinical trials more accessible to patients in the United States with the creation of modular, full-service mobile vision pods, the company announced in a press release.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, Neda Nikpoor, MD, discusses the benefits that the EVO ICL can provide to patients for vision correction, including those with lower levels of myopia.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective, Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD, chief medical officer for Johnson & Johnson Vision, discusses the opportunities the company has for learning and sharing information at Hawaiian Eye 2023.

Demand for eye wear and eye care remained steady throughout 2022, fueled in part by consumer purchase of sunglasses during the summer months, according to the latest Vision Council Consumer inSights Report.

The Vision Council has released its Focused Insights: Online vs. In-Person Buyers 2022 report, which details key similarities and differences between eye wear consumers, including demographic data, purchasing habits and vision care use.

The Vision Council has released findings from its Focused inSights 2022: Digital Habits survey, which highlight recent developments in telehealth and increased technology use in optometry, according to a council press release.

Johnson & Johnson Vision announced that the FDA approved a parameter expansion for Acuvue Abiliti Overnight Therapeutic Lenses for Myopia Management from 4 D to 6 D.

The American Optometric Association is soliciting feedback on the second edition of its Comprehensive Adult Eye and Vision Examination clinical practice guideline, which is available online for comments and suggestions until Oct. 29.

The economic burden of vision loss in the United States was approximately $134.2 billion in 2017, with more than two-thirds of the burden resulting from other medical services, nursing home care and reduced labor force, according to research.