Contact Lenses

The award recognizes CooperVision for its support of educational opportunities for students, including the sponsorship of a new eye care clinic.

CLI Visionaries provide professional perspectives on best practices and highlight the EASY (Eyes, Awareness, Safety & You) Way program in the series.

The new lenses are designed for young presbyopes, ranging in age from their late 30s to mid-40s, who may be either existing spectacle wearers or non-wearers.

The recall was conducted out of an abundance of caution after the company received reports of complications. The cause of said complications could not be immediately explained.

Within the optical industry, eyeglass cases of Chinese, Mexican, and Canadian origin are projected to be of one of the products most affected by both future and current tariffs implemented.

Charissa Lee, OD, MBA, FAAO; Ryan Corte, OD; Roxanne Achong-Coan OD, FAAO, FIAOMC, FSLS, Dip CCLRT; and Nishan Pressley, OD; give their insights on distinguishing the best candidates for contact lens wear.

Charissa Lee, OD, MBA, FAAO; Ryan Corte, OD; Roxanne Achong-Coan OD, FAAO, FIAOMC, FSLS, Dip CCLRT; and Nishan Pressley, OD; give their insights on recent Contact Lens Institute research on contact lens purchase factors and Google searches.

Among the top 20 contact lens-related searches on Google, 10 were purchase oriented and represented 65% of total volume.

The study evaluated 13 teenagers and young adults who had high myopia (−6.50 to −9.25 D).

Both patient and provider benefit from reduced contact lens wear cycles.

Eight of this year's Visionaries are returning to the program after previous service, with the other 10 being newly appointed this year.

Two posters presented research conducted on the optical design used in MyDay Energys and Biofinity Energys.

From eye drops to novel treatments, it’s time to assess all options for improving patients’ visual acuity.

Scleral lens choice led to marked improvements of HOAs caused by radial keratotomy-induced scarring and corneal shape irregularities.

Following the switch from multifocal to single-vision contact lenses, axial elongation increased by 0.03 mm/year, and myopia progressed at a rate of −0.17 D annually after switching to single-vision lenses.

WAVE Eye Care was developed by EyePrint Prosthetics, Advanced Vision Technologies (AVT), and WAVE Contact Lens System.

A contact lens unveiling, geographic atrophy management, and an eventful Merton C Flom Leadership Academy luncheon took center stage at last month's conference.

New long-term findings illuminate the future of DIMS spectacle lenses.

David Geffen, OD, FAAO, gave a poster presentation titled "Revolutionizing Comfort: Unveiling the Potential of Perfluorohexyloctane Eyedrops for Contact Lens Wearers" at this year's Academy meeting.

The lens is now available in a -2.75D cylinder offering, according to a news release.

In a study, a xenon slide illuminator was employed to mimic natural outdoor colors, allowing researchers to test brightness perception using a brightness-matching method, explains Billy R. Hammond.

Christi Closson, OD, FAAO, provides insight on what other ODs learned about Johnson & Johnson's contact lens technology.

Dana Shannon, OD, FAAO, details The Contact Lens Institute's latest report, "Disrupting the Dropout Dilemma."

The weekly drug-eluting contact lens was created by the company’s proprietary 3D printing technology and met all primary end points with no serious adverse events reported in either cohort.

Billy R. Hammond details the study, which explored how HEV light filtering, specifically in the 380- to 440-nanometer range, impacts visual comfort for patients with presbyopia.

Erin Tomiyama, OD, PhD, FAAO, discusses fitting lenses, young adults with binocular vision issues, and emerging presbyopia in patients.

Dr. Andrew Pucker presented data on the performance of toric lenses under the stress of heavy digital device use at the 2024 American Academy of Optometry meeting in Indianapolis.

Broad commercial availability of the lens is expected in the beginning of January 2025.

Dr. Justin Schweitzer's 2024 AAOpt talk will cover the latest advancements in ocular drug delivery, including topical, implant, and contact lens-based methods that can improve patient quality of life, adherence, and financial burden.

Consumer inSights Q3 2024 shows shifts in eyewear spending: continuing preference for budget options, primarily in-store.