Contact Lenses

Contact lenses can be beneficial for children, even when not medically necessary, explains Jennifer Fogt, OD, FAAO, FSLS.

Vitto Mena, Jr., OD, MS, shares highlights from his discussion titled, "Contact lenses for kids: concepts and methods for contemporary care," which he co-presented during the 2022 American Academy of Optometry meeting.

Eyecare practitioners' top misconceptions just may surprise you.

Water gradient tech, high-tech materials, and new therapies offer more options.

When considering the best modality these lenses' stability are superior.

Johnson & Johnson Vision receives FDA-approval of lens parameter expansion for their ACUVUE Abiliti Overnight Therapeutic Lenses for Myopia Management.

Clinical pilot study evaluates effect after 1 month of wear.

Azura has secured funding to support its 2-stage study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of AZR-MD-001, its leading candidate, for patients with contact lens discomfort who show signs of meibomian gland dysfunction.

Clinical pilot study evaluates effect after 1 month of wear.

Check out expert insight on the most recent lens launches to expand the options accessible to our patients based on their specific needs.

Published in Optometry & Visual Sciences, the findings are based on an independent survey featuring feedback from over 500 US eye care professionals.

Contact lenses soaked in melatonin analogs may be able to address aqueous tear deficient dry eye disease, researchers say.

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Mojo Vision's CEO Drew Perkins announced last week that he became the first, and currently only, person to wear the latest prototype of Mojo Lens, an augmented reality-based contact lens.

Help presbyopia patients by following fitting guides and embracing new adjunct therapy options.

A plethora of treatments are available when patients, particularly contact lens wearers, are assessed at disease onset.

Patients present with a plethora of complaints, with blurred near vision, headache, fatigue, need for increased working distance and brighter light to read among the most common, according to Cecelia Koetting, OD, during AOA 2022.

The company has received the all-clear for a multinational market launch of Acuvue Oasys Max 1-Day and Acuvue Oasys Max 1-Day multifocal contact lenses.

The Revive custom soft contact lenses are designed with non-ionic material that allows for daily wear for up to 3 months.

A new study has found that having a contact lens regimen makes a difference when removing coronavirus particles, as well as the type of lens care solution that is used.

New solution contains 25% more moisture, company says.

Investigators from the Sun Yay-Sen University in Guangzhou have created a theranostic device that targets sensing rising fluid pressures within the eye to automatically deliver medication for a glaucoma patient.

Researchers are investigating a 3D-printed self-moisturizing contact lens that could be a catalyst for the development of next-generation contact lens-based medical devices.

Advice for pilots to consider ahead of taking flight.

A new survey commissioned by the Contact Lens Institute found that US eye care practitioners are failing to take advantage of the opportunity to discuss contact lens options with 2 out of 3 patients. Two virtual panel discussions on May 3 will analyze the data.