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|Podcasts|April 23, 2021

Podcast: First drug-eluting contact lens approved in Japan

Acuvue Theravision with Ketotifen from Johnson & Johnson Vision is the first entry into an anticipated category of drug-eluting contact lenses.

Acuvue Theravision with Ketotifen from Johnson & Johnson Vision is the first entry into an anticipated category of drug-eluting contact lenses. This lens was recently approved in Japan for vision correction and allergy symptom relief. Brian Pall, OD, MS, FAAO, director of clinical science at Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, discusses the lens and its technology.

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