Optometry

• Meeting News Coverage

• New antimicrobial materials may better prevent lens, case contamination

• June 14, 2013
• The University of New South Wales has been investigating the antimicrobial properties of fimbrolides, furanones and dihydropyrrolidones, and preliminary...More »

• Breaking News

• VSP, Altair win patent dispute

• May 14, 2013
• The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of Aspex Eyewear’s lawsuit against Altair Eyewear, according to a VSP Global press release.
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• Breaking News

• UV eye protection not a priority among US consumers, report says

• May 9, 2013
• A recently released report from the Vision Council highlighted findings from two separate surveys about sunglass use and ultraviolet light safety...More »

• Breaking News

• Study suggests equivalent comfort levels for spectacles, contacts

• May 3, 2013
• A recently published study found that 1-Day Acuvue TruEye Brand contact lenses (narafilcon A) were comparable to wearing no lenses at all and had no...More »

• Breaking News

• Coastal.com opens US production, distribution facility

• April 30, 2013
• Coastal Contacts Inc. has opened its first U.S. production and distribution facility, according to a company press release.
  The facility is...More »

• Breaking News

• Alden, Orion Vision Group join to launch opaque tinted contact lenses

• April 18, 2013
• The Orion Vision Group and Alden Optical have entered into a strategic partnership over the Orion Vision Group’s launch of BioColors custom opaque...More »

• Breaking News

• HPO, Essilor announce licensing agreement

• April 3, 2013
• High Performance Optics and Essilor have signed an exclusive and global license agreement to share technology and information regarding selective blue...More »

• Breaking News

• FDA clears filtered lenses for people with reading disorders

• April 1, 2013
• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved ChromaGen spectacle lenses to aid people with dyslexia and other reading disorders, according to a...More »

• Breaking News

• Vistakon launches silicone hydrogel daily lenses in US

• March 28, 2013
• Vistakon Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. announced that 1-Day Acuvue TruEye brand contact lenses (narafilcon A), a silicone...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• PFO launches blue light filtering lens coating

• March 21, 2013
• NEW YORK — PFO Global announced the launch of its new antireflection, blue light filtering lens coating, iBlu, here at Vision Expo East.
  IBlu coat is...More »

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