Tag: Contacts
What your patient might ask you…
When can I get that glucose-sensing contact lens? Â
Not for a while.
A research team at Oregon State University is developing a bio-sensing contact lens.  It's similar...
What your patient might ask you…
When can I get that glucose-sensing contact lens? Â
Not for a while.
A research team at Oregon State University is developing a bio-sensing contact lens.  It's similar...
Finally, contact lens companies care about toric people.
Acuvue launches Acuvue Oasys 1-Day for Astigmatism.
B&L launches Biotrue ONEday for Astigmatism.
CooperVision’s Clariti 1-Day Toric contacts are not new but are now available in a 90-Pack.
Other news tidbits:
If you......
...fit scleral lenses:  Bausch & Lomb launched a new scleral lens called Zen RC Scleral Contact Lens.
...co-manage cataract patients:  Alcon launched a new trifocal toric IOL called AcrySof...
Alcon ends UPP effective immediately.
Why?
In 2015, Utah passed the Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act to basically stop UPP.  Alcon fought it (along with Vistakon and B&L) claiming it violated the Commerce...
Goodbye 2016 and hello 2017.
A lot happened last year! Let's recap a few highlights:
FDA Approvals:
BromSite
Corneal Cross-linking // (20/20 Glance rundown)
Cypass // (20/20 Glance rundown)
Raindrop corneal inlay // (20/20 Glance rundown)
ReSTORÂ Multifocal Toric IOL
Tecnis...