Eye health nonprofit Prevent Blindness has declared October as Contact Lens Safety Month. In a recent announcement, the organization shared that the purpose of the awareness initiative is to educate the public on the proper use of contact lenses, both prescription and cosmetic, and is offering fact sheets, shareable social media graphics, and dedicated web pages to further education…
The nominating period for the second annual Contact Lens Institute (CLI) Culture Awards ends October 1, 2024. The program honors eyecare professionals who foster a positive contact lens culture, exemplifying behaviors and actions that elevate patient experiences and business success. Individuals within the U.S. and Canadian eyecare community who prescribe or support soft contact lenses are eligible…
Today Sicht.Kontakte 2024 start in Essen, Germany. VDCO, IVBS and ZVA, three contact lens and optometry associations, are jointly inviting from September 27 to 29. The audience can expect a varied lecture program with over 30 specialist lectures and 21 workshops from around 50 speakers. Under the roofs of the “Ruhrturm”, the three-day event will…
Hecht Contactlinsen GmbH from Au near Freiburg, which has been owner-managed for 46 years, has completed an eight-month process: In future, the German manufacturer of custom-made, RGP and soft contact lenses will be majority-owned by Novum Capital, an owner-managed investment company from Frankfurt am Main. Hecht describes the change of ownership as “an important prerequisite…
BostonSight, a nonprofit eye healthcare organization that advances the treatment of diseased and damaged corneas and dry eyes held their annual FitAcademy Retreat for Cornea and Contact Lens Residents and Fellows at New England College of Optometry (NECO) in Boston, September 13-14, 2024. This year marked the sixth iteration of FitAcademy, an educational retreat for…
CREAL today announces a license agreement with ZEISS with the aim to create a digitized vision care platform that hopes to revolutionize the current vision diagnostic and treatment procedures. By leveraging CREAL’s light field display technology, ZEISS will bring to market devices that allow for the digital examination of eye conditions as well as virtual…
Efficient contact lens care for soft contact lenses is particularly important for long-term and safe contact lens wear. At the last Opti Munich 2024, a start-up presented a completely new system that not only simplifies contact lens care, but also manages the amount of care product used sustainably.
An interview with CSEM machine learning expert Philipp Schmid ChatGPT and other AIs have recently caused a furor in virtually all professions where people write, program or design. How much dust are these supposedly general-purpose AIs stirring up in the industry? The general-purpose AIs are kicking up an enormous amount of dust. But unlike 2016,…
OptiSpheric® IOL PRO 2 offers fully automated IOL measurement. It is completed with WorkStation IOL and integrated SortStation IOL. This workplace is the best choice when it comes to carrying out all the steps upstream and downstream of measurement in a simple, fast and safe process.
Johnson & Johnson Vision has presented a range of new clinical data and learning opportunities for developments in contact lenses at the 2023 British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) Clinical Conference and Exhibition from 9 – 11 June in Manchester, UK.