BostonSight announced it has elected Mr. Michael (Mike) Nash and Mr. Ramam Atmakuri to the BostonSight Board of Directors. Mr. Nash, now a Customer Experience and Technology consultant and mentor, was most recently Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Experience Officer at HP Inc. where he led all aspects of Customer Experience Strategy, Measurement and…
Screens Down, Eyes Up: Myopia Awareness Week 2025 Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI), an Australia-based not-for-profit research and development organization with an international focus on vision research, together with Review of Myopia Management, has announced the launch of Myopia Awareness Week 2025, a global initiative to bring attention to the growing epidemic of myopia in…
Alcon has announced its financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2025. For the first quarter of 2025, sales were $2.5 billion, flat on a reported basis and up 3 percent on a constant currency basis, as compared with the same quarter of the previous year, the company stated. Vision care net sales,…
CooperVision, a division of CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO) and a leading manufacturer of contact lenses, announced it has reached a significant milestone in its pioneering net plastic neutrality initiative. Eyecare professionals and contact lens wearers have now prevented the equivalent of more than half a billion plastic bottles from entering the world’s oceans, the company said,…
Fifteen years ago, Dr. Eef van der Worp published A Guide to Scleral Lens Fitting, a landmark resource that has shaped scleral lens education worldwide. Developed with insights from top experts and backed by Bausch + Lomb, the 66-page guide remains a go-to reference, with over 100,000 downloads. Dr. van der Worp aimed to make…
Soleko, part of Menicon group, leader in contact lens care, unveils a rebranding of its lens care products with a modern and appealing design. The rebranding covers the entire product range, including cleaning, disinfection, hydration, and storage solutions. The new packaging features vibrant colours, enhancing shelf presence and making the products more recognizable to consumers….
St. Gallen-based Galifa Contactlinsen AG, which specializes in the production and distribution of high-quality contact lenses, has gained a new majority shareholder in Roggwil TG-based Medical Vision AG. Medical Vision AG’s commitment strengthens its position in ophthalmology, optometry and ophthalmic optics and opens up new growth potential for Galifa Contactlinsen AG. Orderly successionChristian Krüsi, the…
CooperCompanies announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2025. In the quarter, CooperCompanies reported that revenue increased 4 percent year over year to $964.7 million; CooperVision (CVI) revenue was up 4 percent to $646.1 million, and CooperSurgical (CSI) revenue was up 3 percent to $318.6 million. CooperCompanies currently has GAAP diluted…
Richard Smith, Head of Professional Affairs EMEA at Bausch + Lomb, was unanimously elected as the new President of EuromContact. He takes over from Nicoletta Losi, Professional Education & Development Director EMEA at Johnson & Johnson Vision, who has successfully chaired the association for the past eight years.Richard Smith has been a EuromContact Board member…
CooperVision has announced a series of investments designed to reinforce its worldwide leadership in myopia management, including actions to further bolster commercial infrastructure, pipeline growth, clinical study sponsorship and advocacy support. The company announced the appointment of Jennifer Lambert to the newly created role of vice president, myopia management and cornea care. Lambert has spent…