Mourning for a great personality Dieter Muckenhirn is considered the inventor of the aspherical contact lens. Together with partners, he founded Hecht Contactlinsen GmbH in 1978. He passed away on November 5. The management and employees of the contact lens manufacturer bid him farewell in an obituary. “It is with deep regret that we bid…
From November 23 to 24, 2024, everything in Rome will revolve around specialty contact lenses. It is the only international meeting of its kind in Europe and will bring together opinion leaders from 25 countries in the field of specialty contact lenses to share their experiences, research results and innovative ideas. The event will be…
Alcon has reported its financial results for the 3- and 9-month periods ending September 30, 2024, demonstrating a 6 percent increase in sales to $2.4 billion on a reported and constant currency basis for the third quarter, as compared with the same quarter of the previous year. Sales for the first nine months of 2024…
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) has named Donna J. Mikulecky, CPA, as the organization’s executive director. She replaces retiring executive director Lois Schoenbrun, FAAO, who has served in the role since April 2022. Mikulecky has more than 25 years of experience leading health care organizations, most recently as chief operating officer of Vision Source. Before taking…
It’s done and a real milestone in the 77-year history of the northern German contact lens manufacturer: Wöhlk Contactlinsen GmbH has received the MDR certificate. The European Medical Device Regulation (MDR; Regulation 2017/745) has been in force since May 2021, replacing the two previous European medical device directives MDD and AIMDD. The certification was a…
Bausch + Lomb announced yesterday that revenue in the third quarter of 2024 grew 19 percent to $1.196 billion compared with $1.007 billion in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of $189 million. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $5 million, revenue increased by approximately 19 percent on a constant currency basis…
Bausch + Lomb Corporation has announced the addition of Cathleen McCabe, MD, as strategic medical advisor. In this new consultancy role, she will provide input into the expansion of Bausch + Lomb’s product portfolio and lend her expertise to the research and development team as it reloads the company’s pipeline, Bausch + Lomb said. Dr….
The American Academy of Ophthalmology, in partnership with FundamentalVR, a leader in immersive surgical training, has announced the launch of the Academy’s VR Education program, an initiative that harnesses the power of virtual reality (VR) to transform ophthalmic education and surgical training. Supported by a $5 million grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, the…
Bausch + Lomb Corporation, a leading global eye health company, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the enVista Envy full range of vision intraocular lens (IOL), which offers what the company describes as a continuous range of vision with excellent dysphotopsia tolerance on the widely used enVista IOL platform….
The American Optometric Association (AOA) announced yesterday that it has received more than $233,000 in combined individual and industry donations following an appeal made just about 2 weeks ago to help support doctors and students in hurricane-impacted areas. Soon after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Southeastern U.S., the AOA Foundation issued its emergency appeal…