Last week, the optical community celebrated the 25th anniversary of World Sight Day, the global awareness day observed annually on the second Thursday of October. This year’s campaign, coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in cooperation with the World Health Organization, focused on ensuring eyecare is accessible, available and affordable…
New consumer research from Contact Lens Institute (CLI) indicates there is substantial opportunity for increased contact lens adoption by Gen Z, as well as identifying purchase drivers that the eyecare community can employ to encourage contact lens usage, the organization announced. The data indicates an 8 percent difference in Gen Z contact lens wear (35…
The Vision Council has announced the release of a new two-part research report titled, Focused inSights 2025: Myopia Management, that combines a global analysis of pediatric myopia treatment strategies with a survey of U.S. eyecare providers. The complementary studies provide a unique perspective on the current landscape of childhood myopia care, exploring how treatment options…
Topcon Healthcare a global leader in digital health and ocular data solutions, has announced a strategic investment in Senseye, a U.S.-based developer of a mental health diagnostic platform powered by ocular biomarkers, marking the company’s first investment in technology for mental health and neuropsychiatry. Leveraging the eye as a non-invasive window into the brain, Senseye…
Partners for more than 20 years, TotalEnergies and CooperVision have taken their relationship to the next level by enabling the use of ISCC Plus-certified Polypropylene1, in blister packs for certain CooperVision contact lenses. TotalEnergies contributes to the CooperVision’s “Plastic Made Better” program by implementing certified renewable polypropylene through a mass balance approach in certain CooperVision…
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) has announced the launch of its 2025 World Sight Day Challenge, scheduled to take place during the months of September and October. Held in conjunction with World Sight Day, which is observed this year on Oct. 9 and annually on the second Thursday of October, the Challenge aims to support the…
The Education Committee of the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) invites the submission of abstracts for the presentation of Free Papers and Posters to be held January 7-10, 2026 at the Paris Las Vegas. The committee seeks topics including new and innovative concepts, clinical cases and research on all aspects of contact lenses (such as…
Past CLMA president, Dr. Glenn Young, passed away May 6, 2025 at the age of 95. Dr. Young was a 1952 graduate of the Chicago School of Optometry and enjoyed a successful career in optometry. He founded and ran Custom Contact Lens Laboratory in New Orleans for more than 30 years. He served as CLMA president…
To help bridge the gap from student to practicing clinician, CooperVision recently hosted its 2025 New Graduate Summit, welcoming more than 100 new doctors of optometry for two multi-day educational events designed to support this transition. Held on both coasts, the Summits provided practical guidance on topics ranging from employment contracts to financial planning to…
The Contact Lens Institute (CLI) has released a new infographic that illustrates how perceptions of contact lenses, used by millions of people worldwide, may differ by country and continent, specifically in aspects of how they are evaluated, purchased and worn. The synopsis precedes the publication of CLI’s forthcoming See Tomorrow initiative report surrounding consumer digital…