BostonSight, a nonprofit eye health care organization that advances the treatment of irregular corneas and ocular surface disease through specialty lenses, announced today that Karen Carrasquillo, OD, Ph.D., FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, has been appointed to the new role of chief innovation and education officer, effective immediately. She formerly served as senior vice president, clinical and…
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) recently honored the memory of the organization’s founder, professor Brien Holden, Ph.D., with the inaugural Brien Holden Founders Award dinner, the organization said in an announcement. Holden, a leader in expanding access to vision care worldwide who passed away in 2015, established OGS in 2003 in collaboration with the World Council…
The Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) has published the latest edition of Contact Lens Update, dedicated to rapidly accelerating interest in pre-myopia that is influencing risk assessment, early intervention, and myopia management among clinicians. Guidance from four expert contributors includes strategies, technologies, and clinical insights for the pediatric and primary eye care communities….
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…