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 from 1978-1979.
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…
Boston® materials had a record-setting year in 2022, boosted by a 33% jump in sales of their gas permeable (GP) contact lens material Boston XO2®. The company attributes this growth to the increasing demand for specialty contact lenses worldwide, particularly in orthokeratology.
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…
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…
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…
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…