By Staff
Thursday, July 16, 2020 12:33 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The
Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety (APS) said Wednesday the U.S. House's Committee on Appropriations is moving to delay the effective date and enforcement of the amendments in the recently finalized Contact Lens Rule. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its updated CL rule late last month, as
VMAIL reported. A number of other companies and optical organizations, including the
American Optometric Association, also have publicly declared their opposition to the FTC's updated CL rule, as
VMAIL reported.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 12:21 AM
WATERLOO, Ontario—For the first time, the premier searchable contact lens database for eyecare practitioners (ECPs)—the Contact Lens Compendium—is accessible in the U.S. With the launch of the
U.S. version, ECPs now have free access to the most up-to-date listing of contact lens products.
By Staff
Monday, July 13, 2020 12:21 AM
RICHMOND—Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced last week that
Bausch + Lomb, a division of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC), will invest more than $35 million to expand its manufacturing facility in the city of Lynchburg.
By Staff
Monday, July 13, 2020 12:15 AM
SAN RAMON, Calif.—A second
CooperVision contact lens manufacturing facility has earned prestigious LEED Silver certification for its environmentally conscious design and operation, the company announced recently. Opened in 1999, the 540,000-square-foot site in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, produces the company’s popular silicone hydrogel contact lenses including, MyDay and Biofinity brands. CooperVision’s clariti 1 day production site in Alajuela, Costa Rica, earned its LEED Silver certification in late 2018, as
VMAIL reported.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:24 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety (APS) on Tuesday raised concerns about the final Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Contact Lens Rule, which was issued last week, as
VMAIL reported. The Alliance, in its statement, said the FTC’s final contact lens rule “fails to adequately address the dangerous practice of utilizing computer-generated voice calls to verify contact lens prescriptions and places significant burdens on doctors,” among other shortcomings cited by the Alliance for Patient Safety.
By Staff
Friday, June 26, 2020 12:24 AM
SAN RAMON, Calif.—
CooperVision has named Justin Kwan, OD, FAAO, as senior manager, myopia management in its professional and academic affairs group. In this newly created role, Dr. Kwan will be responsible for supporting the growth of the company’s myopia management business across North America, according to the company’s announcement on Thursday. This includes its Brilliant Futures Myopia Management Program featuring MiSight 1 day, the first and only FDA-approved product clinically proven to slow the progression of myopia when initially prescribed for children 8 to 12 years old in the U.S.
By Staff
Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:30 AM
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The
Federal Trade Commission voted 5-0 yesterday to approve a
Final Rule amending the agency’s Contact Lens Rule, which facilitates shopping for contact lenses by requiring prescribers to automatically provide a copy of a patient’s prescription to the patient and to verify or provide prescriptions to third-party sellers. The Final Rule, known as 16 CFR Part 315, requires prescribers to request that their patients confirm that they have received their prescription, and allows flexibility in the way the prescription and confirmation are provided, the FTC said in a statement.
By Staff
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 12:24 AM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, and SANTA ANA, Calif.—
Johnson & Johnson Vision, a global leader in eye health, presented data on the first-ever antihistamine-releasing contact lens at the recent Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO 2020) annual meeting.
By Staff
Friday, June 19, 2020 12:24 AM
SAN RAMON, Calif.—
CooperVision has named Simon Seshadri as senior vice president, global marketing, effective immediately. He is responsible for executive leadership and management for the company’s global marketing organization.
By Staff
Thursday, June 18, 2020 12:15 AM
VM brings you the latest information from optical companies and organizations responding to the coronavirus.Chicago-based
Q-Vision Optics, which produces
LouisLuso Eyewear, now offers three-ply face masks, KN-95 face masks, face shields, nitrile gloves, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes on its website.
By Staff
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:15 AM
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.—
ABB Optical Group (ABB), in conjunction with
Paragon Vision Sciences, announced that it is accepting abstract submissions for the sixth annual Optometry Student Challenge.
By Staff
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 12:15 AM
VM brings you the latest information from optical companies and organizations responding to the coronavirus. CooperVision has announced the extension of the deadline for its “Essential Hospital Workers Program” until July 3. The program, first announced in early May, provides support for essential hospital workers fighting on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Staff
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 12:30 AM
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.—
ABB Optical Group (ABB), a leading provider of optical products and business solutions, announced Monday that it has commenced distribution of contact lenses to Canadian eyecare professionals.
By Staff
Friday, May 29, 2020 12:24 AM
ORLANDO—The
American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) has announced the
2020 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Grant recipients. This award recognizes outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated skillful knowledge of the contact lens field. Each winner will receive a $500 educational award as well as a personalized plaque commemorating their accomplishment, according to the recent announcement. The 2020 recipients and the institutions they attended are:
By Staff
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 12:30 AM
ARLINGTON, Va.—
The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety (APS) has asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for immediate action to protect the eye health and safety of contact lens patients across the country amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to an announcement this week.