Contact lenses that deliver glaucoma medication over long periods are getting closer to reality, say researchers working with laboratory animals. In their study, the lenses delivered the glaucoma drug latanoprost (brand name Xalatan) ...
Tags: contact lenses, glaucoma medication, glaucoma drug, latanoprost, Xalatan
The availability of better eye care providers along with a more discerning society is driving growth in the contact lens sector across six countries in Asian. The combined markets for contact lens in China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, ...
Tags: contact lens, sale, toric, silicon, growth
Bausch + Lomb, a subsidiary of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, has obtained marketing clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its newest frequent replacement silicone hydrogel contact lenses made with ...
Tags: Contact Lens, Medicine
A version of Google Glass for people who already wear glasses will arrive in a few months, the head of the Google project said Monday. "In the next few months we will release a version that will integrate into glasses. So if you are ...
Optimec, a manufacturer of soft contact lens measurement instrumentation, required an accurate and effective method of pumping a closed circuit of filtered and temperature controlled saline solution, through a soft contact lens measurement ...
Tags: Pumps, Processing Machinery
MANCHESTER, England, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Combining its deep understanding of daily disposable wearing habits, practitioner demands and advances in materials science, CooperVision Inc. (NYSE: COO) today unveiled MyDay™ daily ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- On Saturday, June 15th the Knoxville, TN Stanton Optical store is having a customer appreciation celebration from Noon until 3:00 PM. General Manager Juan Jonny Lopez and Sales Manager ...
Plenty of eyes may be focused on Google Glass as the device attracts attention in the field of "augmented reality," but a crop of other players developing their own glasses-like products are also hoping to stand out as the industry matures. ...
Tags: Google Glass, Computer Products
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company has entered into a teaming agreement with Superior Vision to offer new vision coverage to employer groups across the US. The coverage include comprehensive eye exams, eyeglass frame and lenses, ...
Still got some money stashed away in a health-care flexible spending account? If so, you might want to put a trip to the pharmacy on your day's to-do list, or at least check your plan's paperwork to see if you can take advantage of the ...
Tags: health care, health care flexible spending, pharmacy, Medical
The Centre of Microsystems Technology (CMST), imec’s associated laboratory at Ghent University (Belgium), announced today it has developed an innovative spherical curved LCD display, which can be embedded in contact lenses. The first ...
Tags: Microsystems Technology, CMST, LCD display, LCD
Menicon, a provider of contact lens, has named Anatole Diep as the company's new chief executive officer (CEO). Previously, Diep worked at France-based Menicon Pharma contact lens care solution factory as president and chief ...
Tags: new CEO, management team, contact lens, Menicon
Most Taiwanese printing machinery suppliers experienced downturns during the first half of 2012 due both to global economic uncertainty and a growing rivalry between emerging competitors. According to the latest data issued by the ...
Tags: Taiwan, printing machine, TAMI
Researchers from the University of Washington and Finland's Aalto University have developed and tested a contact lens that wirelessly displays a one-pixel LED image on a contact lens. According to the research, the lens was tested on ...
Tags: Market View, led display