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- New Results on Essilor Stellest Myopia Control Lens to be Presented at ARVO 2021 MeetingCHARENTON-LE-PONT, France—Essilor will unveil the two-year clinical trial results of Stellest, its proprietary spectacle lens that is designed to control myopia. The two-year results demonstrate that Essilor Stellest lenses slow down myopia progression by 67 percent on average. Read more »
- J&J Vision Launches Global Collaboration With Menicon Aimed at Managing Myopia Progression in ChildrenJACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Johnson & Johnson Vision announced Wednesday a global strategic collaboration with contact lens maker Menicon aimed at creating a portfolio of products and services to manage the progression of myopia in children. "For decades, Johnson & Johnson Vision has… Read more »
- ISVA and Zyloware Offer Educational Resource on Eye Protection in Sports/Recreational ActivitiesMONROE, N.J.—The International Sports Vision Association (ISVA) and Zyloware Eyewear today announced the launch of Protect. Prevent. Play., a new educational resource designed to help ECPs educate parents, coaches, teachers, athletic trainers and athletes about the importance of wearing appropriate… Read more »
- Second Sight Names Scott Dunbar Acting CEOLOS ANGELES—Second Sight Medical Products (NASDAQ: EYES), a leading developer and marketer of implantable visual prosthetics for blind individuals, announced that the company’s board of directors has named Scott Dunbar to replace Matthew Pfeffer as acting chief executive officer. Under… Read more »
- Using Eye Tracking Technology to Understand Human Behavior, Ocular and Neurological HealthAs a journalist who covers vision technology, I’ve become fascinated with eye tracking and its many uses, which range from health care to virtual and augmented reality, sports training, gaming, retail, marketing, education and military applications. Eye tracking uses motion-detecting… Read more »
- Surface Ophthalmics Names Preeya K. Gupta, MD, as Chief Medical AdvisorPLEASANTON, Calif.—Surface Ophthalmics Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on innovative therapeutics for ocular diseases, has appointed Preeya K. Gupta, MD, as chief medical advisor (CMA). Read more »
- Special Report on Advancing Treatments for Myopia in Children Published for Health Care ProfessionalsSAN RAMON, Calif.—A new special report is helping draw awareness to the increasing severity and prevalence of myopia in children among non-ophthalmic health care providers. The report, “Advancing the Treatment of Myopia in Children,” is published by Global Business Media. Read more »
- J&J Vision Receives Approval of First Drug-Releasing Combination Contact Lens for Vision Correction and Allergic Eye ItchJACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Johnson & Johnson Vision said this week that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) gave its approval to the company’s Acuvue Theravision with Ketotifen for allergic eye itch. Read more »
- Visionary Ventures Closes Fund II with $114 Million in Committed CapitalALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Visionary Ventures, an Orange County California based venture capital firm, yesterday announced the closing of Visionary Venture Fund II with $114 million in committed capital. Read more »
- CooperVision Joins American Academy of Ophthalmology Initiative to Address Worldwide Myopia EpidemicSAN FRANCISCO—A recently announced initiative from the American Academy of Ophthalmology to protect children from the vision-threatening consequences of high myopia (nearsightedness) has attracted major financial support from CooperVision. The company will make a five-year commitment to help underwrite the… Read more »
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