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The Food and Drug Admiinistration (FDA) is changing the 510(k) approval proceses for medical devices, which includes contact lenses. In the past these products have cleared the FDA without the benefit of clinical trials, which critics say leads to unsafe devices. Producers say that the system works, so leave it alone.Read more...
Just in time for back-to-school, Bausch + Lomb is teaming up with award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden to raise awareness of vision care with parents and kids. Studies reportedly show that kids with glasses sometimes choose not to wear them, which negatively affects their performance in school.
The company noted that the Contact Lenses in Pediatrics (CLIP) Study, conducted at Ohio State University College of Optometry, New England College of Optometry, and University of Houston College of Optometry, showed that 68 percent of children and 65 percent of teens reported improved performance in activities after wearing contact lenses.
The company also is running a contest, "Seeing Eye to Eye," which asks parents with kids between the ages of 10 and 19 to submit a story of 200 words or less along with a photo by Aug. 27. The grand prize winners will receive a $5,000 scholarship and the opportunity to attend the American Music Awards on Nov. 21. For details go to www.facebook.com/soflens. In addition the company is offering a back-to-school promotion for its SofLens disposables.
That's precisely what the Brits are beginning to ask themselves, according to a new study. A vast majority of Brits (66%) believe that opticians are ripping them off, and 25% believe that their opticians pressured them into buying prescription eyewear.
In case you were thinking that British opticians were ruffians and hooligans, think again. The study notes that the problem has nothing to do with morality and everything to do with language. Apparently opticians use too much jargon (industry speak) and confuse their customers.
The story is receiving extensive play in the British press.
Imagine CLs that record your body temp. With the use of nanotechnology, NASA researchers are putting biosensors into CLs. Professor Babak Parviz will present "What If Your Contact Lens Could Show You Images." Parviz will provide an overview of the process it took to build contact lenses.The presentation will be August 3 in the Reid Conference Center at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA.