EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) - Colored contact lenses are an accessory teens often buy for prom or Halloween, but one size does not fit all. 14 News found some of those contacts at a local gas station. We walked right in and bought a pair of emerald green lenses and they never asked to see a … [Read more...]
Bausch & Lomb to Buy ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ISTA) for $500 Million
April 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
MADISON, NJ and IRVINE, CA-- Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, and ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISTA), today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Bausch + Lomb ("the Company") will acquire ISTA for $9.10 per share in cash, or a total of approximately … [Read more...]
CooperVision Increases Support For Optometry Giving Sight
March 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Optometry Giving Sight is delighted to announce that CooperVision has increased its partnership commitment to the organization by becoming a Platinum Global Sponsor, starting January 1, 2012. “This is a very significant commitment by our company to an organization that we believe is having a … [Read more...]
Virtual Reality Lenses Will Change How Troops Fight On The Battlefield
March 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Defense researchers have designed a contact lens that superimposes 3-D virtual reality directly onto your eye. The iOptiks can enhance vision too, if you're not blessed with 20/20 sight. DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is the cool research arm of the DoD. It's known as being … [Read more...]
American Optometric Association Launches Contact Lens Safety Site
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
ST Louis: The American Optometric Association (AOA) launched www.ContactLensSafety.org, a new, easy-to-use Web site to help answer consumer questions about contact lens safety. The AOA Contact Lens and Cornea Section (CLCS) created the site with the assistance of the American Academy of Optometry … [Read more...]
Polaroid Launches Contact Lens Solution For Travelers
October 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
August 24th 2011: At the TFWA World Exhibition 2011, the premier global event for the duty free and travel retail industry, Polaroid Contact Lens Solutions will announce an innovative new product range specifically designed for business and leisure travellers when flying. Contactspod is the … [Read more...]
Poland Contact Lens Market Growing 20%
September 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Poland's online contact lens market is growing by a rate of around 20 percent per year, with around a third of buyers making their purchases online, Parkiet reports. The country's entire contact lens market is now worth an estimated zł.200 million; that's despite it being considered a niche … [Read more...]
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