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Alcon, Inc. is dedicated to improving vision and eye health by providing the best health care products and solutions for treating diseases and conditions of the eye. Our leadership, expertise and breadth of product offerings have developed over 65 years and we have made it our mission to enhance, preserve and restore vision around the world. At Alcon, we understand that being the world’s leading eye care company requires more than just offering high-quality eye care products. Therefore, we are guided by a culture of accountability, steadfast commitment to relationships with eye care professionals and other doctors who prescribe our products. Our commitment spans the globe with more than 15,500 employees in more than 75 countries who work directly with our customers worldwide. It is these dedicated people who make the company’s tradition of providing high quality and innovative eye care products to more than 180 markets a reality year after year. Read the rest of this entry ?

Even though eye care doctors and manufacturers provide instructions about caring for and wearing contact lenses, studies show that many contact lens wearers do not comply with the recommended replacement frequencies and fail to discard their lenses after the scheduled time.  

Forgetting which day to change their contacts is most commonly cited by wearers as the reason for not changing them as instructed. However, according to a new survey of contact lens wearers, Acuminder^TM, a complimentary online reminder tool, is helping them change their behavior. 

Since its launch in 2007, nearly 40,000 contact lens wearers have registered for the free service (www.acuminder.com) which sends an automatic reminder via e-mail and/or cell phone text message on when to change contact lenses, and can now also prompt wearers on when to buy new contacts  and when to schedule an eye exam.   The Acuminder^TM Tool was developed by Vistakon^®, Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. and maker of Acuvue^® Brand Contact Lenses, but is open to all contact lens wearers. Read the rest of this entry ?

In a recent global study to determine the hierarchy of vision-corrected patient needs, seeing better was the most important consideration for selecting eye care products.

The Needs, Symptoms, Incidence, Global Eye Health Trends (NSIGHT) study surveyed 3,800 spectacle- and contact lens-corrected subjects, 15 to 65 years old, from seven different countries (China, Korea, Japan, France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States).

The current analysis aimed to determine a hierarchy of patient needs in the selection of eye-related products, based on respondents’ scoring of 40 features representing eight categories of potential product features. Read the rest of this entry ?

The Pediatric Cataract Initiative announced its inaugural small research grant recipients for treating and preventing vision loss in children. The Initiative, a partnership of the Bausch + Lomb Early Vision Institute and Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), will provide two research grants of $50,000 each to:

• Lumbini Eye Institute to study the cost and clinical effectiveness of a comprehensive pediatric cataract surgery follow-up system in western Nepal and adjacent northern Indian states. The outcomes are expected to have a wide-ranging effect on follow-up regimens in developing nations worldwide.
• Calabar Teaching Hospital to investigate the burden and causes of severe visual impairment and blindness among children in the Cross River State of Nigeria. This is believed to be the first large-scale study of the root causes of childhood blindness in Africa.

For additional information, visit www.PediatricCataract.org or follow the Initiative at www.twitter.com/PCInitiative and www.Facebook.com/PediatricCataract.

The Foundation for Eye Health Awareness announced the addition of Transitions Optical as a partner in the Think About Your Eyes campaign, a public awareness campaign designed to educate Americans about the importance of vision health and comprehensive eye exams.

Transitions Optical will contribute to the effort through a donation from the Transitions Healthy Sight for Life Fund, an in-kind donation of incorporation into existing consumer outreach initiatives and strong visibility of the Think About Your Eyes message at the Transitions Championship®. The announcement was made during Transitions Academy held at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla. Read the rest of this entry ?

Shown is style 1033.

January 2011 marked the debut of the Tommy Hilfiger eyewear collection, manufactured and distributed by Safilo Group.

The eyewear has been specially designed with a classic yet modern feel that reflects Tommy Hilfiger’s “classic American cool” style.