News from the AOA's Blog

Bausch + Lomb is conducting a voluntary recall of a single lot of Murocel® Methylcellulose Lubricant Ophthalmic Solution, USP 1%, only available within the United States.  (Expiry date: 1-31-2012) 

Bausch + Lomb chose to initiate this recall based on routine stability testing which showed the single lot was out of specification for preservative efficacy. There have been no adverse events reported which have been attributed to the single product lot being out-of-specification for preservative efficacy. Bausch + Lomb is recalling the single lot of product in the interest of patient safety. Potential adverse events may include: eye pain, change in vision, redness or irritation of the eye or ocular infection. Read the rest of this entry ?

Transitions Optical, Inc. has announced that Dave Cole has been appointed president, effective immediately. In this leadership role, Cole will assume full responsibility for the Transitions Optical business.

Cole, who started with Transitions Optical when the company launched in 1990, took a global leadership position when he was named chief operating officer in October of 2010. In his expanded role, he will be accountable for effectively leveraging the regional and global leadership teams, and business strategy development and execution, while continuing to build strong strategic partnerships to drive the overall photochromic market. Read the rest of this entry ?

EyeMed Vision Care has announced it will begin offering a first-of-its-kind vision insurance program specifically for children and adolescents. The new EyeMed KidsEyes benefit will provide:

• Two funded eye exams within the same benefit year
• One additional covered pair of eyeglass lenses if the insured child’s vision changes within the benefit year

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CooperVision, Inc. formally announced the U.S. launch of Biofinity® Multifocal at Optometry’s Meeting® in Salt Lake City. Biofinity Multifocal is the latest addition to the Biofinity family of monthly replacement contact lenses.

The product combines the Biofinity Asphere and Toric lens material with proven Balanced Progressive™ Technology.

In addition to the new product, CooperVision also introduced a new streamlined fitting approach.  Working closely with eye care practitioners, CooperVision developed the new process to make it easier for eye care practitioners to fit their patients and offer lens wearers an ideal combination of ease, comfort and eye health. Read the rest of this entry ?

In an effort to provide the best possible care to patients, eye care practitioners (ECPs) must maintain a tremendous understanding of the differences between various types of contact lenses. Given this expertise, ECPs are well-positioned to make an educated choice of lens for their own eye correction.

According to a recent survey of 589 ECPs conducted by CIBA Vision®, 32 percent of those who wear soft contact lenses indicated they use daily disposable contact lenses for their own vision correction needs, making it the leading modality (compared to 26 percent for two-week replacement contact lenses and 27 percent for monthly replacement contact lenses). ECPs in the survey also reported regularly prescribing daily disposable contact lenses for their family members. Read the rest of this entry ?