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Discontinued Contact Lenses: Biomedics and Clariti Multifocal

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CooperVision recently announced the following contact lens product discontinuations:Biomedics 55 Premier: Trial lenses discontinued May 1, 2025. Boxes discontinued May 1, 2026Biomedics Toric: Trial lenses discontinued May 1, 2025. Boxes discontinued May 1, 2026Clariti 1 Day Multifocal: Trial lenses discontinued July 1, 2025. Boxes discontinued January 1, 2026For the Biomedics product line, CooperVision recommends refitting patients into Avaira Vitality as an alternative 2...

Qlosi: New Eye Drop to Improve Near Vision

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Qlosi, a new eye drop, is now available to address near vision decline as we age. This is great new for humanity because birthdays affect everybody. Presbyopia is just a normal birthday related change, no different than wrinkles or white hair. Inside our eye we have a lens that works just like a lens in a camera; our eye muscles move this lens...

Essilor Stellest Myopia Management Glasses Reports 6 Year Study Data

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 Wouldn't it be great if your kid could wear glasses that not only corrects their vision, but slows down the risk of the their prescription worsening? While not yet available in the USA, several myopia management glasses designs are available in Canada, Europe, and many Asian countries. Essilor Stellest lenses utilize highly aspheric lenslet technology (HALT) to create areas of peripheral defocus throughout...

Meet Valeda: The First FDA Approved Treatment for Vision Improvement in Dry AMD

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 An estimated 19.8 million Americans over the age of 40 have a diagnosis of macular degeneration (AMD), which can cause significant central vision loss as the disease progresses from year to year. Genetics, lifestyle, and diet are all major risk contributors, but the older we live, the aging process also plays a significant role in our increased risk of AMD. By age 80,...

Can Eating Pineapples Reduce Eye Floaters?

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Have a few annoying gray spots and strands constantly moving around in your vision? Vitreal floaters are a common for adults (but if you are seeing new flashes or floaters in your vision, make sure you get checked out by an eye doctor immediately to rule out a retinal detachment or bleeding inside the eye!). The inside of the eye is filled with...

Optometrist's Guide to Billing Cataract Post-Op Care

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With cataract surgery the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the United States (an estimated 3.5 million surgeries are done each year by ophthalmologists in the US!), optometrists take on the majority of post-operative care needs for these patients. Typically the ophthalmologist who performed surgery sees the patient for a 1 day post-op visit, and then releases care to a partnering optometrist for...

What Can I Use to Fill My Scleral Contact Lenses?

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Scleral contact lenses can be a complete life-changer for those living with blurry vision, halos, and ghosting due to irregular corneas. Keratoconus, corneal transplants, corneal scars, and even severe dry eye can cause distortion to the smooth symmetric shape of a normal corneal surface, blurring and bending vision into distortion, halos, and glare. A key to scleral contact lens success (clear vision and...