Bausch + Lomb is holding a sweepstakes called “The Daily Score” to help make daily disposable contact lenses more accessible to kids across the United States in time for the start of the new school year.
The sweepstakes giveaway includes more than 100 sport tote bag daily prizes per week and a $5,000 scholarship grand prize. The promotion began June 1 and will continue until September 30. Read more…
Wearing daily disposable contact lenses significantly reduces a number of eye symptoms among allergy sufferers, according to a new study conducted in the UK.
Many eye doctors recommend daily disposable lenses to their contact lens-wearing patients as a possible solution to seasonal allergy problems. Daily disposables may be superior to other contacts for this application since they are discarded after each use, eliminating the accumulation of allergy-causing debris on the lenses from day to day. Read more…
Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and maker of Acuvue brand disposable contact lenses, recently announced its “Acuvue 1-Day Contest,” in which contestants create a one-minute video that answers the question, “What Will You Do 1-Day?”
Five winners will be chosen to receive a trip for two to Los Angeles to meet and be mentored by one of five top teen icons, including Joe Jonas, Meaghan Martin, Charice, Allyson Felix and Sterling Knight. Read more…
A new sweepstakes by Vision Direct and Acuvue offers Facebook fans a chance to win a free annual supply of contact lenses.
The sweepstakes launched on February 28 and runs for four weeks. One winner will be selected each week, beginning on Monday and ending on Sunday, through March 27. Read more…
A free online tool called AcuMinder helps contact lens wearers remember when it’s time to replace their disposable contact lenses, decreasing the risk for contact lens discomfort and potential eye infections from wearing the same contacts for too many days.
After registering your contact lens information on the AcuMinder website, you’ll receive automatic reminders via e-mail and/or cell phone text message when it’s time to change your lenses. Read more…
To kick off the New Year, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care launched the Acuvue Contact Lenses “New You” sweepstakes on January 1.
Entrants are eligible to win an annual supply of Acuvue contact lenses, and the grand prize winner will also receive a one-year membership to a gym and five personal training sessions. Read more…
Wearing 1-Day Acuvue TruEye disposable contacts has no clinically significant effect on the eye’s surface and is comparable to wearing no contact lenses at all in several measures of eye health, according to a new study.
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, maker of the single-use disposable contact lenses, reported that 1-Day Acuvue TruEye lenses also provided high comfort levels from morning to night throughout the study period. Read more…
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care recently expanded its voluntary recall of 1-Day Acuvue TruEye disposable contact lenses.
The precautionary recall is due to residual traces of a chemical from the manufacturing process on some lenses that can cause stinging and redness upon lens insertion. Read more…
Disposable contact lenses designed for more frequent replacement are associated with fewer unscheduled visits to the eye doctor, according to a new study.
Researchers found 8 percent of patients wearing two-week disposable contacts returned to their eye doctor with comfort or vision complaints over the study period, compared with 13 percent of patients wearing monthly replacement lenses. Read more…
If you are on a budget, you may need to consider costs versus benefits of Acuvue's 1-Day TruEye daily disposable contact lenses.
Acuvue’s 1-Day TruEye daily disposables are made of what the company describes as a “breathable” type of silicone hydrogel contact lens material known as narafilcon B.
Before Acuvue offered silicone hydrogel dailies, these types of contact lenses were replaced only at intervals ranging from weekly to monthly. Read more…
Since disposable contacts were introduced in 1987, there has been plenty of controversy about how frequently you should replace your contacts to keep the lenses comfortable and your eyes healthy.
A consensus opinion doesn’t seem to exist among optometrists, as evidenced by a point-counterpoint discussion of the topic published in the June 2010 issue of Contact Lens Spectrum.
Colleen M. Riley, OD, vice president of professional development at Vistakon / Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, says disposable contact lenses should be replaced every two weeks for better vision, less contact lens discomfort and fewer complications.
Offering a different opinion, Peter D. Bergenske, OD, director of professional support at Ciba Vision North America, says popular and highly oxygen-permeable silicone hydrogel contact lenses make monthly replacement sufficient, and replacing contacts on a monthly basis is easier for contact lens wearers to remember than a two-week replacement schedule.
Other eye doctors prefer weekly replacement of disposable contacts. Weekly replacement is more likely to keep the lenses clear and comfortable, and a one-week replacement schedule is very easy for lens wearers to remember and comply with, they say.
Still other eye care practitioners say daily disposable contact lenses are the best choice. With daily disposables, there is no need to remember when to replace your contacts since they are discarded after a single use. Though daily disposable contacts may be the most costly option, many contact lens wearers prefer the convenience of not having to clean and disinfect their contacts at the end of the day, and there is no need to purchase lens care products.
So which contact lens replacement schedule is best for you? That may depend on your eyes as much as your personal preferences.
To determine the type of disposable contacts and the lens replacement schedule that are best for your needs, budget and lifestyle, it’s wise to discuss all options with your optometrist or ophthalmologist.
Vistakon has launched 1-Day Acuvue TruEye daily disposable contacts, made of narafilcon B, a silicone hydrogel material just approved by the FDA.
Silicone hydrogel contact lenses are known for their ability to allow oxygen to reach the eye; this, combined Read more…
