New research from the Alcon Academy for Eyecare Excellence suggests that those experiencing contact lens discomfort can benefit by switching to daily disposable contact lenses. The study investigated 611 habitual reusable soft contact lens wearers who were switching to either hydrogel or silicone hydrogel daily disposable lenses. Participants completed questionnaires before their refitting, after two weeks of wearing daily disposables, and at the four month mark.
Vistakon has announced that they will be gradually replacing the material in their 1-Day Acuvue TruEye contact lenses. The new silicone hydrogel material, narafilcon A, will comfortably fit more wearers, according to the company.
Unlike the current material, which is available in a single base curve, narafilcon A comes in both 8.5 and 9.0 base curves. This gives eye doctors the opportunity to easily fit a wider range of patients. Read more…
The 2013 Acuvue 1-DAY Contest for teens who wear contact lenses has been launched. The contest, now in its third year, features celebrity mentors Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas, Dwight Howard and Shay Mitchell.
Winners of the contest will have a chance to meet and be mentored for a day by one of the celebrities. Read more…
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…
