By Staff
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:21 AM
ORLANDO, Fla.—
Lensar, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNSR), a medical technology company focused on femtosecond laser treatment of cataracts, has announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, and provided an update on key operational initiatives as well as the impact of Lensar's Ally Adaptive Cataract Treatment System (Ally) on revenue. “Recognition of Ally’s advantages, its ability to achieve higher efficiencies for surgeons and staff as well as better surgical outcomes for patients, allowed us to deliver more than 20 percent revenue growth in the first quarter of 2024,” said Nick Curtis, president and chief executive officer of Lensar.
By Staff
Monday, May 13, 2024 12:27 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—
Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit eye health and safety organization, announced that it will host the ASPECT Patient Engagement and Advocacy Summit, May 14-16, 2024, at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Summit will bring together
ASPECT (Advocacy, Support, Perspective, Empowerment, Communication, and Training) Patient Engagement Program graduates and program sponsors. As part of the event, Prevent Blindness will also hold its
19th Annual Eyes on Capitol Hill legislative day, providing participants with the opportunity to meet elected officials and their staff to discuss public policy and federal funding requests, the announcement stated.
By Staff
Monday, May 13, 2024 12:24 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—
VSP Vision, an eye health company with a focus on delivering access to health-centric vision care, and
HUED, a learning and development company that creates equitable and inclusive health care content, have announced a partnership to offer
cultural competency and humility training at no cost for VSP network doctors. Optometrists who complete the training will receive a continuing education credit (CE), council on optometric practitioner education (COPE) accreditation, and placement on the
HUED Directory of Increased Visibility as a culturally competent and humbled provider.
By Staff
Monday, May 13, 2024 12:21 AM
EMERYVILLE, Calif.—
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a developer of eyecare, skin care and wound care products, has reported its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Net product sales for the first quarter of 2024 were $2.6 million
By Staff
Monday, May 13, 2024 12:18 AM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—
KITS Eyecare Ltd., a leading vertically integrated eyecare provider, has reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Revenue increased by 26 percent to $34.8 million.
By Staff
Monday, May 13, 2024 12:15 AM
ALPHARETTA, Ga.—
Clearside Biomedical, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious eye diseases, has reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
By Staff
Friday, May 10, 2024 1:05 PM
Doctors and researchers are closely watching a
new COVID variant called KP.2, monitoring what its spread might mean for the Spring and Summer seasons. Head over to
The New York Times for more.
By Daniel Breeman
Friday, May 10, 2024 8:30 AM
The numbers are overwhelming and still climbing. Myopia is growing around the world, with a recent study estimating that on average, 30 percent of the world is currently myopic, and by 2050 almost 50 percent (5 billion people) will be myopic, according to the
International Myopia Institute. Myopia prevalence is also rising in the U.S., with a reported prevalence of 42 percent, a number that has almost doubled in three decades. The week of May 13-19 has been designated as Myopia Awareness Week 2024, a global event that aims to raise awareness about juvenile-onset myopia and encourage eyecare professionals to take necessary actions.
By Staff
Friday, May 10, 2024 12:27 AM
NEW YORK—
Warby Parker Inc. (NYSE: WRBY), has announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Net revenue increased $28.0 million, or 16.3 percent, to $200.0 million, as compared with the prior-year period. The company also announced that average revenue per customer increased 9.6 percent year-over-year to $296 with increased active customer growth of 3.2 percent to 2.36 million.
By Staff
Friday, May 10, 2024 12:21 AM
OAKLAND, N.J.—
Topcon Healthcare Inc. (THI), a provider of medical devices and software solutions, has announced a partnership with
Microsoft Corporation to deliver AI-powered "Healthcare from the Eye" solutions to improve health care access, cost and quality.
By Staff
Friday, May 10, 2024 12:18 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—
The Vision Council, the leading trade association for the optical industry, has partnered with the National Eye Institute this May in celebrating Healthy Vision Month, according to an announcement from the association. The 2024 campaign,
“Reframe Your Future," seeks to teach those living with a visual impairment about the importance of utilizing mental health services and vision rehabilitation to enhance their day-to-day lives. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, the U.S. is facing a loneliness and isolation epidemic.
By Staff
Friday, May 10, 2024 12:15 AM
IRVINE, Calif.—
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic eyecare treatments, has announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
By Staff
Thursday, May 9, 2024 8:30 AM
RICHMOND, Va.—When Brian Spittle, OD, founder of The Eye Place, a multi-optometrist group practice located here, took a trip to Central America to learn more about contact lens manufacturing, he did not expect to return to the United States with a newfound look at sustainability in the industry. Dr. Spittle, who is also president of ECP Fastlane, a boutique consultancy, never thought that the trip would eventually lead to his practice becoming 99 percent solar powered. But sometimes the best changes come in the most unexpected ways.
By Staff
Thursday, May 9, 2024 8:25 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently hosted the Administrator’s 34th Annual Small Business Programs Award ceremony to honor the outstanding Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 small business championship of EPA programs, employees, and business and state partners from across the country, according to an announcement from the EPA. The awards ceremony was held in celebration of National Small Business Week, which ran from April 28–May 4, 2024. Click
here for a list of all the small business honorees.
By Staff
Thursday, May 9, 2024 12:27 AM
DULUTH, Ga.—
National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYE), one of the largest optical retail companies in the U.S., reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2024. Net revenue increased 4.2 percent to $542.5 million compared with the first quarter of 2023 and was primarily driven by growth from new store sales, higher revenue from the company’s AC Lens business, and the effect of unearned revenue compared with the prior-year period. Net revenue includes a 0.5 percent impact from the timing of unearned revenue in the current-year period compared with the prior-year period, according to an announcement from the company.