How to Dispose of Your Contacts and Still Stay Friendly to the Environment

I’ve been a contact lens wearer for over 40 years. I started out wearing contacts that lasted several months and eventually graduated to daily disposable lenses. I cringe to think of how many lenses and blister packs I’ve thrown away over the years. So I have to ask myself—is there something more I could be doing when it comes to disposing of those used CLs. In a word, the answer is yes.

FDA Recalls Visibly’s Online Vision Test

CHICAGO—More than three years after the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) began scrutinizing Visibly’s controversial online refractive vision test, the agency has issued a recall for the test, posing a major threat to Visibly’s venture into ocular telehealth. On August 8, the FDA issued a Class 2 Device Recall for the test. According to the FDA document, “The Visibly Online Refractive Vision Test is being recalled since the firm has not received authorization from the FDA.”

Special Event in Vegas Will Probe Optical Lab Investment Strategies

LAS VEGAS—Running an optical laboratory has always been challenging. Today, optical laboratories are facing new challenges in response to heightened service demands from ECPs and their patients. To understand how modern labs are navigating in this  market, Vision Monday and LabTalk magazine are presenting a special live event, Smart Investments: How Optical Labs Adapt and Grow.

Back to School Lessons on Children's Eye Health

NEW YORK—Remember the feeling of starting a new school year? Kissing summer goodbye was always a bit of a drag, but there’s something about the crisp, fresh start of a brand new school year that still makes me excited. There’s so much potential in a new year—so many classes to enroll in, friends to make, lockers to decorate, stuff to learn—that it feels impossible not to associate the start of the semester with a bright, lively future. As parents, kids and teachersgear up for school, the optical community is getting involved as well.

Seeking Solutions

In the world of optical retailing and eyecare, the arrival of the year 2020 might be seen as the best of times for the profession. Demographics, especially an aging population, higher incidence of diseases that may impact eye health (such as diabetes), and new areas of practice focus—namely myopia and blue light protection—are opening up avenues of opportunity for eyecare professionals.