7-Decade Old Video Shows Fitting of CLs

The Daily Mail uncovered a video from the 1940s showing how contact lenses were made from molds of an individual's eyes before they could be fitted. See video.

Autofocus Contact Lenses Worth Billions

Novartis CEO Joseph Jimenez has told the Financial Times that the market for an "Autofocus" contact lens could be worth, "anywhere between $10 billion and $50 billion in the next ten years." The Financial Times went on to say; "While Google's efforts building a smart lens with a built-in wireless chip and glucose sensor have grabbed most headlines so far, the really juicy opportunity is in corrective eyewear. If the company can build a contact lens that offers its wearer 'autofocus' powers similar to those found in digital cameras for bringing scenes into tight focus, it can address a range of eye ailments and failings with a single solution, rather than requiring the kinds of fixed prescriptions that we use now, and that are often compromises rather than perfect solutions." For the first time, EPGL is revealing specifically that it has developed technology for an "Autofocus" contact lens with CooperVision, Inc. Read more.

J&J Introduces New Multifocal Contact Lens

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. has launched its 1-DAY Acuvue Moist brand Multifocal contact lens. It claims to be an industry first, it offering a "uniquely" optimized optic design to address the natural variations in pupil size according to age – and refractive power.

Its 61 distance powers (in quarter diopter steps from +6.00D to -9.00D) and three Add powers equal 183 unique designs for built-in precision.  This precision delivers more consistent performance in a multifocal lens that can help minimize chair time and maximize success delivering a better experience for patients. Its hybrid back curve design helps in two ways: first, the spherical periphery helps ensure centration of the optics over the pupil, and second, the aspheric center closely mimics the natural shape of the cornea to maintain the integrity of the complex front-surface optics, accoroding to the company. For more information, go here.