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CooperVision acquires specialty lens supplier, EnsEyes

rhiannon bowman — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 01:39:31 +0000

Digital illustration of EnsEyes' tomography custom lens, Senso Unico. Image: EnsEyes

CooperVision has acquired EnsEyes, the leading supplier of orthokeratology and scleral contact lenses in Europe’s Nordic region. The company will operate within the CooperVision Specialty EyeCare group. Headquartered
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Menicon’s Alpha Ortho-k lens delivers innovative myopia correction

Staff Writer — Tue, 31 May 2022 04:42:07 +0000

Menicon Alpha Ortho-k hard contact lens offers flexibility for practitioners to adjust the lens parameters.

Designed and manufactured in Japan for people with mild to moderate myopia, Menicon Alpha Ortho-k is a high-oxygen permeable hard contact lens. According to Menicon, it is specially designed to effectively
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An Aussie optometrist’s experience with Menicon orthoK technology

Staff Writer — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 03:58:57 +0000

OrthoK has become increasingly popular for children and young adults who want to be spectacle-free.

One of Australia’s first optometrists to begin prescribing relatively new orthokeratology (orthoK) lens technology from Menicon has detailed the impact it’s having at a clinical level. Ms Heidi Hunter,
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Ortho-k and diplopia pinpointed in proposed changes to fitness to drive guidelines

rhiannon bowman — Mon, 17 May 2021 21:14:34 +0000

The completed revised guidelines are expected to be published in December 2021.

An initial review of medical standards and clinical management guidelines for driver licensing in Australia has clarified that orthokeratology therapy can be used to meet the standards for a conditional
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Defusing the myopia time bomb: What will the future hold?

Myles Hume — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 05:22:55 +0000

Dr Philip Cheng says close monitoring and tailoring the treatment plan is key to optimal control of myopia progression.

Clinical optometrist DR PHILIP CHENG, who operates The Myopia Clinic Melbourne within his practice Eyecare Concepts, explains the current treatment landscape and why he believes clinical use of
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Myopia: Spectacles the most common approach for Aussie optometrists

Myles Hume — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 21:34:02 +0000

The study also found the minimum degree of refractive error most practitioners considered necessary to prescribe for was −0.50D.

Australia’s first myopia management survey has revealed single‐vision distance spectacles are the mainstay of myopia correction in school‐aged children, despite awareness among practitioners of the
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Australian CL manufacturer pens long-term deal with Chinese medical firm

Myles Hume — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:49:42 +0000

Capricornia Contact Lens has landed a major distribution deal with a leading Chinese medical company

Australia’s Capricornia Contact Lens is set to take its specialty products to the lucrative Chinese market after signing a 10-year distribution deal with a major pharmaceutical and medical equipment
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