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Contact Lenses Today mentioned TheRightContact.com in this weeks issue.  You can see the issue here. http://www.cltoday.com/new/issue_042813.asp#2 Contact Lenses Today  is a free weekly newsletter for eye care professionals who prescribe contact lenses.  The newsletter is brought to you by Contact Lens Spectrum and edited by Jason J. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO.  http://www.cltoday.com/

Catering to the eye care professional, with a passion for contact lenses, the Contact Lens Society of America is once again hosting its annual CLSA Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 12-14 2013.  The authors of this 58th Annual Meeting are dedicated to providing the best contact lens education in the country.  This is evident by the continuing education courses that have been structured in various formats (Basic, Intermediate and Advanced) to enable a broader learning platform.  

FOR RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013

ROCHESTER, NY AND DEERFIELD, IL — Bausch + Lomb, the global  eye health company, and Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG), the largest U.S. drugstore chain, announced today a new SightSense™ online and in-store patient education program – an initiative to heighten eye health awareness and encourage consumers to take proactive steps to protect and preserve their sight.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (February 28, 2013) – VISTAKON^® Division Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., today announced it will be discontinuing three of its older brands in 2013.

ACUVUE^® Brand Contact Lenses, the product that revolutionized the industry in 1987, will no longer be available in select base curves and parameters in the U.S. as of July 1, 2013. All 9.1 base curves and 8.4 and 8.8 base curves of parameters from -6.50 to -11.0 are being discontinued. Products with 8.4 and 8.8 base curves and parameters ranging from -0.50 to -6.00 will continue to be available. All parameters of ACUVUE^® Brand Contact Lenses BIFOCAL and ACUVUE^® 2^®COLOURS^® Brand Contact Lenses will be discontinued as of December 31, 2013.

For Immediate Release

Unilens Vision announces national roll-out of disposable C-Vue® Hydravue™ multifocal silicone hydrogel contact lenses

Combination of world –class patented C-VUE multifocal technology and silicone hydrogel material supports eye health and provides for excellent visual outcomes for presbyopia. 

LARGO, Florida (February 21, 2013) – Unilens Vision Inc., (OTC Markets Group OTCQB: UVIC) (TSX Venture Exchange: UVI), which develops, licenses, manufactures, distributes and markets specialty contact lenses, today announced the launch of its new silicone hydrogel disposable C-Vue®HydraVUE™ Multifocal contact lens for monthly replacement. The new product continues to incorporate Unilens’ highly developed, world-class patented Multifocal design technology in a silicone hydrogel material, which offers the benefit of higher oxygen transmissibility for better eye health.

The Right Contact, Inc is officially an Associate member of the Contact Lens Society of America.  Now, alongside other major players within the contact lens industry, TheRightContact.com is continuing to fulfill its role of positively impacting the contact lens community. 

For years, the Contact Lens Society of America (CLSA) has been a valuable resource for contact lens practitioners.  As indicated within their website, the “CLSA is dedicated to the education, evolution, and promotion of contact lens technology.” Catering to opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists, this organization provides high quality contact lens education as well as a resource for learning about new contact lens related products.  

FOR RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013 

ROCHESTER, NY – Bausch + Lomb today announces The Ultimate Movie Experience Sweepstakes to promote a conversation between eye care professionals and patients about the opportunity to achieve clear, crisp vision – even in low light settings like movie theaters – with PureVision®2 or SofLens® daily disposable contact lenses.

This afternoon concluded another successful GSLS conference at the Rio Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.  As noted in today’s edition of ‘Contact Lenses Today’, The 2013 Global Specialty Lens Symposium welcomed over 500 registered contact lens professionals from 32 different countries.

January 8, 2013 – ABB CONCISE and Optical Distributor Group (ODG) are excited to announce a merger effective December 28, 2012.

By consolidating the efforts and strengths of these two companies, ABB CONCISE and ODG will be able to deliver more services and programs to help the Eye Care Professional better compete in this competitive marketplace.

Press Release

JACKSONVILLE, Fla (November 14, 2012) – VISTAKON^® Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., today announced the launch of ACUVUE^® OASYS^® Brand Contact Lenses with HYDRACLEAR^® Plus Technology 24-pack.

"New data has shown that wearers with more contact lenses on hand had a significantly better wearing experience and were more likely to recommend their eye care practitioner to friends and family," notes Cristina Schnider, O.D., Senior Director, Professional Communications, VISTAKON^®, and co-author of a study1 that looked at various behaviors of contact lens patients in the United States.