Deepening its commitment to expand specialty contact lens adoption in North America and worldwide, CooperVision has added SynergEyes to its CooperVision Specialty EyeCare business unit. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company is widely known for hybrid lens technologies and brands, which span the treatment of irregular cornea, presbyopia, and astigmatism.

This development broadens CooperVision’s already extensive range of products and services. The addition creates a complete portfolio for the treatment of keratoconus and irregular cornea in North America and beyond, plus substantial opportunities to advance care for other common ocular conditions.

“Eye care practitioners are searching for ways to differentiate themselves, with a growing number embracing specialty contact lenses for their clinical and business advantages. Combining these two specialty segment experts provides a full range of options which delivers a continuum of care for keratoconus,” said Juan Carlos Aragón, OD, President, CooperVision Specialty EyeCare.

Since the first generation of SynergEyes hybrid lenses came to market in 2005, the company has continued to improve the multifaceted technologies required for success. Its brands include Duette^®, UltraHealth^®, and SynergEyes^® iD Single Vision and Multifocal EDOF, as well as SynergEyes VS™ scleral lenses.

Over the next few years, manufacturing of SynergEyes products and materials will transition to CooperVision Specialty EyeCare’s recently opened production center in Gilbert, Ariz. GP Specialists, whom CooperVision acquired in 2021, has shared plans to move into that facility in 2023.

SynergEyes customers should continue to work with their current representatives. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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The Urban Fusion full-rim eyewear range is contemporary, yet with an exciting, retro feel. Easily adjustable, shortened temples ensure a perfect fit. Silhouette has brought out four new lens shapes. The new shapes are timeless, look great on a variety of faces and combine with exciting colour effects on the front.

Featured model: 2946 col. 3060

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To provide faster delivery to eye care professionals and their patients, CooperVision has expanded its made-to-order manufacturing at its facility in Scottsville, N.Y. to include all Biofinity^® toric multifocal contact lenses for the U.S. and Canada.

All trial lenses and six-packs of the brand’s most prescribed powers are now being produced at the site, with plans to manufacture 100% of the U.S. and Canada’s Biofinity^® toric multifocal six-pack volume within the next few months. The expansion reduces delivery times by eliminating international shipping and customs clearance steps.

All orders to service other markets will continue to be manufactured at the company’s facility in the U.K.

“The process of manufacturing a contact lens that corrects for both astigmatism and presbyopia is complex, and even more so when the available prescription options are so incredibly broad,” said Doug Brayer, Director of Marketing, Frequent Replacement Brands, CooperVision. “CooperVision’s continuous innovation and investment in manufacturing has not only made lenses like Biofinity^® toric multifocal possible, but also enables us to deliver practitioners and patients a highly customized product on an expedited timeline.”

With CooperVision’s made-to-order advantage, Biofinity^® toric multifocal lenses are available in more than 205,000 unique prescription options to ensure that eye care professionals have a lens for every patient. When using CooperVision’s OptiExpert^™ app or the fitting guide, Biofinity^® toric multifocal has a 93% success rate on initial fitting to save chair time for both ECPs and patients.

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Three innovative Canadian organizations made their debut at the Centennial Celebration at the AAO (American Academy of Optometry) meeting in San Diego, Oct, 25-28.

A Simply Ingenious Device
First-time exhibitors included Meivertor, an ingeniously simple device providing a single-handed solution that simplifies the everyday task of everting upper and lower eyelids to easily image meibomian glands. With the help of Engineer, Zach Vanderwel founder MaryAnn Klassen, brought the idea to life.

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Enhanced Vision Device Ready for Life On -the Go
eSight, based in Toronto, provides a simple but profound device that empowers individuals with sight loss with enhanced vision. Motivated to help his two legally blind sisters, Conrad Lewis, an electrical engineer, spent nearly 30 years tinkering with gadgets and bits of access software he’d encountered at trade shows to bring eSight Assistive Device to reality.

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Combining Clinical Information with COPE CE accreditation
Another first-time exhibitor with the Academy, is CRO (Clinical & Refractive Optometry) Journal. CRO is an innovative online education resource that provides peer-reviewed articles that are also available as COPE accredited courses for “anytime anywhere” CE credits.

The AAO will celebrate year 101 October 11-14, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Transitions Optical and Eye Recommend in Canada have partnered to offer a Get Certified with Transitions contest to promote the Transitions Certification Program. The promotion will run until November 18, 2022 and is open to all Eye Recommend members across Canada.

To participate, clinics must become Transitions Certified by having at least three team members complete the online training before November 18, 2022, available at Transitionscertified.com/en-ca. Eye Recommend member practices who complete the program by the contest deadline will have a chance to win various prize packages.

Included in the available prizes will be early bird draws for a chance to win free pairs of Transitions^® Signature^® GEN 8^™ style color lenses. In addition, all practices that complete the Transitions Certification Program and become a Transitions Certified Provider by November 18, 2022 will be entered into a draw to win one of 10 Transitions merchandising kits to highlight and engage consumers about Transitions. The merchandising kits include seven Transitions lens glorifiers, one Transitions light cube, one pop-up banner, and a Nespresso coffee machine or $200 gift card. Participants that complete the Certification Program will also have a chance to win one of two trips for two team members to attend Transitions Academy 2023 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, FL.

“This collaborative contest with Eye Recommend provides an excellent opportunity for eyecare professionals to reach and/or exceed their goals before the end of the year,” said Christine Zeggil, national key account executive for Transitions Canada. “We believe that participating Eye Recommend member practices can gain the education and resources they need to strengthen their confidence in recommending Transitions lenses to their patients.” 

“We value the partnership with Transitions Optical to bring programs like this to our members in an informative and fun way,” said Mariko Macken, director of marketing, events and communications with Eye Recommend. “Education and training add value to each of our practices, so they can continue delivering the best patient experience…”

For further details and additional information regarding the‘Get Certified with Transitions’ contest, please reach out to your Eye Recommend Business Coach or Transitions Canada at cscanada@transitions.com.

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