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CONTACT LENS NEWS

Contact Lens Industry News

Imperial Optical Inc. - Becomes an Authorized Vistakon Distributor Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses Coastal Contacts Reports Record Results for 2006 Alcon Announces Voluntary Recall of Systane® Free LIQUID GEL Lubricant Eye Drops in the United States, Including Puerto Rico The Cooper Companies Reports Fourth Quarter and 2006 Results Marketing Contact Lenses Newsletter Vol. II Marketing Contact Lenses: E-commerce and Your Eyecare Practice Unilens Vision Reports First Quarter Earnings of $0.07 Per Diluted Share Advanced Medical Optics Announces Voluntary Recall of 18 Lots of Complete(R) MoisturePLUS(TM) Contact Lens Care Products Distributed and Sold in the U.S Bausch & Lomb Reports Preliminary Third-Quarter and Year-to-Date 2006 Financial Metrics 1-800 CONTACTS Announces Third Quarter 2006 Results Allergan Reports Third Quarter Operating Results Unilens Vision Reports $0.35 Earnings Per Share for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006 drugstore.com, inc. Reports Record Positive Operating Cash Flow in the Third Quarter David Angelici Joins Imperial Optical as District Sales Manager Alcon's Third Quarter Sales Rise 12.4 Percent Johnson & Johnson Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results Teens and Contact Lenses Imperial Optical Unveils Contact Lens Target Demographics by Brand The Cooper Companies Reports Third Quarter 2006 Results The backlash against 'doctor only' contacts Coastal Contacts acquires leading Netherlands contact lens distributor 'AquaSoft Singles' - Revolutionary Single-Use Contact Lens Packaging 1-800 CONTACTS Announces Second Quarter Results and a Strategic Review of ClearLab Johnson & Johnson Reports Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results Contact Lens Rebates: Friend or Foe Wilmer Eye Institute Study on 30-Day Continuous Wear Bodes Well for the Future of Silicone Hydrogels Coastal Contacts Reports Seventh Consecutive Profitable Quarter CIBA Vision Launches Clear Care Interactive Web Site CIBA Vision Launches New PRO-GUARD™ Lens Case Imperial Optical Introduces Solus™ Brand Contact Lenses to U.S. ECPs The Cooper Companies Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results Unilens Vision Reports Higher Sales, Earnings, and Royalty Income for Third Quarter of FY2006 Encouraging Patients to Purchase a One-Year Supply A new Montreal-based company, Strategic Lens Innovations Corp. (SLIC), plans to make a place for itself in the industry by offering innovative products Web Marketing Association Names Imperial Optical’s Director of Sales and Marketing to the 2006 WebAward Judging Panel Toric Contact Lenses: The Future Lies in silicone Hydrogels 1-800 CONTACTS Announces First Quarter Results Alcon's First Quarter Sales Rise 8.1 Percent, Net Earnings Increase 18.5 Percent CIBA Vision Launches Daily Disposable Color Contact Lenses CooperVision Files Lawsuit Against CIBA Vision Alleging Patent Infringement Bausch & Lomb Temporarily Suspends U.S. Shipments of ReNu(R) with MoistureLoc(R) Produced at Greenville, S.C., Manufacturing Facility Pending Investigation of Reports of Fusarium Infections Among Contact Lens Wearers Bausch & Lomb Provides Information Regarding U.S. Sales of ReNu(R) with MoistureLoc(R) Solution 1-800 CONTACTS Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2005 Results The Cooper Companies Reports First Quarter 2006 Results Imperial Optical Introduces Industry Leading One-Tier Pricing Unilens Vision Reports 41% Increase in Second Quarter Earnings Unilens to Report Record Revenue and Royalty Income in Second Quarter Coastal Contacts provides guidance for 2006 Alcon's Fourth Quarter Sales Rise 10.7 Percent Coastal Contacts reports record results for 2005 ACUVUE(R) OASYS(TM) With HYDRACLEAR(TM) PLUS Receives FDA Approval For Extended Wear Unilens Vision Reports 37% Increase in First Quarter Earnings The Cooper Companies Reports Fourth Quarter and 2005 Results: Fourth Quarter Revenue Ahead 69 Percent to $221.4 Million; Fiscal Year Revenue Rises 65 Percent to $807.2 Million CooperVision Introduces PC Hydrogels: A Unique Category of Contact Lens Material for Daily Wear Eyecare Practice Marketing Resolutions for 2006 1-800 CONTACTS Announces Third Quarter Results AC Lens Continues Rapid Growth, Looks to Extend its Reach in Growing Retail Contact Lens Market Alcon's Third Quarter Earnings Rise 52.2 Percent on 11.8 Percent Sales Growth Daily Disposable Contact Lenses - Convenience, Comfort, Clarity Coastal Reports Record Quarter Results The Cooper Companies Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results Coastal Contacts refers over 20,000 customers to local Eye Care Practitioners since June Silicone Hydrogels Present Options New ACUVUE(R) OASYS(TM) With HYDRACLEAR(TM) PLUS Helps Eyes in Dry, Challenging Environments AC Lens Showing Signs of Growth in 2005 Optometric Management Article, "Attract New Patients with an Engine," by David Pearce 1-800 CONTACTS Announces Updated Second Quarter Results EyeHealth Network(TM) Launches Eye Wellness Portal: Consumer-Focused Content Makes EyeHealthNetwork.com the Preeminent Source for Eye Care News and Products Coastal Contacts stakes a claim in the healthcare benefits market OptiCourier Article, "It's Back-To-School Time Again. Is Your Practice Prepared?" by David Pearce Bausch & Lomb Launches TV Campaign, Sweepstakes and New Web Site for PureVisionTM Soft Contact Lenses Bausch & Lomb Brings the Coloured Sparkle to Your Eyes 1-800 CONTACTS Announces Second Quarter Results Bausch & Lomb Earns 81 Cents Per Share on Seven-Percent Sales Gain Imperial Optical’s “I Care About Eyecare” Program Launches $20 “Back To School” Contact Lens Rebate Unilens Vision Sales Growth Accelerated to 39% in Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2005 AC Lens Teams with ACUVUE® to Sponsor MTV Contest OptiCourier Article, "Colored Contacts and Your Practice" by David Pearce Imperial Optical Develops Business Agreement with CIBA Vision Ophthalmology Times, "Web site fills patients' contact lens needs" Coastal reports second quarter 2005 results Bausch & Lomb to Nearly Double R&D Center in Rochester • $35 Million Project to Add Up to 200 R&D Jobs The Cooper Companies Reports Second Quarter 2005 Results: Revenue Ahead 79% to $215.8 Million CIBA Vision Announces New Global Head Of Lens Care R&D Contact Lens Spectrum's CONTACT LENSES TODAY Contact lens, vitamin sellers team up OptiCourier Article, "Getting the Most from Your Buying Group Relationship" by David Pearce Imperial Optical, Inc. Partners with DaVinci Laboratories FDA Clears Nike MAXSIGHTTM Sport-Tinted Contact Lens by Bausch & Lomb Unilens Vision Reports 325% Increase in Third Quarter Earnings Competing for Contact Lens Sales AC Lens Celebrates Ten Years of Providing Superior Contact Lens Service Contact Lens Spectrum's CONTACT LENSES TODAY Press Republican Article, "Contact Lens Distributor has Vision for Success" Cooper Companies Confirms Earnings Per Share Guidance; Lowers Revenue Estimates: Long-Term Outlook for Ocular Sciences' Integration and EPS Remain Favorable Coastal Acquires European Contact Lens Retailer 1-800 CONTACTS Announces First Quarter Results OptiCourier Article, "Eye Health Supplements: Supplements Your Practice" by David Pearce Imperial Optical, Inc. Launches ECP WebSolutions™ Age-related eye disease: potential benefits of supplements, nutrition Bausch & Lomb PureVision™ Contact Lenses Return to U.S. Market New ACUVUE(R) ADVANCE(TM) Brand Contact Lenses for ASTIGMATISM Offer Consistent All-Day Vision, Comfort in The 'Blink Of An Eye' Alcon Launches AcrySof ReSTOR Apodized Diffractive IOL; Revolutionary Apodized Diffractive Technology Provides Highest Level of Freedom from Glasses Bausch & Lomb Reports Solid First Quarter Retailers, optometrists not seeing eye to eye Imperial Optical, Inc. Introduces its Contact Lens Success Program Guarantee OptiCourier Article, "The Quest for the Holy Grail" by David Pearce FDA Approves Bausch & Lomb® PureVision™ Toric Contact Lens Unilens Vision Expects to Report A Third Quarter Revenue Increase Of at Least 20% Silicone hydrogels: not just for continuous wear anymore Specialty contacts, phakic IOLs, wavefront expand vision correction options Unilens Vision and IDOC Partner to Provide Programs for Specialty Contact Lenses to Independent Optometrists Bausch & Lomb to Present at the Smith Barney Health Care Conference on March 30, 2005 FDA Approves Alcon's AcrySof ReSTOR Intraocular Lens Coastal reports first quarter 2005 results New ACUVUE® ADVANCE™ Brand Contact Lenses For ASTIGMATISM Enhances Comfort, Stability With Revolutionary Design OptiCourier Article, "1-800 WHO? ECPs CAN COMPETE WITH ONLINE CL RETAILERS" by David Pearce The Cooper Companies Reports First Quarter 2005 Results Ophthalmology Times, "Practices can dispense contact lenses online" AC Lens Introduces Partner-Branded Online Contact Lens Platform & Vision Benefit Assignment 1-800 CONTACTS Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2004 Results Imperial Optical, Inc. Welcomes Dr. Paul Berman, O.D., F.A.A.O., as the 5000th Eyecare Practitioner to Join the Imperial Optical Strategic Partner Network Second Quarter Earnings Rise 93% at Unilens Vision Inc. Unilens Vision Acquires Aquaflex(R) and Softcon(R) EW Product Lines From CIBA Vision Coastal Contacts Raises $8.8 Million in a Bought Deal Financing Imperial Optical, Inc. Partners with Wolf Bioscience to Develop ECP WebSolutions Vistakon Launches Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism Coastal Contacts Announces Fiscal 2004 Year End Results Bausch & Lomb's 2004 Revenues Grow 11 Percent, Generating $2.93 Earnings Per Share Cooper Companies Announces Management Changes Imperial Optical, Inc. Unveils New Logo Contact Lens Spectrum's CONTACT LENSES TODAY OptiCare Health Systems Announces Sale of Its Distribution Division, Receives Additional Investment of $4.445 Million and Names New Chief Executive Officer New Type Of Contact May Improve Vision B&L to Add 100 Jobs in City to Make Contacts Coastal Contacts Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results CIBA Vision Has An Eye On Its Female Demographic With Its First-Ever Contact Lens Super Bowl(R) Ad Cooper Companies Merger With Ocular Sciences Completed Coastal Contacts Ships Millionth Order Imperial Optical Launches "I Care About Eyecare" Contact Lens Rebate Program ClearLab Grants License for Disposable Contact Lens Technology in Japan The Cooper Companies Reports Fourth Quarter and 2004 Results: Fourth Quarter Revenue Ahead 16% to $130.8 Million; Fiscal Year Revenue Rises 19% to $490.2 Million FDA Approves Bausch & Lomb Vision Shaping Treatment™ to Correct Nearsightedness with Overnight Contact Lens Wear Coastal Contacts Anticipates Strong Growth and Earnings CIBA Vision Satisfaction Guarantee Just Went Double Platinum Cooper and Ocular Stockholders Approve Proposed Merger Can Disposable Contacts Harm My Eyes? National Vision Reports Third Quarter Operating Results OptiCare Reports Third Quarter 2004 Financial Results Ocular Sciences Reports Third Quarter Results 1-800 CONTACTS Announces Third Quarter Results Bausch & Lomb Earnings Per Share Up 32 Percent on Eight Percent Higher Sales CIBA Vision Presents "All The Year's Best" Sweepstakes and Rebate Offer Protect your eyes from spooky contact lenses and dangerous costumes, says the Minnesota Optometric Association