what’s new

FOR YOUR PATIENTS AND PRACTICE

CL convenience pack

■ The new convenience pack, from Bausch + Lomb, combines Bausch + Lomb ULTRA contact lenses and Biotrue multi-purpose solution to help improve patient compliance and annual supply purchase rates, the company says. With the purchase of a contact lens inventory, offices will receive 24 convenience pack boxes; 24 10-ounce Biotrue samples with accompanying lens case; one pad of ULTRA lens consumer rebates ($60 rebate with the purchase of an annual supply of ULTRA lenses); and a built-in business card holder and referral reminder to encourage patients to refer friends and family.

Bausch + Lomb

Phone: (800) 828-9030

Website: www.bausch.com/ecp

Bausch + Lomb introduces a new contact lens and multi-purpose solution pack.

Online practitioner guide

■ The “Guide to Clinical Contact Lens Management,” from Alcon, is a web-based reference designed for contact lens practitioners. Available at www.myalcon.com, it provides a compact summary of signs, symptoms, diagnosis and management options of anterior segment and contact lens-related conditions, as well as a section specific to contact lens fitting complications. The online content is provided by the Alcon Academy for EyeCare Excellence in cooperation with the Centre for Contact Lens Research, Waterloo, Canada.

Alcon

Phone: (800) 875-3001

Web: www.myalcon.com

VEP + ERG vision diagnostics platform

■ EvokeDx, from Konan Medical, is a diagnostic platform designed to assess visual evokes potentials (VEP) and electroretinograms (ERG). EvokeDx provides quantitative, objective measures of visual function, the company says. Features include patented test strategies designed to isolate and test various visual pathways and visual functions, Fourier-transform frequency analysis methods and an all-in-one design incorporating an organic LED stimulus display and an automated gaze tracking system that helps ensure patients are fixated correctly during the procedure.

Konan Medical

Phone: (949) 521-7730

Web: www.konanmedical.com

The EvokeDx diagnostic platform from Konan Medical.

New eyewear collection

■ The Nike Vision Kevin Durant Eyewear line, from Marchon Eyewear, Inc., is a new-to-market optical collection in collaboration with NBA MVP Kevin Durant. The line consists of two unisex styles: NK 7230 KD (adult) and NK 5530 KD (youth).

The NK 7230 KD features a classic, vintage square shape and is available in three color combinations: Black and Noble Red; Tokyo Tortoise and Raw Umber; and Midnight Navy with Tropical Teal.

NK 5530 KD features a versatile design for teenagers and petite-fit adults and is available in two color ways: Navy, Tortoise and Tropical Teal; and Black and Noble Red.

Marchon

Phone: (800) 645-1300

Web: www.nikevision.com

Youth style 5530 KD, from the Nike Vision Kevin Durant Eyewear line, is available in two combinations.