ALLIANCES

■ Vision Source and The Health Council of East Central Florida have entered into a relationship to provide opportunities for shaping integrated health care delivery systems, according to a joint news release.

ASSOCIATIONS

■ The AOA submitted In formal comments to the FTC regarding its discontent for prescription release rules that regulate contact lens and eyeglasses sales. The AOA urges the FTC to ensure the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act is implemented fairly among patients and doctors.

COMPANY NEWS

■ Bausch + Lomb announced that its Ultra contact lenses for Presbyopia will become available during the second quarter of 2016. According to B+L, the multifocal lens combines the company’s 3-Zone Progressive design, found in Biotrue Oneday for Presbyopia daily disposable lenses, with the end-of-day comfort of B+L’s MoistureSeal technology.

■ TearScience has announced a 50% price cut on the single-use activators used with the LipiFlow treatment platform for meibomian gland disease. The reduction follows the company’s strategy to make LipiFlow and LipiView technologies more accessible to eye care professionals. OM