2010:

• Bi Expert Segmented Bifocal Lens (Blanchard Contact Lens)
• 1-Day Acuvue TruEye (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care)

1. TRIVIA: What year were soft bifocal contact lenses launched?

2011:

• PureVision2 (Bausch + Lomb)
• Avaira Toric (CooperVision)
• Duette Multifocal (SynergEyes)
• The Biofinity Multifocal (CooperVision)

2012:

• The KeraSoft IC (Bausch + Lomb)
• 1-Day Acuvue Moist for Astigmatism (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care)
• Biotrue ONEday (Bausch + Lomb)

2. TRIVIA: What year were soft toric lenses introduced? 

2013:

• Atlantis Scleral (X-Cel Contacts)
• AVT Scleral Multifocal (Advanced Vision Technologies)
• UltraHealth (SynergEyes)
• C-Vue HydraVUE Multifocal (Unilens Vision Inc.)
• The 1-Day Acuvue TruEye (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care)
• PureVision2 Multifocal (Bausch + Lomb)

3. TRIVIA: What year was the first physical example of a scleral lens created?

2014:

• Clariti 1Day,(Sauflon)
• Expert Progressive (Essilor CLS)
• ULTRA monthly (Bausch + Lomb)
• C-Vue ADDvantage Multifocal (Unilens Vision)
• Air Optix Colors (Alcon)
• 1-Day Acuvue Define (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care)

4. TRIVIA: What year was the idea of diffusing a colored dye into a hydrogel contact lens conceived?

2015:

• NaturalVue Multifocal (Visioneering Technologies)
• BioSport Sclera (Orion Vision Group)
• Elara Scleral (Visionary Optics)
• Dual-Aspheric Multifocal (Accu-Lens Inc.)
• 1-Day Acuvue Moist Brand Multifocal (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care)
• MyDay (CooperVision)
• UltraHealth-FC (SynergEyes Inc.)
• Acuvue Oasys 1-Day with HydraLuxe Technology (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.)

2016:

• Biofinity XR Toric (CooperVision)
• Onefit A (Blanchard Contact Lenses)
• Acuvue Vita (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care).
• Biofinity Energys (CooperVision).
• Dailies Total 1 Multifocal (Alcon)
• ProOcular (Comfort Vision)
• Avaira Vitality Sphere and Toric (CooperVision)

2017:

• Europa for Presbyopia Scleral Lens (Visionary Optics)
• Air Optix Plus HydraGlyde Monthly Replacement (Alcon)
• Atlantis Scleral Multifocal (X-Cel Specialty Contacts)
• NaturalVue Sphere 1 Day (Visioneering Technologies)
• Acuvue Oasys 1-Day for Astigmatism (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care)
• Biotrue ONEday for Astigmatism (Bausch + Lomb)
• ULTRA for Astigmatism (Bausch + Lomb)
• Aquaclear 110 and Aquaclear 110 Toric (Vision Source)
• Onefit Scleral Lens Platform (Blanchard Contact Lenses)
• Naturalens Scleral (Advanced Vision Technologies)
• Onefit MED (Blanchard Contact Lenses)

2018:

• Acuvue Vita for Astigmatism (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care)
• MyDay Toric (CooperVision)
• Center Distance (SynergEyes)
• Fusion 1Day Vista (Safilens)
• Acuvue Oasys with Transitions Light Intelligent Technology (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care)
• Air Optix plus HydraGlyde Multifocal (Alcon)

2019:

• Miru 1Month (Menicon America)
• SimplifEyes 1Day (SynergEyes)
• Latitude Scleral (Visionary Optics)
• Air Optix Plus HydraGlyde for Astigmatism (Alcon)
• Dailies Colors (Alcon)
• Naturalens Mini Scleral (Advanced Vision Technologies)
• Precision1 Daily (Alcon)
• Unity BioSync (VSP Optics)
• MiSight 1 Day (CooperVision)

5. TRIVIA: Which of the lens above was FDA-approved to slow myopia progression?

TRIVIA Answers:

1. 1982, according to All About Vision
2. 1973, according to “Contact Lenses: The Story”
3. 1887, according to Archives of Ophthalmology
4. 1969, according to Eye Health Central
5. The MiSight

Source: Optometric Management magazine. A more thorough timeline can be found at “Contact Lenses: The Story,” a book written by Tim Bowden and at https://bit.ly/2R3zeXZ .