Optical News

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcon Launches UNITY® M, a Premium Ophthalmic Microscope Delivering Precise Control...

LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STAAR Surgical Company ("STAAR" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: STAA), the global leader in phakic IOLs with the EVO family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for vision correction, today announced the appointment of Ben Park, Ph.D., as Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Park will join STAAR's Executive Committee and report to Warren Foust, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Evolving STAAR from a single-product focus into a multi-product platform is cent...

VAUGHAN, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO), a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live better, today announced the publication of new research on real world experience with enVista Aspire and enVista Aspire toric intraocular lenses (IOLs). The study, published in the journal Ophthalmology and Therapy, found that these enhanced monofocal lenses delivered both good distance and functional intermediate vision, thus meeting...

ALBANY, N.Y. & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Drug Farm today announced positive ophthalmologic and systemic findings from its international Phase 1b study of DF-003, a first-in-class oral ALPK1 inhibitor, presented at the Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society (APVRS) 2026 Congress in Gold Coast, Australia. The presentation highlighted early evidence of improvements across multiple major manifestations of ROSAH syndrome, including visual function, anhidrosis, headache, arthralgia, quality of life, and...

CLARKSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Actor Andre Royo shares personal story of caring for his mother with Alzheimer’s disease in BrightFocus Foundation's new public service announcements....

WOODBRIDGE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LambdaVision, a pre-clinical-stage biotech advancing on-Earth and microgravity bioprocesses, today announced an upcoming mission with Helogen Corporation to deepen its knowledge of the space-based properties of the protein used in LambdaVision’s artificial retina. Scheduled to launch in October 2026, the mission will mark LambdaVision’s first flight beyond the International Space Station (ISS) and an essential next step in the company’s strategy to expand its...

FAR HILLS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsara Vision promoted Jason Herod to President and CEO. Having joined Samsara Vision in 2021, Mr. Herod was most recently Chief Commercial Officer....

VAUGHAN, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO), a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live better, today announced findings from a new survey highlighting a significant awareness gap around dry eye and its association with perimenopause and menopause. The survey found that dry eye remains one of the least recognized symptoms experienced during these stages of life. According to the survey, only 14% of peri-, menopausal and p...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unum Group’s (NYSE: UNM) President & CEO, Rick McKenney will represent the company at the KBW Insurance Conference. McKenney is scheduled to speak at the conference at 2:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. He will discuss the company’s business strategy and future growth prospects. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investors section of Unum’s website, www.investors.unum.com, on the News and Events page. ABOUT UNUM...

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcon Prices EUR 500 Million Senior Notes Offering...