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ArticleMenicon Q1 vision care sales inch up 4%
Menicon’s vision care sales inched up by 3.7 percent to 25,087 million Japanese yen (€158.8m) in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, underpinned by a strong performance in the Japan-based contact lens maker’s overseas markets. In the three months ended June 30, sales in Menicon’s domestic market rose by ...
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Alcon Q2 contact lens sales rise 10% amid continued SiHy lens growth, price increases
Alcon registered contact lens sales of $594 million in the second quarter ended June 30, up by 10 percent on a constant currency basis compared to the year earlier and led by continued growth in silicone hydrogel contact lenses, including the Precision1 and Total product families, and price increases across ...
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Bausch + Lomb sales of contact lenses slow down in Q2
Bausch + Lomb has reported that its sales of contact lenses in the second quarter of this year inched up by one percent year on year, totalling $215 million. At constant exchange rates, they were up by four percent versus Q2 2022, slowing down from a double-digit growth pace in ...
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Johnson & Johnson Q2 contact lens sales grow 5.1%
Johnson & Johnson reported contact lens sales totaling $939 million in the second quarter of 2023, up by 5.1 percent compared to the year earlier on a reported basis and 6.6 percent higher at constant currency rates. Growth was attributed to the continued strong performance of the Acuvue Oasys 1-Day ...
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Bausch + Lomb expands drops portfolio with two acquisitions
Bausch + Lomb has announced the acquisition of two eye drops’ brands in the last two weeks as the company is aiming to expand its catalog of over-the-counter (OTC) eye care solutions. The first acquisition is the takeover of Xiidra, an eye-drop solution for the treatment of dry eye disease, ...
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Spectaris wins digital communication award for contact lenses’ program
Spectaris, the German industry association for optics and other related sectors, has received a mediaV-Award 2023 from trade magazine Verbändereport in the category ”Best image campaign” for its digital and marketing campaign to promote contact lenses in the country. Launched in 2019, the initiative has been increasing the visibility of ...
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ArticleCooperCompanies upgrades outlook after solid Q2
CooperCompanies has reported a 6.4 percent year-on-year revenue increase to $589.3 million for its CooperVision unit in the second quarter of its fiscal year, ended April 30. The division topline was up by 10 percent at constant currencies and organically, marking its ninth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, the company ...
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ArticleDo soft contacts contain PFAS?
An American blog has commissioned a laboratory to test 18 varieties of soft contact lens, from three brands, and found that all contain the same “marker” – an organic fluorine – for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. PFAS are commonly called “forever chemicals,” because they do not break down ...
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Alcon sees 14% jump in Q1 contact lens sales, expands Plastic Bank partnership
Alcon generated contact lens sales of $615 million in the first quarter ended March 31, up by 14 percent on a constant currency basis compared to the year earlier, reflecting the continued strong performance of silicone hydrogel contact lenses, including the Precision1 and Total product families, alongside price increases. Reported ...
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Bausch + Lomb reports 5% increase in Q1 contact lens sales
Bausch + Lomb generated first quarter sales of its contact lenses totaling $226 million, up by a reported five percent compared to the year earlier and 10 percent higher at constant exchange rates. Growth was underpinned by strong sales of the Infuse/Ultra One Day daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lenses ...
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News briefsA German contact-lens portal
The Spectaris Contact Lens Circle and an industry initiative called Kuratorium Gutes Sehen (KGS) have set up an internet portal to persuade wearers of glasses to try contact lenses. The German website (kontaktlinseninfo.de) is described as comprehensive and neutral with respect to brands and manufacturers. It reviews the full range ...
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Johnson & Johnson Q1 contact lens sales rise 4.7%
Johnson & Johnson generated contact lens sales of $953 million in the first quarter of 2023, up by a reported 4.7 percent compared to the year earlier and 9.3 percent higher at constant currency rates. The company attributed growth to the market, a continued strong performance in the Acuvue Oasys ...
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Contact-lens tool to make its debut in Spain
The Fórum de Contactología and Visión y Vida are introducing a “simple” tool in Spain to help people determine whether they are candidates for the use of contact lenses. According to the two groups, Spain ranks fifth in Europe in contact-lens use. A bit less than 5 percent of Spaniards ...
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ArticleAlcon jockeys for market share in reusables, sees mid-single digit percentage contact lens growth
Alcon is seeking to gain market share in the reusable contact lens segment, while also continuing to capitalize on the overall market trend of consumers moving towards daily lenses and away from reusables, management indicated in the company’s capital markets day with analysts. Alcon management noted that its market share ...
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Alcon sees 6% contact lens sales growth in Q4
Alcon reported sales contact lenses in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 of $530 million, reflecting constant currency growth of six percent but down by a reported one percent due to currency headwinds. Sales growth continued to be led by silicone hydrogel contact lenses, including the Precision1 and Total product ...
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ArticleJohnson & Johnson Q4 CL sales grow 7.7% at constant fx
Johnson & Johnson’s global sales of contact lenses in the fourth quarter decreased by a reported 0.2 percent to $831 million as currency headwinds hit the top line. Sales at constant currency rates instead jumped by 7.7 percent, as the company highlighted the strong performance of its Acuvue Oasys 1-Day ...
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Mojo Vision shelves its AR contact lens
Mojo Vision CEO Drew Perkins announced in a blog post a few days ago that the U.S.-based tech company was halting the development of Mojo Lens, its augmented reality (AR) smart contact lens. Perkins said that the decision was motivated by difficulties in raising new capital in a slumping global ...
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Euromcontact appoints new secretary general
Euromcontact, the European association of the contact lens and lens care industry, has appointed Laure-Anne Copel as its new secretary general, replacing Pascale Rouhier who left the organization after ten years in that position. Copel held the same secretary general role for the last six years at GIFO, the French ...
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Bausch + Lomb has recycled over 160 tons of plastic waste
Bausch + Lomb reports that is has collected more than 58 million units of used contact lenses, lens care and eyecare materials in the U.S. through its ONE by ONE and Biotrue recycling programs, for a total weight of over 160 tons. Both programs are run in partnership with TerraCycle, ...
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Alcon sees 7% contact lens sales growth in Q3
Alcon generated sales of contact lenses in its third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $558 million, reflecting constant currency growth of seven percent. Growth was led by silicone hydrogel contact lenses, including the Precision1 and Total product families. Revenues for the total vision care unit, which also includes the ocular ...
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