Johnson & Johnson Vision announced today that it launched an expanded range of Acuvue Abiliti overnight lenses, as well as a new intraocular lens. The FDA approved an expanded range of the Acuvue Abiliti overnight therapeutic lenses for myopia (nearsightedness) management. The approval covers lenses up to six diopters, widening the range from the previously approved […]
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5 top ophthalmic device innovations you need to know
Innovation finds its way into all areas of medtech, and ophthalmic treatments represent another burgeoning space. It may not be a new wave, but medtech companies continue to improve upon technologies for the human eye. Implants, lenses and more comprise the space’s latest innovations, with a number of companies finding new ways to fix old […]
Report: J&J Vision spending €100 million to expand Irish facility
J&J Vision reportedly plans to invest €100m in the expansion of its Plassey, Limerick, Ireland facility. The Irish Examiner reported last week that the company plans to expand and create 80 new jobs at the location. In March, the company announced a €35 million investment in the same facility. That cash infusion aimed to create […]
Johnson & Johnson Vision launches new contact lenses
Johnson & Johnson Vision announced today that it launched its new Acuvue Oasys Max 1-day contact lenses and multifocal lenses for presbyopia. The lenses feature Johnson & Johnson’s TearStable technology for tear-film stability and locking in moisture. They also offer the OptiBlue light filter for filtering blue-violet to reduce light scatter for visual clarity. Johnson […]
6 drug delivery innovations you need to know
From wearable insulin delivery devices to drug-eluting implants and everything in between, drug delivery innovation never stops. Vaccines, life-saving therapeutics, vision-correcting drugs and more are being developed and marketed for delivery with all kinds of technologies. More than a year ago, we compiled a list of eight drug delivery innovations you need to know. With some […]
Johnson & Johnson Vision wins Fast Company award for drug-eluting contact lens
Johnson & Johnson Vision announced today that it was named a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards. The eye health business arm of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) received the award in the “Wellness” category for its Acuvue Theravision with ketotifen (etafilcon A drug-eluting contact lens with ketotifen). The drug-eluting contact, which provides a new wearing experience […]
J&J is bringing the world’s first drug-eluting contact lens to market
J&J has a potential alternative to eye drops with its drug-eluting Acuvue Theravision contact lens. As far back as the early 1960s, researchers toyed with the idea of delivering medication through contact lenses. Johnson & Johnson Vision (NYSE:JNJ) Director of Clinica Science Dr. Brian Pall told Drug Delivery Business News that patents back then disclosed how a soft […]
FDA approves Johnson & Johnson Vision’s drug-eluting contact lens
Johnson & Johnson Vision announced today that it received FDA approval for its Acuvue Theravision with Ketotifen. The eye health business arm of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) designed Acuvue Theravision with ketotifen (etafilcon A drug-eluting contact lens with ketotifen) to provide a new wearing experience for contact lens wearers who have allergic eye itch for up to 12 […]
J&J launches Veritas Vision System for cataract surgery
J&J Vision today announced that it has launched its Veritas Vision System for cataract surgery. J&J designed the phacoemulsification system to address patient safety, surgeon efficiency and comfort. Phacoemulsification is the gold standard treatment during cataract surgery and allows surgeons to effectively emulsify and efficiently remove the eye’s internal lens, according to the company. “In […]
FDA approves J&J Vision’s overnight contact lens for myopia management
Johnson & Johnson Vision announced today that it received FDA approval for its Acuvue Abiliti overnight therapeutic lenses. Jacksonville, Fla.-based J&J Vision touts the Acuvue Abiliti as the first and only FDA-approved orthokeratology (ortho-k) contact lens for managing myopia, according to a news release. The company designed the Abiliti overnight ortho-k lenses to be fitted […]
Canada approves J&J Vision’s drug-eluting contact lens
Johnson & Johnson Vision announced today that it received Health Canada approval for its Acuvue Theravision drug-eluting contact lens. Jacksonville, Fla.-based J&J Vision’s Acuvue Theravision with Ketotifen is touted as the first and only vision-correcting contact lens that relieves allergic eye itch through drug delivery. The company received Japanese approval for the lens last month. Get the […]
