keratoconus News

The contact lens company UltraVision CLPL has been named as a finalist in the Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2011. The awards celebrate the strength and diversity of UK Manufacturing.

A series of online training videos has been launched by UltraVision CLPL for KeraSoft IC, the specialist soft contact lens designed to give patients with keratoconus and other irregular cornea conditions clear, comfortable vision all day long.

The Cornea and Laser Eye Institute will be holding its 6th Annual Keratoconus Seminar in conjuction with the National Keratoconus Foundation on December 3, at 9:00 AM. This informational program will be held in the Glenpointe Marriott in Teaneck.

Bausch + Lomb announced today a global licensing agreement to market KeraSoft® contact lenses throughout the world.

Bach’s CEO, Jürgen Schofeld and Karin Pintore, Specialist Lens Sales Advisor, visited UltraVision’s head office last week where J Keith Lomas, UltraVision’s CEO, presented them with a trophy to commemorate their 20 year partnership.

The official presentation of The Queen's Awards for Enterprise took place on 23rd November 2010 at UltraVision's H.O. Her Majesty’s representative, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Sir Samuel Whitbread, presented the Company with an official scroll

Indian professional cricketer, Abhishek Chakraborty, diagnosed with Keratoconus 10 years ago, recently had his eyesight restored with KeraSoft® contact lenses. Unable to see with spectacles, Chakraborty wore RGP contact lenses to correct his vision.

2010 is a special year for UltraVision; in April the Leighton Buzzard based contact lens manufacturer received The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: Innovation, specifically for KeraSoft® as well as launching a series of KeraSoft® IC Workshops.

Dr Raymond Stein was the invited guest speaker to the prestigious Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota to discuss his results of Corneal Cross-linking for Keratoconus.

UltraVision CLPL, the largest independent manufacturer, supplier and licensor of contact lenses in the UK, has scored a double with a second Queen’s Award for Enterprise – Innovation.

Addition Technology, Inc., the maker of Intacs corneal implants, AlphaSphere™ orbital implants and the AlphaCor™ artificial cornea, announced today FDA approval for an expanded range of additional sizes of Intacs corneal implants for keratoconus.

KeraSoft IC, the newest addition to the KeraSoft family of lenses, has been successfully launched in Switzerland by KeraSoft SARL; set up by Luc Tissot, and his wife Katia, to act as Distributor for UK contact lens manufacturer, UltraVision.

KeraSoft Eyecare Pvt. Ltd ties up with Chaithanya Eye Hospital to deliver world class treatment for Irregular Corneas and Keratoconus through KeraSoft’s premium leading edge technology contact lenses.

Addition Technology, Inc., the maker of Intacs® corneal implants for the treatment of keratoconus and myopia, and the AlphaCor™ artificial cornea, announced today an 87% increase in Intacs SK sales.

Harley Street laser eye correction clinic Advance VisionCare has launched two new treatments to help manage the progression of a common eyesight condition called Keratoconus.

Surgeons report successes with Intacs, AlphaSphere™ Orbital Implant and AphaCor™ Artificial Cornea at American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Millions of people affected by an eye condition so severe that it seriously limits their lives are unaware they can now be set free. Major new developments in optics have made the most healthy contact lenses available for complex irregular corneas.

The various features and benefits of KeraSoft Silicone Hydrogel contact lenses, for Irregular Corneas including Keratoconus, were introduced to 140 Syrian Ophthalmologists at the 33rd Ophthalmic Conference in Syria recently.

The Global Keratoconus Foundation (KC Global™) is pleased to announce that it has named Doctor Arun C. Gulani of Jacksonville, FL as a KC Global Ophthalmologist of Distinction and a United States leader in Keratoconus patient-centered care.

UltraVision has reported so much interest in their new KeraSoft range of contact lenses that they have created a new website dedicated to KeraSoft and the management of all Irregular Corneas, including Keratoconus, PMD and post laser surgery fitting.

Keratoconus Consultant, Mrs Lynn White MSc FCOptom, presented techniques and case studies to illustrate how SiH lenses can bring life changing results to patients suffering with a range of irregular cornea conditions including Keratoconus.

At the OVN Conference in The Netherlands Lynn White MSc FCOptom, UltraVision’s Keratoconus Consultant, introduced delegates to the latest lathe-cut Silicone Hydrogel alternative for keratoconus patients, KeraSoft®3 and KeraSoft®IC contact lenses.

Des Plaines, IL, December 10, 2008 – Addition Technology, Inc., the maker of Intacs® corneal implants and the AlphaCor™ artificial cornea, has expanded its Intacs SK Corneal Implant product range with three new sizes.

Patients failing to achieve successful contact lens fit have historically been faced with a corneal transplant. Intacs and Intacs SK are far less risky options providing keratoconus patients with functional vision.