Johnson & Johnson vision to showcase New facts and innovations in Eye Care on the 2019 BCLA convention

- clinical information to be introduced on bettering visual consolation with a first-of-its-type innovation, the combination of tear movie add-ons with contact lenses, and extra

- Eye care professionals invited to experience first-of-its-kind photochromic contact lens, ACUVUE OASYS with Transitions light clever Technologyat sales space #7   

MANCHESTER, England, may additionally 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson imaginative and prescient†, a vast-based mostly global chief in imaginative and prescient, will highlight new eye care innovation and clinical facts on the 2019 British Contact Lens association (BCLA) conference in Manchester, UK from 30 might also – 1 June.

The company might be sharing a behind the scenes appear with eye care experts to adventure its newest innovation in touch lenses, ACUVUE OASYS with Transitions mild clever technology. this primary-of-its-kind[1] photochromic contact lens presents advantages beyond vision correction by means of decreasing exposure to vivid challenging mild, both indoors and outside.†† presentations will share facts on the visible efficiency of this photochromic contact lens, along with different issues on enhancing eye care and affected person outcomes.

"we now have at all times been focussed on riding transformational innovation to enhance imaginative and prescient efficiency and comfort for sufferers all over" pointed out Sandra Rasche, enviornment vice chairman, Europe, center East and Africa, vision Care, Johnson & Johnson clinical GmbH. "At BCLA, we're proud to share new scientific facts about the efficiency of our photochromic contact lenses and different applied sciences that can assist eye care specialists and their sufferers."

Interactive experiences at booth #7

Johnson & Johnson imaginative and prescient's show sales space #7 at BCLA will host quite a lot of interactive experiences together with product trials, hands-on demonstrations and schooling.

guests to the booth can event a one-of-a-kind light simulation highlighting the entertaining benefits of ACUVUE OASYS with Transitions gentle clever expertise and spot how the lens works in real-time demonstrations. they'll even be invited to be taught more concerning the expertise in the back of ACUVUE OASYS 1-Day disposable lenses and 1-DAY ACUVUE MOIST MULTIFOCAL contact lenses.

Key shows

Johnson & Johnson imaginative and prescient will be hosting varied educational presentations as a part of the 2019 BCLA programme for attendees to hear from leading experts on the latest advances in eye care.

1.    Are you seeing with no trouble?

Why 6/6 isn't measuring visual consolation, Dr. Trusit Dave, Optometrist

bettering visible consolation with CLs – where are we? Dr. John Buch, Senior principal research Optometrist at Johnson & Johnson vision Care, Inc.

easy filtration and visible comfort. Dr. Billy Hammond, Professor of Behavioral and brain Sciences on the institution of Georgia

Thursday, 30 can also, 12:00 – 12:50 pm, exchange Auditorium

2.    JJV manufacturer's Session: The Contact Lens that knows easy.

Introduction to ACUVUE OASYS with Transitions light clever expertise, David Ruston, Director international professional training at Johnson & Johnson imaginative and prescient and Dr. Zohra Fadli, Director Sphere, easy administration and Lens Care Platform, R&D at Johnson & Johnson vision

Thursday, 30 may also, 12:50 – 1:10 pm, exchange Auditorium

3.    The Tear movie and phone Lenses: friend or Foe?

How the tear movie interacts with contact lenses bodily and chemically, Professor Lyndon Jones, Director of the Centre for Contact Lens analysis at the institution of Waterloo

How do we develop substances that harness the benefits of key tear movie add-ons, Dr. Zohra Fadli, Director Sphere, mild administration and Lens Care Platform, R&D at Johnson & Johnson vision

Thursday, 30 may additionally, 2:10 – three:00 pm, alternate Auditorium

4.    Breakfast assembly: 'enhance your appetite for Managing gentle'

Hear from a panel of experts and be part of an interactive session to further take note the patient benefits of ACUVUE OASYS with Transitions

Friday 31 may, 7:30 am breakfast, eight:00 – 8:forty five am for assembly, constitution 2&three

Scientific papers

among the 10 papers and posters presented at BCLA through Johnson & Johnson vision are reviews focussed on photochromic contact lenses, built-in tear film add-ons involved lenses, anaesthesia of the ocular surface, and greater.

Free scientific paper periods (exchange Auditorium)

quick fire Paper Presentation: Ocular consolation observed with Three Marketed options by means of Dr. Meredith Jansen Bishop, essential analysis Optometrist at Johnson & Johnson imaginative and prescient (Thursday, 30 may also, 2:10 – three:00 pm)

The have an impact on of contact lens wear on particulate clearance from the ocular surface, via Dr. Michael L Reed, New applied sciences manager, Eurolens research at the tuition of Manchester (Thursday 30 may also, 2:10 – 3:00 pm)*

Free Paper: A contralateral evaluation of the outcomes of gentle scatter when using an activated photochromic vs. clear contact lens, with the aid of Dr. Lisa Renzi-Hammond, Assistant Professor at the school of Georgia (Friday 31 may also, 9:00 – 10:00 am)

How riding performance is Impacted with the aid of Photochromic Contact Lenses, by Dr. John Buch, Senior important analysis Optometrist at Johnson & Johnson imaginative and prescient Care, Inc. (Friday 31 may also, 9:00 – 10:00 am)

Scientific posters – meet the creator classes (Exhibition hall)

Attendees are additionally invited to meet with right here specialists all the way through "meet the writer" sessions on Thursday, 30 may also from 1:10 – 2:10 pm and Friday, 31 may additionally, 1:30 – 2:30 pm. 

The consequences of a photochromic contact lens on glare geometry when proven indoors, with with the aid of Dr. Lisa Renzi-Hammond, Assistant Professor at the tuition of Georgia

Are patients "troubled" by using light? through Dr. Simone Schneider, associate Director international scientific Affairs EMEA at Johnson & Johnson vision

evaluating the visual consequences of a photochromic contact lens under simulated outside vs indoor conditions, by using Dr. Billy Hammond, Professor of Behavioral and mind Sciences on the institution of Georgia

Prelens Tear movie Metric Derived from Twyman-eco-friendly Interferometry of Prelens Tear film, with the aid of Dr. John Buch, Senior predominant analysis Optometrist at Johnson & Johnson imaginative and prescient Care, Inc.

Selective topical anaesthesia of the ocular surface, by Dr. Carole Maldonado-Codina, Senior Lecturer at the institution of Manchester*

building of a mass cytometry protocol to check the inflammatory fame of the ocular floor, via Dr. Rachel Cant, Postdoctoral research affiliate, faculty of medication & fitness at the tuition of Manchester*

*Johnson & Johnson imaginative and prescient has a expert agreement in location with the university of Manchester

†Johnson & Johnson VisionAt Johnson & Johnson vision, part of Johnson & Johnson medical gadgets agencies,* we now have a daring ambition: to exchange the trajectory of eye health everywhere. via our working agencies, we carry innovation that allows eye care gurus to create better results for sufferers right through their lives, with items and applied sciences that handle unmet needs including refractive error, cataracts and dry eye. In communities with most reliable need, we work in collaboration to expand access to satisfactory eye care, and we are dedicated to helping individuals see enhanced, connect greater and are living more advantageous. talk over with us at www.jjvision.com. comply with @JNJVision on Twitter and Johnson & Johnson imaginative and prescient on LinkedIn.

About Johnson & Johnson clinical gadgets corporations

because the world's most complete scientific contraptions enterprise, we're constructing on a century of journey, merging science and expertise, to form the way forward for health and benefit much more individuals everywhere.  With our unparalleled breadth, depth and attain throughout surgical procedure, orthopaedics, vision and interventional options, we're working to profoundly change the style care is delivered. we're during this for all times.

*Comprising the surgery, orthopaedics, imaginative and prescient and interventional solutions corporations within the Johnson & Johnson's medical instruments phase.

important suggestions for Contact Lens Wearers: ACUVUE company Contact Lenses are handiest accessible with the aid of prescription for imaginative and prescient correction as an everyday put on lens with two-week counseled substitute. a watch care expert will investigate even if contact lenses are appropriate for you. despite the fact rare, critical eye problems can develop whereas donning contact lenses. To assist keep away from these issues, observe the wear and alternative agenda and lens care guidelines supplied by way of your eye medical professional. don't put on contact lenses if in case you have an eye fixed infection, or journey eye discomfort, extreme tearing, vision adjustments, redness or different eye problems. If one of those situations occurs, eliminate the lens and call your eye doctor automatically. For greater guidance on proper put on, care and defense, talk to your eye care expert and ask for a patient instruction guide, name 0800 022 4222 or consult with www.acuvue.co.uk

††All ACUVUE brand Contact Lenses have type 1 or classification 2 UV blocking to aid supply insurance policy against transmission of detrimental UV radiation to the cornea and into the eye. UV absorbing contact lenses aren't substitutes for protecting UV absorbing eyewear akin to UV absorbing goggles or shades as a result of they don't absolutely cover the eye and surrounding enviornment.

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ACUVUE OASYS is a trademark of Johnson & Johnson imaginative and prescient Care (eire) T/A vision Care eire RSC. Transitions is a registered trademark, the Transitions brand, Transitions light clever know-how and Transitions gentle intelligent Lenses are trademarks of Transitions Optical, Inc. used beneath license with the aid of Transitions Optical constrained.

[1] FDA Press unencumber: FDA clears first contact lens with gentle-adaptive know-how https://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/pressannouncements/ucm604263.htmApril 10, 2018.

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For further information, contact:

Sally HetheringtonLeader, EMEA CommunicationsJohnson & Johnson VisionT: +44-1344-324635M: +forty four-7770-337800SHether1@its.jnj.com

Carly HilkinFleishmanHillard FishburnT: +44-20-861-82989M: +forty four-7501-951525carly.hilkin@fhflondon.co.uk