- Category: Business
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Leadership watch: LENZ, CooperCompanies CEOs step down, among exec changes
Leadership changes are underway in the eyecare space—and we’ve got the latest.
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AAO Foundation and VSP award over $200K in OD scholarships
VSP Vision and American Academy of Optometry’s philanthropic arm continue long-standing Practice Excellence Scholarship program with 52 student recipients.
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Rayner partners with Promptly to integrate Eyejourney into US clinic software
US patients can now automatically enroll into the patient education and engagement platform via Promptly’s Patient Experience Suit
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Alcon acquires Neurotech, MacTel therapy Encelto
Clocking in at $550 million, the deal expands the company’s retinal portfolio with the first and only treatment for MacTel.
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Leadership watch: Saunders exits B+L, ZEISS names Vision Care CEO, and other executive moves
Leadership changes are underway in the eyecare space—and we’ve got the latest.
Business
Oku Digital Health launches from Topcon with AI retinal screening network, oculomics
Digital health company debuts at AAO offering real-world data access, point-of-care site-finding, and a hybrid AI and human reading center for clinical trials.
Business
MyEyeDr to purchase EyeCare Partners' optometry division
Acquisition includes 300+ offices from top regional brands offering personalized eyecare and doctor-led service model; Q4 closing is expected.
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Eyes On Eyecare names veteran media finance exec as CFO
Matt Keating joins the leading eyecare digital media and education platform as chief financial officer.
Business
Legato startup debuts with AI-powered hearing glasses
Company emerges from stealth with $12 million in financing and a sneak peek of the Legato Frames, designed with patented hearing-assistance tech.
Business
Kala Bio and Virotek partner on US ophthalmic genetic testing
Biopharma company secures exclusive U.S. rights to distribute and resell genomic testing and screening program for an initial 1-year term.
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GMAC names 2026-2027 international advisory panel
Global Myopia Awareness Coalition appoints seven experts to support ongoing mission in raising global awareness of childhood myopia.
Business
AMA supports formal classification of myopia as a disease
Adopted resolution calls for comprehensive insurance coverage and reimbursement for evidence-based treatments demonstrated to slow myopia progression.
Business
Leadership watch: Samsara, Claris Bio, Staar Surgical, Wills Eye, and more
Leadership changes are underway in the eyecare space—and we’ve got the latest.
Business
Eyebot partners with QUAY to install in-store vision kiosks
Self-serve vision testing system is now available at select QUAY retail locations for consumers receiving updated prescriptions.
Business
Omega Ophthalmics raises $7M to advance injectable IOL platform
Financing to support clinical development and future studies of a novel implant for cataract surgery; FDA-pre submission meeting is now scheduled.
Business
WaveFront Dynamics integrates B+L, Wave Eye Care scleral lenses
Offers ECPs expanded access to advanced wavefront-guided diagnostics with proprietary optic design services—plus new scleral lens offerings.
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Bascom Palmer nabs nation's top in ophthalmology for 25th year
Annual U.S. World News ranking coincides with Miami U’s Department of Ophthalmology welcoming a new chair and director.
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Tarsus to purchase Alkeus Pharmaceuticals
Second planned acquisition includes oral gildeuretinol acetate (ALK-001), a new molecular entity in phase 3 trials for Stargardt disease.
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Leadership watch: RxSight, Exonate tap new CEOs; CooperVision, Lumenis, and OSU fill top roles
Leadership changes are underway in the eyecare space—and we’ve got the latest.
Business