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June 16, 2010
SynergEyes® Launches New Website for Transitioning SoftPerm® Patients
Carlsbad, CA (June 16, 2010) – SynergEyes, Inc. the manufacturer of several high-DK hybrid contact lens designs, has launched a new website www.SynergEyesTransition.com for eye care practitioners seeking information on refitting SoftPerm® (synergicon A) patients into SynergEyes hybrid contact lenses. Continue reading...
June 10, 2010
SynergEyes Expands Executive Management Team with Two Key Appointments
Carlsbad, CA (June 10, 2010) –SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer is pleased to announce the expansion of the executive management team with the appointments of Michael DeAngelo to Vice President of Sales, North America and David Fancher to Senior Vice President, Global Sales. Continue reading...
May 21, 2010
SynergEyes Introduces Modification to Multifocal Lens
Carlsbad, CA (May 21, 2010) – SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, has introduced a slight modification to the SynergEyes® Multifocal lens, which has been proven to enhance comfort and wearability for patients with normal corneas. The modification known as the Peripheral Blend is now available in all lens parameters and has been shown to increase patient success rate by more than 50%.
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February 15, 2010
SynergEyes Launches New Staff Training Modules on FitSynergEyes.com
Carlsbad, CA (February 15, 2010) – SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, has launched a new staff training program on www.FitSynergEyes.com, a website dedicated to practitioner and staff education and training. The new staff training section includes five modules: Overview of SynergEyes lenses; Talking to patients about hybrid lenses; Integrating hybrid technology into your practice; Training your patients to handle and care for hybrid lenses; and Working with patients with irregular corneas (keratoconus).
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December 2009
FAQs on Hybrid Lens Technology for Keratoconus
Dianne Anderson, O.D.
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December 18, 2009
SynergEyes® Wins Most Innovative New Product Award for ClearKone™ From CONNECT®
CONNECT®, one of the nation’s most successful organizations dedicated to creating and sustaining the growth of innovative technology and life science businesses, announced SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, as the winner of its 22nd annual Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Award for 2009. SynergEyes won the award in the medical products category for ClearKone™, its patent pending advanced hybrid contact lens design for keratoconus patients. Continue reading...
SynergEyes® PS: A Unique lens for Post-Surgical Corneas
by Dianne Anderson, OD, FAAO
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Keratoconus: Time to Rewrite the Textbooks
by Alan N. Carlson, MD, Durham, N.C.
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October 19, 2009
CONNECT® announces ClearKone™ by SynergEyes® as Finalist for Most Innovative New Product Award
CONNECT®, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating and sustaining the growth of innovative technology and life science businesses in San Diego, announced SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, as a finalist for it’s 22nd annual Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Award. SynergEyes was announced as a finalist for ClearKone™, its patent-pending advanced hybrid contact lens design for keratoconus patients.
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October 7, 2009
SynergEyes Granted New US Patent
SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, announced today that it has received an additional patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The new patent pertains to SynergEyes’ hybrid contact lens bonding technology and manufacturing processes.
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September, 2009
Hybrids Are in the News — and Not Just for Cars
By Neil Pence, OD, FAAO. Contact Lens Spectrum
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September, 2009
Current Developments in Keratoconus Research
By Jan P.G. Bergmanson, OD, PhD, PhD h.c, DSc, & Jessica H. Mathew, OD. Contact Lens Spectrum
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June 15, 2009
SynergEyes Awarded Two New U.S. Patents
Carlsbad, CA (June 15, 2009) – SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, announced today that it has been issued two new patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The first new patent has an extensive claim set of 27 claims and provides protection for aspheric geometries within the landing area, which includes the just-launched ClearKone™ and other subsequent design evolutions. In addition, the patent claims the use of a diagnostic set to fit high Dk hybrid contact lenses and the use of fluorescein to evaluate the fit of a high Dk hybrid contact lens. The second patent controls modulating skirt curves per base curve. Continue reading...
May 25, 2009
SynergEyes, Inc. Launches New Hybrid Lens Design for Keratoconus Patients
Carlsbad, CA (May 25, 2009) – SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, has launched its next generation hybrid contact lens design for keratoconus, ClearKone™. Now available in limited release in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, the ClearKone™ patent-pending design is optimized to vault the predominant irregularities of the keratoconic cornea, thus, effectively restoring vision to a vast majority of patients, without compromising comfort or eye health. Continue reading...
May 18, 2009
SynergEyes, Inc. Expands Parameters for SynergEyes®
Multifocal Hybrid Contact Lens
Carlsbad, CA (May 18, 2009) – SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, has expanded the parameters of the SynergEyes® Multifocal hybrid contact lens for presbyopia specifically to address emerging presbyopes. Continue reading...
February 12, 2009
SynergEyes, Inc. Expands Parameters for SynergEyes® Multifocal and SynergEyes® PS Lenses
Carlsbad, CA (February 12, 2009) – SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, has expanded the parameters of the SynergEyes® Multifocal hybrid contact lens for presbyopia and the SynergEyes® PS hybrid lens for post-surgical patients. Continue reading...
February 9, 2009
SynergEyes, Inc. Raises $13.3 Million in ‘Series C’ Financing
Carlsbad, CA (February 9, 2009) – SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, announced today the closing of $13.3 million in Series C financing to fund the development and clinical trials for next generation hybrid contact lens products and to expand sales and marketing efforts globally. Continue reading...
November 7, 2008
FDA Grants Market Clearance for Use of Several Lens Care Products with SynergEyes® Hybrid Contact Lenses
Carlsbad, CA (Nov. 7, 2008) – SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) market clearance for the use of the following lens care products with SynergEyes hybrid contact lenses: CIBA VISION’s AQuify® Multi-Purpose, AMO’s
COMPLETE® Multi-Purpose Easy RubTM, AMO’s Oxysept® UltraCare® Formula Peroxide Disinfection System, and Bausch and Lomb’s ReNu MultiPlus® Multi-Purpose. Continue reading...
September 12, 2008
SynergEyes, Inc. Sponsors the National Keratoconus Foundation
San Diego, CA (September 12, 2008) – SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, announced its sponsorship of the National Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF), a Patient Outreach and Education Program of the non-profit organization Discovery Eye Foundation with a contribution of
$15,000. Continue reading...
May 6, 2008
SynergEyes Names David E. Fancher as Vice President, Global Sales
Carlsbad, CA (May 6, 2008) –SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, names David Fancher as Vice President, Global Sales. Continue reading...
April 25, 2008
SynergEyes Hybrid Contact Lenses Provide a Vision Solution for Post-LASIK Patients
San Diego, CA (April 25, 2008) – SynergEyes, Inc., of Carlsbad, CA, recently launched a revolutionary hybrid contact lens designed for people who need further vision correction after undergoing refractive vision surgery. SynergEyes® PS (post-surgical) is also designed for patients who have experienced some type of corneal trauma or suffer from certain degenerative vision conditions. Continue reading...
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April 1, 2008
SynergEyes Launches New Hybrid Contact Lens for Patients Over 40
San Diego, CA (April 1, 2008) – SynergEyes, Inc has launched its revolutionary new hybrid contact lens specifically designed for people over 40 dealing with a vision condition known as presbyopia. The “hybrid” design of the SynergEyes® Multifocal bonds a “hard” and “soft” contact lens together resulting in a one-of-a kind vision correction option that provides crisp, clear vision at both near and in the distance in a comfortable, healthy contact lens. Continue reading...
January 1, 2008
SynergEyes® PS Now Available!
SynergEyes has launched a new revolutionary
hybrid contact lens specifically designed for post-refractive
surgery patients in the United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico. SynergEyes® PS is the first FDA-cleared
hybrid contact lens specifically designed for patients with
oblate corneas resulting from refractive surgery, corneal
trauma or degenerative conditions, including penetrating keratoplasty
and/or Intacs® for Keratoconus.
Looking for a SynergEyes practitioner who prescribes
the SynergEyes® PS lens? Visit our doctor
locator to find a practitioner in your area.
Practitioners, to get certified, simply visit www.fitsynergeyes.com and
complete the SynergEyes® PS online certification
program to begin prescribing this innovative product.
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the practitioner website for more information.
October 2007
SynergEyes, Inc. was recognized
for its achievements in technological innovation by the San
Diego chapter of the AeA, the nation’s largest high-tech industry association,
at their 14th annual AeA High Tech Awards.
The sold
out event of 650 technology supporters was held at the Hilton
Torrey Pines in La Jolla, and honored SynergEyes, Inc. as
one of the companies responsible for driving technological
advancement and innovation in the San Diego county region.
April 9, 2007
SynergEyes® Names Jim Ham as President and Chief
Executive Officer
Carlsbad, CA (April 9, 2007) – The Board of Directors of SynergEyes,
Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, has appointed
Jim Ham as president and chief executive officer. Continue
reading...
March 20, 2007
SynergEyes® Re-Launches Web Site for Eye Care Professionals
and Patients
Carlsbad, CA (March 20, 2007) – SynergEyes, Inc., the high
Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, has re-launched its web
site to better meet the needs of contact lens patients and
prescribing practitioners. Continue
reading...
February 2, 2007
Contact lens with a skirt?
By: Dr. Stephanie Clements, Medical Reporter
DENVER - It's true; Bill Nelson wears a skirt, but he doesn't
mind anyone teasing him about it. He's too grateful for the
20/20 vision to care.
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October 2006
Hybrids for Regular Astigmats
By Jennifer L. Smythe, OD, MS, FAAO
The SynergEyes family of hybrid lens designs has been a welcome
addition to the specialty lens practice, especially for correcting
irregular astigmatism. But don't limit this modality to specialty
patients. Continue
reading...
Septmeber 22, 2006
SynergEyes® Awarded U.S. Fourth Patent
Carlsbad, CA (Sept. 22, 2006) – SynergEyes, Inc., the high
Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, has been awarded its fourth
United States patent. Continue
reading...
July 27, 2006
SynergEyes® Expands Capacity
SynergEyes® has tripled its production capacty to meet
market demand for its growing family of lenses. Full
Story
July 2006 - Contact Lens Spectrum
Rigid Optics with Soft Lens Comfort
By Brian Chou, OD, FAAO
The development of SynergEyes (SynergEyes Inc., Carlsbad,
CA) exemplifies how technological advances in several areas
- material science, manufacturing, lens design and prescribing
method - combine such that their sum effect is greater than
adding the individual parts, making the trade name appropriately
resonate the meaning of "synergy". Continue
reading...
Vision Source O.D. Quarter 2 2006
From Niche to Mainstream: SynergEyes® provides a high definition
experience.
When Softperm® was the only hybrid lens available, Don
Robinson, O.D., South San Francisco and Redwood Shores, CA,
used it. Continue
reading...
February 2006
Believe It! New hybrid contact lens offers best of both worlds,
say clinical investigators.
Seven leading eye care practitioners gathered to share their
clinical experiences with the SynergEyes® family of hybrid
contact lenses. What they discovered was a wide range of applications
and new possibilities with this innovative lens platform. Continue
reading...
January 2006
SynergEyes CLs Offer Benefits of Both GP and Soft Lenses
By Gerry Navarrete, COMT
This new hybrid lens provides the comfort of a soft contact
lens and the quality vision correction of a gas permeable lens. Continue
reading...
Refractive Eyecare November 2005
The Dance of Design: Prescribing the SynergEyes® Contact
Lens
Mark P. Andre, FAAO
Patrick J. Caroline, FAAO
Timothy O. Koch, COT, FCLSA
SynergEyes hybrid lenses offer practitioners the ability to
fit a very large range of corneas with a lens that offers soft
lens comfort and rigid lens optics. Continue
reading...
July 13, 2005
SynergEyes Expands Management Team
Carlsbad, CA (July 13, 2005) – SynergEyes, Inc., whose family
of hybrid contact lenses featuring a 150 Dk rigid gas permeable
center with a soft hydrophilic skirt is currently awaiting
pre-market approval from U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
has expanded its management team with the appointment of five
ophthalmic industry veterans. Continue
reading...
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