- DAILIES® COLORS and PRECISION1™ contact
lenses and the iLUX® MGD Treatment System will be featured in key
symposia
- Meeting program includes focus on
clinical data with white papers and practice development data
- Official welcome of new US Vision Care
General Manager and Director of Professional Education
Alcon, the global leader in eye care, will launch DAILIES®
COLORS contact lenses at the 2019 Optometry’s Meeting, as well as
give attendees a preview of PRECISION1™ contact lenses coming soon
to the US. These innovations, together with updates on the iLUX®
MGD Treatment System, new clinical data and practice insights, will
be featured at various Alcon-sponsored events and presentations
throughout the meeting. The meeting is taking place June 19-23 at
the America’s Center Convention Complex (ACCC) in St. Louis,
Missouri.
In addition to a prominent showing at the meeting, Alcon
welcomes two key additions to its US Vision Care team. Sean Clark
was appointed General Manager, US Vision Care, and Dr. Kristin
Anderson joined Alcon as the Director of Professional Education, US
Vision Care and Dry Eye.
“It’s an exciting time to be at Alcon, and I’m thrilled to be
attending this year’s Optometry’s Meeting in my new role as head of
the US Vision Care business,” said Sean Clark, General Manager, US
Vision Care, Alcon. “We continue our strong commitment to helping
people see brilliantly by meeting the needs of patients and the eye
doctors who serve them. We are also excited to showcase our latest
innovations, practice insights and educational resources.”
Showcasing Innovations in the Contact Lens and Dry Eye
Portfolios
Alcon will launch DAILIES® COLORS contact lenses – a new
collection of four colors that delivers beautiful color enhancement
plus eye definition* in one daily disposable lens. The lenses are
designed to make eyes look bigger and brighter, and are a new
beauty bag item with all the benefits of a daily disposable contact
lens. Learn more about DAILIES® COLORS contact lenses at the
following events:
- Thursday, June 20 – Friday, June 21
- Lens Try-On: Try on and learn more
about the comfort, beauty and convenience of DAILIES® COLORS
contact lenses at Alcon booth #112 during exhibit hours (ACCC,
Exhibit Hall).
- Friday, June 21
- Breakfast Symposium: See What’s New in
Beautiful Eye Color, Presented by Dr. Arian Fartash (8:00 - 9:00
a.m., ACCC Room 130).
Alcon will also host an event focusing on PRECISION1™, an
innovative daily disposable Silicone Hydrogel (SiHy) contact lens,
at the Optometry’s Meeting. PRECISION1™ lenses launched in
Australia and New Zealand in March 2019, and are expected to launch
in the US late this year or early next year.
- Thursday, June 20
- Lunch Symposium: Precision &
Performance: A New Frontier in Contact Lenses, Presented by Dr.
Amanda Nanasy (12:00 - 1:00 p.m., ACCC Room 130).
The Alcon Dry Eye Devices team will present updates on its iLUX®
Suite of Innovations – the iLUX® hand-held device, the iLUX® Smart
Tip Patient Interface and DEEP™ (Dry Eye Excellence Program).
Meeting attendees will learn more about Alcon’s support services
including the DEEP™ program, which provides practical tools to
drive best practices, increase education of and access to dry eye
care and treatment, and train and educate health care professionals
to use the product.
- Friday, June 21
- Lunch Symposium: iLUX® Xperience Event,
Presented by Dr. Jim Owen (12:00 - 1:00 p.m., ACCC Room 130). The
session will offer insights into dry eye practice implementation
through an overview of the DEEP™ program, a live patient treatment
demonstration and the opportunity for a hands-on experience with
the iLUX® device.
A Focus on Science and Practice Support
Clinical science is the driver of Alcon’s technology, which is
why for the first time ever, Alcon Medical Affairs will be
previewing the latest clinical-science focused white papers at the
Optometry’s Meeting. These include a white paper discussing the
impact of pupil size on multifocal contact lens performance. In
this publication, a recent study is summarized which demonstrated
Alcon multifocal contact lenses are pupil size independent and that
pupil size did not affect the number of lenses required for a
proper lens fitting or visual performance. Other white papers
of interest cover topics including tear film stability and comfort,
management of dry eye and more. To learn more, visit Alcon booth
#112 to speak to the Alcon Medical Affairs team. All white papers
and other science-related resources can be found at
AlconScience.com.
In addition to highlighting the latest science, new data from
the Power of One™ 2.0 Program will be featured in a symposium. The
data demonstrates the potential business benefits of this strategy
centered on monthly replacement and daily disposable contact lenses
to improve patient compliance and exam regularity.
- Thursday, June 20
- Breakfast Symposium: Patient Purchase
Behavior Trends to Enhance Practice Outcomes, Presented by Drs.
Amanda Nanasy and April Jasper (8:00 - 9:00 a.m., ACCC Room
130).
Alcon People Announcements
Alcon is deepening its bench of experts with the addition of
Sean Clark and Dr. Kristin Anderson. Sean was recently appointed
General Manager of US Vision Care from his most recent role as head
of the Vision Care Business Unit for Alcon Japan. Sean has more
than 10 years’ experience each in the vision care and consumer
goods industries, and started in the eye care industry at CIBA
Vision before the integration with Alcon in 2012. His career
includes work with leading Fortune 500 companies like General
Electric, Procter & Gamble and Galderma. He earned his MBA in
Strategic Management and Finance from the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania, and is also an alumnus of Purdue
University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering.
In addition to Clark, Dr. Kristin Anderson joined Alcon in the
newly-created role of Director of Professional Education – US
Vision Care and Dry Eye. In this new role, Dr. Anderson will lead
professional education, training strategy and tactics for Vision
Care and Dry Eye, including the Alcon Experience Academy. Dr.
Anderson received her Doctor of Optometry degree from Illinois
College of Optometry and, in her most recent role, served as Vice
President for Institutional Advancement at Southern College of
Optometry.
Visit Alcon booth #112 for additional important information
about Alcon products and programs featured in this release.
Important information on
DAILIES® COLORS (nelfilcon A) contact lenses
For daily wear, single use. Contact lenses, even if worn for
cosmetic reasons, are medical devices that must only be worn under
the prescription, direction and supervision of an eye care
professional. Serious eye health problems may occur as a result of
sharing contact lenses. See product instructions for complete wear,
care and safety information. Available by prescription only.
*Mystic Green has a less-defined outer ring as compared to the
other colors. Mystic Green is also available as Green within the
Freshlook® One-Day Color Contact Lenses portfolio.
Important Information on the
iLUX® Device
The iLUX® Device is indicated for the application of
localized heat and pressure therapy in adult patients with chronic
disease of the eyelids, including Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
(MGD), also known as evaporative dry eye. Please refer to the User
Manual for a complete list of contraindications, instructions for
use, warnings and precautions of the iLUX® Device.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
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the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements can be identified by words such as: “anticipate,”
“intend,” “commitment,” “look forward,” “maintain,” “plan,” “goal,”
“seek,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,”
“future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will” and similar references
to future periods.
Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor
assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on
our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the
future of our business, future plans and strategies, and other
future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the
future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks that
are difficult to predict. Some of these factors are discussed in
our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, including our Form 20-F. In particular, our
expectations could be affected by uncertainties regarding the
success of our separation and spin-off from Novartis. Should one or
more of these uncertainties or risks materialize, or should
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
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Forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as
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About Alcon
Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye
care with a heritage spanning more than seven decades, we offer the
broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve
people’s lives. Our Surgical and Vision Care products touch the
lives of more than 260 million people in over 140 countries each
year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal
diseases and refractive errors. Our more than 20,000 associates are
enhancing the quality of life through innovative products,
partnerships with eye care professionals and programs that advance
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