FDA Approval Granted for Eyeris Novel Contact Lens
Eyeris, a Nashville, Tennessee start-up, announced that it has closed its second round of funding and secured FDA approval for their daily disposable contact lens, which will become available in January 2020.
“Developing a contact lens is by no means a small feat. This is the result of a lot of hard work by a lot of people. I am so proud of our whole team, but I have to commend our manufacturer and the R & D team,” Andy Barrow, co-founder and CEO of Eyeris, said in a company news release. “Their tireless efforts resulted in obtaining our FDA approval for the Eyeris Dailies lens ahead of schedule.”
The Eyeris lens will be available through a wide network of independent optometrists.
“Obtaining FDA approval for a novel contact lens is a very big deal in the optometry world. We are thrilled to be able to offer a top quality daily disposable lens at an affordable price to our doctors and patients,” Jeffrey Sonsino, OD, FAAO, co-founder of Eyeris, said in the news release. Eyeris is committed to always putting the doctor/patient relationship at the forefront of their mission and continually supporting private practice optometry.”
In addition to the new daily disposable contact lens, Eyeris’s offer the Patient Finder software, which actively places patients seeking same day or next day appointments with top optometrists in private practice by filling same day cancellations and no shows.
Optometrists who are interested in becoming part of the Eyeris network and being one of the first to prescribe the lens in January can find out more at myeyeris.com/ods.