Injection molding seemed easy—until I tried machining a double convex lens mold. From surface finish to mold alignment, this “simple” project got real fast.

Activist investor Jana Partners has reportedly taken a stake in The Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and is pressing the medical-device maker to evaluate strategic alternatives — including a potential ...

America’s falling birth rate has become a political priority for the Trump administration, which recently launched “Operation Stork Speed,” a package of incentives aimed at encouraging families to ...

Apple reported strong iPhone sales in its fiscal third-quarter 2025 earnings, pushing overall revenue higher and triggering a ramp-up in shipments across the optical lens supply chain ahead of the new ...

ROME, June 10 (Reuters) - Kering Eyewear has agreed to buy Italian sunglass lens maker Lenti from Safilo (SFLG.MI), opens new tab, the unit of French luxury group Kering said on Tuesday, as it pushes ...

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Visco Vision, a silicone hydrogel contact lens maker, has reported significant sales for the first quarter of 2025, with its production capacity utilization rate staying at more than 90%. Save my User ...

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Buyout firm Advent International is seeking an around $300 million equivalent loan to back its purchase of contact lens maker Ginko International’s China operations, according to people familiar with ...

Staar Surgical reported a Q4 2024 EPS loss of 69 cents, missing the consensus, with revenue dropping 36% to $48.9 million. The company expects 2025 ICL sales outside China to grow 9%-15% but ...

Dec 12 (Reuters) - Bausch + Lomb (BLCO.TO), opens new tab is exploring a potential sale among other options, it said on Thursday, in a move that would help Canadian parent Bausch Health (BHC.TO), ...

Kendal Nutricare, the UK infant-formula manufacturer, has bought a facility from local food heavyweight Premier Foods. The factory in Knighton, in Staffordshire in the English West Midlands, was ...