Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson Vision Sales Jump 70.1%

Johnson & Johnson reported big second-quarter sales gains last week in its Jacksonville-based vision care business as it rebounded from last year’s…

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First Coast

FDA Approves First Overnight Contact Lenses for Myopia Management From Jax-Based J&J Vision

Tristan Wood

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved overnight orthokeratology contact lenses that manage myopia, also known as nearsightedness.Myopia worsens…

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First Coast

Vaccine Pop-Up Returns To Lutheran Social Services After FDA Pause

Sydney Boles

The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine will be available free of charge Tuesday at Lutheran Social Services in Jacksonville. The pop-up vaccination event was…

First Coast

Jacksonville Researcher Asks Why Rapidly Rising Number Of Kids Are Nearsighted

Children are the most vulnerable to the century’s biggest threat to eye health, says a Jacksonville-based researcher.But there’s a simple step that can…

First Coast Connect

10/13/2017: Media Roundtable; Henry Rollins; 'She Started It'; 5 & Dime 'EVIL DEAD: The Musical'

Kevin Meerschaert

Friday on First Coast Connect, our weekly Media Roundtable featured David Cawton from the Financial News and Daily Record, blogger Fred Matthews, Florida…

Business

Gov. Scott's "It's Your Money" Tour Stops In Jacksonville

Cyd Hoskinson

Florida Governor Rick Scott stopped in Jacksonville Wednesday as part of his five city “It’s Your Money" tax cut tour. Scott is trying to drum up support…

Business

Johnson & Johnson Contact Lense Production To Expand In Jacksonville

Patrick Donges

Johnson & Johnson will expand their Jacksonville-based Vistakon contact lens production division with a capital investment of $218 millon and the addition…