Sometimes the things you put on your hair, face and eyelids to look more attractive can make your contact lenses look horrible.
This is particularly the case with eyeliner and eye makeup. If either of these substances makes its way into your tear film, it can easily adhere to your contact lenses, causing discomfort, vision problems and the potential for eye infections. Read more…
The majority of contact lens wearers do not comply with safe contact lens practices, according to a new study from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Of the more than 400 contact lens wearers surveyed, more than 80 percent believe they follow good practices while only 2 percent actually do so. Read more…
New research sheds light on the safety and requirements of bionic contact lenses, or wirelessly powered contact lenses that display information. Researchers from the University of Washington and Aalto University in Finland tested a prototype device in the eyes of rabbits. Read more…
Contact lens manufacturer Menicon is introducing a new lens that’s packaged in a revolutionary, wafer-thin flat pack.
The lens, dubbed “Magic,” debuts this week at the company’s concept store in Tokyo, and nationwide marketing in Japan will start in 2012. Read more…
Alden Optical has released NovaKone contact lenses, the company’s first lens for patients with keratoconus. The lens uses a new soft lens design for easy fitting and comfort, which the company says makes it a good lens option for patients who cannot tolerate gas permeable (GP) contact lenses. Read more…
Bausch + Lomb recently launched a new toric contact lens called PureVision2 for Astigmatism with High Definition (HD) Optics.
The lens features HD Optics to provide crisp vision for patients with astigmatism. The company states that the lens reduces spherical aberration to help avoid halos and glare in low lighting. Read more…
With Halloween fast-approaching, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists and other organizations are warning the public about the risks associated with improper use of special effect contact lenses.
Unlike popular belief, costume contacts require a contact lens prescription by law or there can be sight-threatening consequences. Read more…
This year’s American Eye-Q Survey by the American Optometric Association (AOA) reveals that contact lens wear and care differ among generations. The survey examined lens habits among four generations: the traditionalist or silent generation (1925-1945), baby boomers (1946-1964), Generation X (1965-1977) and Generation Y (1978-1994). Read more…
Menicon America has released a new lens care system for cleaning and disinfecting gas permeable contact lenses. The system contains Menicon Unique pH, Menicon Progent and Menicon Rewetting Drops; and it is available for purchase online at the newly launched Menicon WebStore. Read more…
Wearing contact lenses during sleep and poor lens hygiene can lead to vision-threatening eye infections. Recently one U.K. journalist developed microbial keratitis, an infection of the cornea, after overnight contact lens wear and occasionally rinsing her contacts with tap water.
The 24-year-old journalist first noticed something was wrong when she woke up with pain in her left eye. Her eye turned red and teary with a red rim around the iris, and she became sensitive to light. Read more…
An optometrist from the Shekhar Eye Research Center in India has developed the world’s first contact lenses made with gold and diamonds.
Valued at $15,000, the sparkly contact lenses are oxygen permeable and can be customized for vision correction. Read more…
The Duette Multifocal hybrid contact lens by SynergEyes will be available nationwide soon, with the rollout beginning this month. The company says the Duette Multifocal is the first silicone hydrogel hybrid contact lens designed just for people with presbyopia. Read more…
