WSB-TV 2 Action News in Atlanta recently uncovered several instances of theatrical contact lenses and other color contacts being sold illegally in the Atlanta area.
One woman, who purchased tinted, non-prescription color contact lenses without a prescription at an Atlanta flea market for about $20, ended up with a serious eye infection requiring medical treatment. Read more…
Many contact lens wearers have bad habits that significantly increase their risk of discomfort and eye infections, according to two online surveys.
A total of 1,432 people who wear frequent replacement contact lenses responded to the surveys, which included questions about hygiene, lens disinfection, lens replacement frequency and replacement of lens storage cases. Read more…
Nine of 10 eye care practitioners who prescribe new Duette hybrid contact lenses say the vision they provide is superior to that of toric soft contact lenses for patients with astigmatism, according to SynergEyes (Carlsbad, Calif.), maker of the lens.
Unlike toric soft contact lenses for astigmatism, Duette hybrid contacts are unaffected by rotation of the lenses on the eye during wear, which can cause blur, inconsistent vision and less-than-optimal night vision, according to SynergEyes. Read more…
Children who are fitted with contact lenses at age 12 or younger are equally likely to be successful long-term contact lens wearers as wearers who were fitted with lenses during their teens.
That’s the finding of a study presented this month at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology by Jeffrey Walline, OD, PhD, of The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Read more…
VSP Vision Care and Johnson & Johnson, maker of Acuvue contact lenses, are providing an exclusive satisfaction guarantee on Acuvue lenses for VSP members, beginning May 1, 2011. VSP Vision Care is the largest U.S. provider of vision benefits, with 56 million members. Read more…
Researchers may have found a new way to effectively treat a serious contact lens-related eye infection called Acanthamoeba keratitis: topical application of riboflavin (vitamin B2), followed by exposure to select wavelengths of UV light (UVA).
In a study conducted by The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, Md.), two patients with confirmed cases of the infection and one patient with a presumed case — all characterized by painful corneal ulcers that were resistant to conventional medical treatment — underwent two 30-minute sessions of the vitamin B2/UVA photochemical therapy. Read more…
Wiping your contact lens storage case with a tissue before allowing it to air-dry can significantly reduce the risk of bacterial contamination, according to a new study.
Researchers at the Brien Holden Vision Institute in New South Wales, Australia, investigated the impact of four cleaning regimens on bacterial growth in contact lens cases, using two different multi-purpose contact lens solutions and distilled water. Read more…
You can lower your risk of contact lens-related eye problems simply by following the lens replacement schedule specified by your eye doctor.
Researchers at the Centre for Contact Lens Research, University of Waterloo, evaluated the relationship between compliance with doctor-recommended lens replacement frequency and contact lens-related problems in a population of 501 contact lens wearers. All participants were patients at seven optometry practices in Canada, and all wore silicone hydrogel contact lenses. Read more…
The Cornea Research Foundation of America is conducting a national clinical study to compare visual results, patient satisfaction and quality of life issues as they relate to LASIK and contact lenses.
The Foundation plans to survey 5,000 patients who use contact lenses or LASIK for vision correction, to compare satisfaction and complication rates. Read more…
Biofinity Multifocal will be introduced in the United States in June, reported a CooperVision representative at the Contact Lens Society of America meeting held last week in Austin. Biofinity is a family of silicone hydrogel lenses that currently includes a toric version for astigmatism.
The Biofinity Multifocal lens is designed to enable adult contact lens wearers with presbyopia to see clearly at all distances without reading glasses and enjoy all-day wearing comfort, according to CooperVision.
Biofinity Multifocal will be the first product to feature CooperVision’s new logo and product packaging, said the company.
Contact lens wearers who reach “bifocal age” have several options to deal with the normal age-related loss of near vision caused by presbyopia. These include: 1) wearing reading glasses over their contacts; 2) wearing monovision contacts; and 3) wearing multifocal contact lenses.
According to a recent report published in the journal Contact Lens Spectrum, more aging contact lens wearers than ever are choosing option 3: being fitted with multifocal contacts. Read more…
Wearers of costume contact lenses — special colored contacts that dramatically change the appearance of the eye — are significantly more likely to experience contact lens-related eye infections, according to a European study.
Researchers in France conducted the study at 12 university hospitals between July 2007 and July 2009 to evaluate the risk of eye infections among individuals who wore costume color contacts (also called theatrical contact lenses), compared with people who wore conventional (non-costume) contact lenses. Read more…
