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Surveys Show Differences in Contact Lens Care Methods Used in Canada and U.S.
Hydrogen peroxide lens care systems like CIBA Vision’s Clear Care are popular in Canada. Eye care practitioners in Canada tend to prescribe hydrogen peroxide contact lens care systems more frequently...
View ArticleContact Lens Habits Vary Among Generations, Survey Finds
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:...
View ArticleBionic Contact Lenses Tested in Rabbits
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...
View ArticlePoor Contact Lens Compliance More Popular Than Not, Says Study
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...
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Contacts Release Anesthesia to Eyes of Post-Surgery Patients
Scientists have developed a contact lens that releases anesthesia to the eye for post-surgery pain relief. The contacts can be particularly effective for patients who undergo PRK (photorefractive...
View ArticleHydrogen Peroxide Lens Care Solutions Most Effective Against Fungi
A recent study finds that contact lens care systems with hydrogen peroxide are significantly more effective than most multi-purpose contact lens solutions at killing fungi associated with fungal eye...
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Scientists Develop a High-Tech Soft Contact Lens
New research from the School of Nano-Bioscience and Chemical Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Korea) has put us one step closer to Mission Impossible-style contact...
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New Contact Lens Technology May Help Those with AMD
New telescopic contact lens technology may help those with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness among older Americans. Researchers have developed a new contact lens...
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New Drug-Dispensing Contact Lenses for Glaucoma
Researchers from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working on a...
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Contact Lens Care Compliance and Lens-Related Dry Eye
New research from the University of Houston College of Optometry looked at the relationship between contact lens compliance and contact lens-related dry eye. The study measured contact lens compliance...
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