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Recent Contact Lens News

  • Acuvue Celebrates 25th Anniversary of First Disposable Contact Lens With Launch of New 1-Day Acuvue(R) Moist(R) Brand ...

    TORONTO-- - A quarter of a century after revolutionizing the contact lens industry with the introduction of the first disposable soft contact lens, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. announced the Canadian ...

  • What's Up Doc? Are contact lens problems common?

    Q: I am a contact lens wearer, and I developed keratitis and then a corneal ulcer. Is this common?

  • Clear Care contact lens cleaner still burning eyes

    It’s been almost two years since a Check Up blog warned about how the popular contact lens cleaning product CLEAR CARE can cause severe eye burning and even eye damage if it’s not used properly. But the problem continues.

  • Contact confessions

    CONTACT COMPLICATIONS: Contact lens related complications range from self-limiting to sight threatening, which require rapid diagnosis and treatment to prevent vision loss. With millions of individuals wearing contact lenses, even a small percentage of complications can constitute a major public health problem. Contact lens complications are as varied as they are common, involving the lids ...

  • Cosmetic contact lens on the rise among Malaysians

    Malaysia’s beauty contact lens market is fast catching up with developed countries in the region such as Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea, which are all exhibiting similar upward trending in the sales of these beauty accessories. GfK retail tracking reported Malaysians spending a total of nearly USD 55 million on contact lenses in 2011, of which 28 percent was contributed by the beauty segment.

  • Contact confessions: Tips for using contact lenses

    They help many of us see, but you have to look closely to see them. Millions of Americans wear contact lenses.

  • Top Tips for Contact Lens Wearers

    Katie Grove is the news editor at Lenstore , the trusted online retailer of contact lenses in the UK. She frequently writes articles for both Lenstore and other websites to raise awareness about eye care and contact lenses.

  • Rossendale optician wins top award

    A Rossendale optician who specialises in diagnosing rare conditions has been named as Contact Lens Optician of the Year 2012.

  • Woman, 37, charged with striking officer

    A woman is accused of hitting a Fort Wayne police officer and, in the process, knocking out his contact lens.

  • NTU scientists invent superbug killers

    ( Nanyang Technological University ) Conceived at Nanyang Technological University, this superbug killer comes in the form of a coating which has a magnetic-like feature that attracts bacteria and kills them without the need for antibiotics.