Contact Lenses

Investigators from the Sun Yay-Sen University in Guangzhou have created a theranostic device that targets sensing rising fluid pressures within the eye to automatically deliver medication for a glaucoma patient.

Researchers are investigating a 3D-printed self-moisturizing contact lens that could be a catalyst for the development of next-generation contact lens-based medical devices.

Advice for pilots to consider ahead of taking flight.

A new survey commissioned by the Contact Lens Institute found that US eye care practitioners are failing to take advantage of the opportunity to discuss contact lens options with 2 out of 3 patients. Two virtual panel discussions on May 3 will analyze the data.

Long-term success of contact lens wearers attributed to education, professional input on cleaning methods

With advanced, easy-to-fit multifocal lens technologies, patients don’t need to compromise

Tools and therapies for dry eye with contact lens wear

Kelly Voltz, OD, FAAO, FSLS, on highlights from her presentation "Ortho-K" during the 2022 SECO meeting.

These habits wreak havoc on your vision

Daily disposable contact lenses combine with an established antihistamine for the world's first drug-eluting contact lenses.

In the past 12 months, the program has prevented the equivalent of 28 million plastics bottles from polluting the oceans.

Incorporate management of disease as the new standard of care.

A new paper looks to debunk 10 contact lens notions long-held by eyecare practitioners.

Current findings review risks, benefits, and performance.

Keep patients coming back to your practice by offering what competitors don’t have.

Contact lenses are the better vision correction option when used in conjunction with a face mask

A patient presents with ocular issues from the overuse of contact lens for months

In a presentation at the American Academy of Optometry 2021 annual meeting, Erin Rueff, OD, PhD, and Elaine Chen, OD, detailed how habits surrounding spectacle use and contact lens wear changed during the COVID-19 pandemic among faculty, staff and the student population of the Marshall B. Ketchum University.

Myopia control gains are preserved even when patients switch to single vision contact lenses.

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