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Contact Lenses News Archive of February 2007
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2/28/2007 |
Lasik and Beyond
Washingtonian.com - Washington,DC,USA
Ready to throw away your glasses? New technology has made laser
eye surgery better, while procedures beyond lasik offer more
ways to get 20/20 vision - and even eliminate reading
glasses....
New material makes wearing contacts safer, comfier
U.S. News & World Report -
Washington,DC,USA
Contact lenses have come a long way since 1887, when German
physiologist Adolf Eugen Fick fashioned two 20-millimeter thick
slabs from brown glass, ...
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2/22/2007 |
Special Assignment: Corrective Eye Surgery
ABC30.com - Fresno,CA,USA
With other procedures such as Lasik, a major vision problem such
as nearsightedness would be corrected. But some patients might
find they still have trouble reading at a certain distance such
as up close and they might need reading glasses even after
surgery. What makes implantable contact lenses so revolutionary
is that it can correct vision at all different fields. But like
every other surgery, it does come with some risks ...
Care For Your Contacts
Chester Daily Local Online -
Chester,PA,USA
In a survey last spring of some 7700 of our online readers who
wear corrective lenses, 45 percent of those who reported trying
contact lenses in the past ...
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2/18/2007 |
Revised guidance due on plano lens sales
Optician Online -
Sutton,Surrey,UK
Rules surrounding the sale and supply of contact lenses were
brought to the GOC's attention last November to address the
growing number non-optical suppliers of plano contact lenses
such as internet firms and pharmacies ...
Experts Expose The Truth Behind "Horror Stories" of Lasik Surgeries Found Online
Emediawire (press release)
- Ferndale,WA,USA
A new website has been launched to bring honesty to the Internet
by eliminating bogus LASIK sites that present false claims of
LASIK complications. Started in 2000, several LASIK bashing
sites arose that were sponsored by lawyers "fishing" for clients
to sue LASIK surgeons....
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2/15/2007 |
Warning on non-prescription cosmetic contact lenses
SpiritIndia - New Delhi,New Delhi,India
Cosmetic contact lenses (also known as novelty lenses; crazy
lenses; and fashion lenses) are coloured contact lenses intended
to be worn directly against ...
VISTAKON Launches 'Click-To-Be-Contacted' Service to Speed Up
PR Newswire (press release) - New
York,NY,USA
VISTAKON(R), Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. and
maker of ACUVUE(R) Brand Contact Lenses, today announced the
national launch of "Click-to-be-Contacted," a complimentary
online service designed to facilitate appointment scheduling for
new contact lens patients. ...
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2/10/2007 |
Contact lens use
WSLS.com - Roanoke,VA,USA
Consumer Reports just surveyed some 7,700 people who were either
eyeglasses or contact-lens wearers. Consumer Reports found that 60
percent of contact-lens wearers who were supposed to regularly replace
their contact lenses in fact wore them longer than recommended ...
Advances in contact lenses offer more choices
9NEWS.com - Denver,CO,USA
That was until the Food and Drug Administration approved SynergEyes
lenses. They have a hybrid hard lens in the middle with a soft lens skirt ...
Contact lens with a skirt?
9NEWS.com - Denver,CO,USA
The SynergEyes lenses have a hard contact center and a soft contact
skirt surrounding it. It's larger than most contacts but Nelson is
thrilled that it's such a simple way for him to have 20/20 vision. The
contacts are truly fitted to only his eye, so it took a couple of tries
to get it just right ...
The eyes have it: Lasik and beyond
9NEWS.com - Denver,CO,USA
The newest technology now allows for ‘bladeless Lasik.’ It's called
Intralase and it uses laser-burst bubbles seated just beneath the cornea
to make a thinner flap than earlier generations of Lasik...
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2/5/2007 |
Laser a weapon against poor vision
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Fort Riley soldiers are being offered free eye surgeries so they won’t
need glasses or contact lenses, which can cause problems in a war
zone, especially in ...
A clear look at optical choices
Enid News & Eagle - Enid,OK,USA
As a way of correcting vision without glasses, LASIK surgery is well
established with more than a million Americans choosing it every year.
Although conventional LASIK is relatively safe, some persons have
experienced long-term problems such as decreased night vision, glare,
halos or shadows...
The eyes have it: Lasik and beyond
9NEWS.com - Denver,CO,USA
Talk eye surgery and most people automatically assume the subject is
laser vision correction, Lasik. However, maybe you'd be better off with
a type of contact lens that's implanted within the eye, right in front
of your own lazy lens ...
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2/1/2007 |
Hi-Tech Water Toys - For Grownups
CBS News - New York City,NY,USA
These disposable contact lenses, co-developed with Bausch & Lomb,
improve your game by filtering 95 percent of UVA and UVB rays without
the need for cumbersome shades. Look like a cat in amber lenses that
help you see fast-moving objects better during games of football,
baseball or tennis ...
1-800 CONTACTS Announces Resolution to Supply Issue
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
The Company has recently signed long-term supply agreements with its
three largest contact lens suppliers. The Company has purchased directly
from Bausch & Lomb, its fourth largest supplier, without a written
agreement since 2001...
Helping soldiers see
Blackanthem.com - Clinton Township,MI,USA
The optometry clinic makes sure that Soldiers know the dangers of
wearing contact lenses in the combat zone. They have ballistic glasses
and snap in ...
Man Leaves Contacts in For a Year, Fuse to His Eye
ShortNews.com - Regensburg,Germany
A 40-year-old Chinese man only known as Liu had contact lenses he wore
for a year straight surgically removed because they grew into his eyes ...
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