Internet contact lens prices continue to fall
Optician Journal - Sutton,Surrey,UK
The average price of daily disposable contact lenses on the internet continues to fall, although some of the least expensive online suppliers have increased their lowest prices ...

More options available for contact lens extended wear
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA
With the millions of LASIK and PRK procedures that have been done over the past ten years one would think the numbers of people wearing contact lenses would have decreased dramatically ...

Contact lens fungus link to blindness
Scotsman - United Kingdom
CONTACT lens wearers have been warned about a new fungus that can lead to blindness, after an investigation found that 200 people in the United States and the Far East have contracted the condition ...

American Optometric Association Awards ACUVUE ADVANCE, ACUVUE ...
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
ACUVUE® ADVANCE™ with HYDRACLEAR™, ACUVUE® ADVANCE™ for ASTIGMATISM, and ACUVUE® OASYS™ with HYDRACLEAR™ PLUS Brand Contact Lenses are the first contact lenses to receive a Seal of Acceptance for Ultraviolet Absorbing Contact Lenses from the American Optometric Association's Commission on Ophthalmic Standards ...

When your eyes start to go
Odessa American - Odessa,TX,USA
Bifocal contact lenses and rigid-gas-permeable contact lenses are also used to correct presbyopia. But Blare said bigger advancements ...

Healthy Living: Improving Vision While You Sleep
KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
In this Healthy Living report, the debate over a new kind of contact lens for the near-sighted. You wear them at night, and take out in the morning - but are they safe? ...

Contact lenses help local golfers
The Post & Mail - Columbia City,IN,USA
The product is Nike's Maxsight contact lenses. The contacts are launching a new era of advancements in sports technology that help athletes compete with better vision ...

Ordering Contact Lenses Online is Now More Convenient Than Ever
PR Leap (press release) - Chula Vista,CA,USA
Around 25 million people in the UK shopped online last year because of the convenience the internet offers over the high street alternative ...

It's time to bring the future into focus
The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
there is a growing trade in the purchase of lenses over the internet, where they are available for a fraction of the price of practitioner-supplied lenses, and a recent Which? report found little difference between daily and monthly lenses...

Athletic Eye Enhancements
ProgressiveU.org - San Mateo,CA,USA
Soccer player Camille Walters, 15, wears contact lenses specially designed to help athletes see better. The 15-year-old wears tinted contact lenses that block certain wavelengths of light and help athletes see better...

Eyewear that hooks to video iPod works well, costs a bundle
The Herald - Everett,WA,USA
Now, with funky eyewear from MicroOptical Corp., iPod users can watch video on what looks like a 27-inch screen TV while, theoretically, maintaining some of the portability for which the iPod is famous as a music player...

Imperial Optical Introduces Solus Brand Contact Lenses to US ECPs
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Imperial Optical, Inc., North America’s leading independent contact lens distributor, has entered into an agreement with Strategic Lens Innovations Corp. to market and distribute the Solus™ Brand family of contact lenses directly to eyecare professionals throughout the U.S...

Contact lenses and you
SheKnows.com - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
There are over 30 million Americans now wearing contact lenses. They offer an excellent way of correcting your vision, but are they the right vision correction mode for you? Let’s take a look at the options for something thinking about wearing contact lenses...

New contact lenses designed to give athletes an edge
Team 4 News - Harlingen,TX,USA
A growing number of athletes, including the US men's soccer team and Texas Longhorns' football players, can be seen with a spooky red tint in their eyes as they run for the ball. That's because they are wearing contact lenses that block certain wavelengths of light and help athletes see better...

Fungus On Your Eyes
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
The reports of outbreaks of a rare fungus eye infection among some contact lens users, in countries such as Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States have certainly caused a scare among those of us who depend on these lenses for sight...

Website Launches to Help Consumers with Contact Lens Needs
Press World (press release) - Russia
Wearing glasses or contact lenses is a fact of life for many of us. Most consumers already know that they can get a better deal on contact lenses when they shop online...

Contacts and eye health
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
In fact, discomfort, which can be caused by dryness, is one of the main reasons people stop wearing contacts. To keep your eyes comfortable always, here are some tips to handle, store and care for your contact lenses...

Sunglasses Can Improve Sight For Sore Eyes- Protection Against Ultraviolet Rays
Newtown Bee - Newtown,CT,USA
Aside from the hats or sunglasses, some contact lenses carry UV protection. Also, the eyes do not need to be covered with dark shades. Clear lenses will also work...