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Contact Lenses News Archive of June 2006
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6/24/2006 |
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 ...
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6/18/2006 |
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 ...
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6/10/2006 |
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...
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6/7/2006 |
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...
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6/1/2006
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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...
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