How to Find the Right Contact Lenses for You
PR Leap (press release) - Chula Vista,CA,USA
Different contact lenses suit different people and there are many factors which determine which the best ones are for each individual and indeed  ...

Recent Survey Takes 'FreshLook' at Hottest Celeb Eye Colours
PR Newswire UK (press release) - London,UK
The survey which polled 3,000 young men and women ages 18-24 from across the United Kingdom, found that people often associate different eye colours with specific personality traits. The survey also determined that it may be possible for an individual to influence people's perception of them simply by changing the colour of their eyes with coloured contact lenses ...

'AquaSoft Singles' - Revolutionary Single-Use Contact Lens ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
At a live event today, ClearLab, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. (Nasdaq: CTAC - News) unveiled its new AquaSoft Singles, a milestone product that ClearLab expects will revolutionize single-use contact lens wear through an innovative flat pack for contact lenses....

VISTAKON to Introduce New 1-DAY ACUVUE(R) MOIST(TM) Brand Contact ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
Unique LACREON(TM) technology keeps lens moist and comfortable all day, while offering health and convenience benefits of daily disposable contact lens ...

Prolonged exposure to air-conditioning bad for eye contacts
Taiwan Headlines - Taipei,Taiwan
People who wear contact lenses or have to use computers for a substantial period of time every day are advised by doctors not to stay too long in an air ...

5 possible problems with contact lenses
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
Wearing contacts for a continuous period can deprive your cornea of oxygen and lead to blurry vision, pain, excessive tearing, redness and light sensitivity. If this occurs, remove your lenses immediately ...

Contact lens can lead to fungal infections
HealthandAge.com
Researchers are reporting an outbreak of a fungal infection of the cornea among soft contact lens wearers in Singapore. Keratitis, an inflammation of the cornea, is a potentially blinding infection. It is one of the most severe complications linked to the wearing of contact lenses ...

Choosing sunglasses: Is UV protection important?
MayoClinic.com - USA
Standard glasses can also be treated with a material that absorbs UV radiation sufficiently to protect the eye while retaining a clear, nontinted appearance. In addition, UV protection can be obtained for most rigid contact lenses and many soft contact lenses ...

Contact lenses improve, and patients win
USA Today - USA
Despite the growing popularity of laser eye surgery, the makers of contact lenses are not conceding anything, coming out with several new types of lenses in the past few years that give wearers an unprecedented number of options ...

For cheaper lenses and glasses, you need to focus on the internet
Independent - London,England,UK
Are you spending hundreds of pounds a year on correcting your vision? A survey published this week suggests that the average specs-wearer spends more than £200 a year on frames, lenses and care, rising to more than £600 for those who wear contact lenses  ...

New Survey Reveals Many Contact Lens Wearers Find Their Lenses Uncomfortable
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
For many of the nation's 38 million contact lens wearers, allergy season can bring tears, and more, to their eyes. At the peak of an especially-difficult allergy season, a new survey reveals that more than half (54 percent) of contact lens wearers who suffer from eye-related allergies ...

Lenses see lifetime of use
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
That's thanks to a newly approved vision correction surgery, which involves permanently inserting a special lens into the eye. The Visian ICL, or Implantable Collamer Lens, removes the need for temporary contact lenses ...

Students wear contact lenses too long, risk damage to eyes
Iowa State Daily - Ames,IA,USA
Wearing contacts too long can lead to blurry vision, a change in vision, swelling of the cornea or a bacterial infection, Schroder said. If a student has a bacterial infection and leaves it untreated, it can leave a scar ...

NWHRC Releases the Top Ways to Protect Your Eyes From the Sun
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
New fast facts tell women what they need to know to protect themselves and their family from the sun's dangerous rays ...

First for CLs
Optician Journal - Sutton,Surrey,UK
Vistakon's Acuvue Advance with Hydraclear, Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism and Acuvue Oasys with Hydraclear Plus are the first contact lenses to receive a Seal ...

First human trial of antibacterial contact lens
Scenta.co.uk - London,England,UK
A biotechnology team have received ethics approval for the first human clinical trial of an antibacterial extended-wear contact lens. The initiative, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will also develop the first official system for protected areas in the region ...

Dry-Eye Hot Spots
Forbes - USA
If you have a hard time wearing contact lenses, or if your eyes are stinging and red, you might be the victim of dry eye. It is one of the most common complaints patients bring to their eye doctors ...

10 things you didn't know were ageing you
Femail - UK
Wearing contact lenses or not taking care when you put contact lenses in. "If you're not sure how to insert and remove lenses, ask your optician," says Evaghoras. "Putting them in requires light pressure, but if you're pulling at the skin around your eye daily, it starts to sag."...

Companies Tap Podcast Buzz To Sell Contact Lenses, Appliances
Wall Street Journal (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
Here's a big shout-out to our sponsor: Acuvue brand contact lenses." Heather noted that Acuvue is offering a free trial pair of contact lenses, "while supplies last." ...