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10/17/2006 |
SUNWEAR / Sunglass fashion for the 2007 season
Eye-zine (press release) - USA
What are the hottest sunglass styles, details, materials and features to
watch for in spring and summer of 2007? According to Sunglass
Association fashion experts Gross and Martin, here's a sneak peak at
what to expect when shopping for sunglasses for men, women and children ...
LASIK Surpasses Contact Lens in Overall Long-term Safety
HealthNewsDigest.com - New York,NY,USA
Dr. Joseph Dello Russo announced the results of a study that indicates
for the first time that LASIK is safer than contact lenses. According to
a study published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, October 2006
edition, researchers have confirmed that LASIK surgery as performed this
year is safer than contact lens use...
Fresh Eyes for Changing Seasons
Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA
And if you are not brave enough to opt for the corrective laser surgery
option, then contact lenses are your best bet for a new summer look. But
with so many brands and types on the market, which ones are right for
you?...
Beware this Halloween
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
The American Academy of Ophthalmology wants to remind parents this
Halloween that cosmetic contact lenses, like corrective contact lenses,
are medical devices requiring a prescription, and permanent eye damage
can occur if they are improperly used ...
Innovative contacts unveiled
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
ClearLab, a wholly owned subsidiary of 1-800 CONTACTS, unveiled both the
AquaSoft Singles lens and its wrapping for Utah media at the company's
offices Monday. A more international preview took place earlier in New
York. When you gently pull up the corner on the package, it opens
easily, revealing a soft, squishy lens that is not positioned like it's
in a bowl, but rather springs up to form a small dome that can be
pinched between fingers and placed directly in the eye ...
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10/2/2006
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Halloween specialty contact lenses: no costume is complete
without matching contacts
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
The growing trend at Halloween is to purchase Hollywood-style specialty
contact lenses to match your costume. This is a fast-growing business
with an estimated 500,000 pairs of these lenses being sold each year
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Contact-lens safety
Consumer Reports (subscription) - USA
Contacts lenses have become so easy to buy that "patients have forgotten
they are medical devices that require a medical standard of care," says
Jack Schaeffer, O.D., a spokesman for the American Optometric
Association ...
Preparing for LASIK Surgery
Market-Day.net - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
If you are wearing contact lenses, take note. You must remove your
contact lenses a few weeks before you have your LASIK consultation. The
reason for this is because some contact lenses reshape your cornea
themselves, hence causing problems with LASIK ...
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