Archive for the ‘Contact Lenses’ Category

South Dakota To Crack Down on Cosmetic Contact Lens

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

PIERRE — The Legislature is poised to crack down on sales of contact lenses in South Dakota. The state Board of Optometry wants to prohibit any sale without a valid prescription. The targets are non-corrective lenses that are worn for cosmetic reasons to alter the color of a person’s eyes. Mike Bartlett, ...

Imperial Optical Releases Contact Lens Target Demographic By Brand

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Imperial Optical, Inc., North America's leading independent contact lens distributor, has published a white paper titled, "Contact Lens Brand Demographics: A Guide to Who Wants Which Brands" -- the first in Imperial's "Marketing Contact Lenses" series. This paper includes never before released demographic data from consumers who conducted online searches ...

Environmental Impact Of Contact Lenses

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Instead of glasses, I wear contact lenses. This means throwing out scraps of plastic (as well as their packaging) every two weeks, in addition to using cleaning fluid (which comes in plastic containers) and plastic lens cases. How much better would it be for the planet if I switched to ...

Eva Green ‘Bond Girl’ Says Contact Lenses Are a Desert Island Staple

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

By Emily Tait via Contact Lenses Co. uk Contact lenses would be among Eva Green`s five desert island staples, it has been revealed. [caption id="attachment_4014" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Eva Green in Casino Royale "][/caption] When asked by the Times what items she would take with her if she was going to be stranded ...

Johnny Depp Wearing Green Contact Lenses As Mad Hatter

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Johnny Depp is wearing green contact lenses in his role as the Mad Hatter, Tim Burtons upcoming adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. [caption id="attachment_3878" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Johnny Depp in Green Contact Lens as the Mad Hatter "][/caption] This will not be the first time, Johnny Depp has worn colored contact ...

Optometry Urges FDA To Launch Investigation Into Fashion Contact Lens

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Ophthalmology, Optometry Call on FDA to Investigate Color Contact ... By Arthur De Gennaro This week, the Academy joined with the American Optometric Association (AOA) to urge the FDA to launch an investigation into Internet sales of decorative contact lenses not supervised by a qualifiedeye care professional. ... In this space ...

Bausch and Lomb Lose Fight Over ReNu

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

A federal judge has decided that Lexington Insurance Co. is off the hook for claims arising out of numerous personal injury lawsuits filed against Bausch & Lomb Inc. for its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution The Rochester-based eye-care company sued the subsidiary of insurance giant American International Groupin 2008, arguing ...