Archive for the ‘Contact Lenses’ Category

Eye Glasses or Contacts: When is the Right Time to Allow Kids to Switch?

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

When children begin begging to replace their glasses with contact lenses, parents often find themselves in a quandary. While desiring to please their children, they want to make sure that their kids are mature enough to manage contact lenses. Although parents would prefer that ophthalmologists give them a specific age ...

1-Day Acuvue TruEye Contact Lenses Recalled In Asia

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Consumers who have purchased the 1-DAY ACUVUE TruEye brand of contact lenses made by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care should check if their purchase was affected by a voluntary recall, the Health Science Authority (HSA) said in a press statement today. This recall was initiated on Thursday 19 August 2010, due to ...

Children Report Better Vision-Related Quality Of Life

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Children Report Better Vision-Related Quality of Life with Contact Lenses vs. Glasses; Biggest improvement seen in children 10 years or older, especially in areas of Appearance, Activities, and Satisfaction with Vision Correction Contact lenses improve vision-related quality of life in children compared with glasses, especially in the areas of appearance and athletics, ...

Eye Glasses or Contacts: When is the Right Time to Allow Kids to Switch?

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

When children begin begging to replace their glasses with contact lenses, parents often find themselves in a quandary. While desiring to please their children, they want to make sure that their kids are mature enough to manage contact lenses. Although parents would prefer that ophthalmologists give them a specific age ...

New Contact Lens Device Capable of IOP and Ocular Pressure Measuring

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

A novel contact lens-embedded sensor may be capable of producing measurements of IOP and ocular pulse amplitude that are comparable to widely used devices, a study said. In 12 eyes of 12 sitting subjects, measurements of IOP and ocular pulse amplitude from the contact lens-embedded sensor were similar to handheld and ...

Is Bausch + Lomb Greenwashing BioTru Contact Lens Solution?

Monday, August 9th, 2010

BioTru a contact lens solution recently released from Bausch+Lomb is a nature inspired contact lens solution appealing to consumers seeking eco friendly options. The question arises is this a true eco friendly option for contact lens wearers? Bausch & Lomb cares about the environment,” begins a statement on the Biotrue carton. ...

X-Cel Adds Monthly Replacement to Flexlens® Product Line

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

X-Cel Adds Monthly Replacement to Flexlens® Product Line DULUTH, GEORGIA (August 2, 2010) - X-Cel Contacts, a Walman Company, is a specialty contact lens manufacturer located in Duluth, Georgia, with branches throughout the United States. X-Cel, has recently announced the addition of a monthly modality in their Flexlens® product line. Flexlens ...