Safety of Coloured Contact Lenses Studied

by Tim Fletcher 7. September 2012 08:11
Recently, there have been several cases of serious complications associated with improper use of coloured contact lenses. To find out how such complications affect vision and how patients respond to treatment, a group of researchers including S. Sing... [More]

Contact Lenses Used in New Sight-Restoring Procedure

by Joel Harrison 2. November 2011 08:56
Scientists have developed a new method to restore the vision of people who suffered from eye injuries and certain degenerative eye diseases. The new treatment consists in growing eye cells in a laboratory with the use of tissue samples collected from... [More]

New Procedure Designed to Restore Vision Tested

by Joel Harrison 25. October 2011 13:36
Scientists have developed a new method of permanent vision correction. In the near future, everyone will be able to undergo a simple surgical procedure and then stop wearing contact lenses or glasses. The procedure (referred to as ‘Z Kamra&rsq... [More]

Expert: Technology Has Markedly Improved Contact Lenses

by Joel Harrison 23. October 2011 12:11
We have got so accustomed to how good modern contact lenses are that we tend to forget how much has changed in the technology of their manufacture and how it has affected their quality and the range of conditions they can be used to treat. In a rece... [More]

Unique Tonometer Allowing IOP Testing without Removing Contact Lenses Presented

by Joel Harrison 1. August 2011 14:12
Measuring intraocular pressure (IOP) has always been a problem for contact lenses users, who have to remove them every time they undergo such a test. Now, however, thanks to a new tonometer, called DIATON, it is possible to measure IOP without touchi... [More]

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