Contact Lenses News

PARIS — Not all contact lens specialists favor the use of intracorneal rings in the management of keratoconus.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Soft contact lens wear changed off-axis wavefront aberrations in eyes fitted with lenses compared with naked eyes, according to a poster presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting here.

BOSTON — Modern ophthalmic techniques and procedures have effectively lowered the incidence of microbial keratitis, but they have also altered the spectrum of infectious pathogens that ophthalmologists need to be aware of, a speaker said here.

A new procedure introduced to maneuver a posterior chamber IOL from the anterior chamber into the posterior chamber results in improved uncorrected visual acuity, lower IOP and no loss in best corrected visual acuity at 6 months, a study found.

Use of hydrogen peroxide solution was associated with the lowest incidence of corneal infiltration among daily hydrogel contact lens wearers, according to a study.

LARGO, Fla. — Unilens Vision has launched its C-VUE Advanced toric multifocal lens for astigmatic presbyopes, according to a press release from the company.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In an effort to consolidate its global contact lens manufacturing operations, Bausch & Lomb has announced plans to begin migrating most of its production plants to existing locations in Waterford, Ireland, and Rochester, N.Y., the company announced in a press release.

コンタクトレンズ（特にハードレンズ）装用歴のある高齢者に、結膜ヒダの高い発生率と重症化が認められる。

Rinsing significantly reduced protein deposits remaining on silicone hydrogel contact lenses, a study showed.

HUENENBERG, Switzerland — Alcon has launched its Opti-Free GP multipurpose cleaning and disinfecting solution for patients who wear gas permeable contact lenses, the company announced in a press release.