Contact Lenses News

A prototype contact lens that could act as an ocular drug delivery system showed successful extended and controlled release of studied molecules over a 4-week period, a study found.

Contact lens wearers with dry eye symptoms had lower tear meniscus volumes than asymptomatic wearers, a study showed.

A new technique for measuring contact lens osmolality proved repeatable and independent of lens material and power, a study showed.

Progressing age is a known risk factor for conjunctivochalasis, but contact lens wear may increase the odds of developing redundant conjunctival folds.

A study showed a small increase in myopia progression in children who switched from spectacles to soft contact lenses.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — SynergEyes has launched a new hybrid contact lens specifically designed for patients with keratoconus, the company announced.

NUSA DUA, Indonesia — By using colored haploscopic filter contact lenses, researchers were able to improve color perception in congenital dyschromatic patients, a presenter said here.

PARIS — Contact lenses were the topic of the 2009 Rapport of the French Society of Ophthalmology.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Use of soft contact lenses for up to 32 years does not appear to have a significant impact on key corneal measurements, a study found.

Older hydrogel contact lens wearers were more likely than younger hydrogel or silicone hydrogel lens wearers to report discomfort and consider giving up lenses, according to a study.