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A novel silicone hydrogel material may provide more relief of ocular discomfort associated with contact lens wear in adverse environmental conditions than use of patients' regular lenses or no contact lens use, a study suggests. However, "these results should be verified in a larger, appropriately powered study," the study authors said.

Two marketers of non-corrective, cosmetic contact lenses have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal law by selling contact lenses without prescriptions, according to a press release from the FTC.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Vistakon will begin making its Acuvue Oasys with Hydraclear Plus contact lenses available with an 8.8-mm base curve beginning on Jan. 2, the company announced in a press release.

The “chopstick” technique is a simple, safe and effective way to implant an IOL into the ciliary sulcus in the presence of a posterior capsular rent. The chopstick technique refers to the IOL being held between two instruments — a globe stabilization rod and a Y rod — and inserted through either port. The IOL is then maneuvered into the sulcus. As the Y rod inserted through the side port is present at all times posterior to the IOL supporting it from beneath, the chance of the IOL falling into the vitreous is absent during all steps. This technique is also useful for optic capturing in the presence of a rent.

Using rigid gas-permeable scleral contact lenses is effective for managing the ocular surface and rehabilitating vision in eyes with advanced atopic keratoconjunctivitis, a retrospective study shows.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Wearing contact lenses improves how children and teenagers feel about their appearance and participation in activities more than wearing glasses, according to findings from the Contact Lens in Pediatrics Study.

Sobre los últimos 20 años, ha habido un aumento en la ocurrencia de patógenos no bacterianos asociados a úlceras corneanas por lentes de contacto cosméticos blandos, según el Dr. Eduardo C. Alfonso.

Nos últimos 20 anos, tem havido um aumento na ocorrência de patógenos não bacterianos associados às úlceras corneanas em usuários de lentes de contato cosméticas gelatinosas, de acordo com o Dr. Eduardo C. Alfonso.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vistakon's Acuvue Oasys with Hydraclear Plus contact lens for additional therapeutic uses, the company announced in a press release.

Using either spectacles or contact lenses to correct myopia can negatively affect some areas of patients' vision-related quality of life, researchers in Australia said. However, patients who received refractive surgery reported quality of life similar to emmetropic individuals, they noted.