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Think About Your Eyes summer campaign boosts site traffic
Think About Your Eyes announced that its summer campaign amassed 130 million media impressions.
7 things you didn't know about ortho-K
Orthokeratology, or ortho-K, is the process of fitting special contact lenses to reshape the cornea. Ortho-K uses gas-permeable contact lenses designed to be worn overnight rather than during the day.
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Astigmatic soft contact lens wearers successfully refit with minisclerals
Large diameter gas-permeable contact lenses can be considered a good alternative to soft toric contact lenses for correcting refractive astigmatism, according to researchers.
New keratoconus treatments may alter disease course
In 1983 I had the privilege of co-authoring my first paper on keratoconus, “Does the Boston II Contact Lens correct keratoconus?” (Shovlin et al.). This began a career during which I’ve seen my share of patients, continued to publish and participated in clinical trials involving all aspects of keratoconus management.
Keratoconus care benefits from new diagnosis, treatment strategies
The origin of keratoconus is still hotly debated. Genetic and environmental factors have been widely investigated, as has an inflammatory component.
Changing lifestyles, increasing expectations drive innovation in contact lens market
The contact lens industry continues to thrive and innovate. We have witnessed this in recent years with the migration to daily disposables, the increasing popularity of corneal reshaping and the expanded application of scleral lenses.
Etafilcon A daily disposables reduce upper lid, limbal staining in Asian presbyopes
Refitting presbyopic contact lens wearers of Asian descent with etafilcon A multifocal daily disposable contact lenses resulted in minimal overall staining.
GP scleral lens improves visual acuity, comfortable wear time in irregular corneas
Visual acuity and patient satisfaction improved in patients with irregular corneas after wearing scleral contact lenses for 1 month.
Alcon offers new multifocal contact lens for presbyopic patients
Alcon launched Air Optix plus HydraGlyde Multifocal contact lenses, combining technologies to offer presbyopic patients seamless vision at all distances as well as enhanced moisture benefits.
BLOG: CXL, refraction correction an ideal combination
The U.S. approval of corneal collagen cross-linking for ectatic disorders provided hope for so many patients with keratoconus, but the real benefit of CXL is if it can be combined with a refractive procedure to give spectacle freedom.
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