Contact lenses have existed for more than 100 years and continually improve over time. They are generally made of plastic materials and move with your eye, allowing you to see more clearly.
ACUVUE Advance contact lenses have really come to the forefront of the contact lenses market in recent years as they have helped to provide a significant degree of relief to a number of people who suffer from a particularly problematic eye disorder: astigmatism.
A pair of just-published studies examine different pharmacologic agents with the aim of preventing hypertensive phase associated with Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation.
Summer is really a time of exposure, but it doesn't mean that we do not need a pair of summer sunglasses. Dozens of ways is capable to save your vulnerable eyes free from burning heat of the
Glaucoma is an eye condition in which one's optic nerve is damaged and destroyed over time. Most commonly, glaucoma can be attributed to increased eye pressure as a result of drainage blockage. Other causes of glaucoma include poor blood supply to the optic nerve fibers, weak nerve structure, o
Dry, red eyes is a common occurrence for many individuals and can be caused by allergies or natural irritants. There are relatively easy and inexpensive ways to combat this problem.
Contact lenses are a unique part of our everyday life and are older than you may think. They have evolved to something very precise even over the last few decades and have a few fun facts associated with them.
Photochromic lenses are lenses that darken on exposure to UV radiation. Once the UV is removed (for example by walking indoors), the lenses will gradually return to their clear state acting like clear lenses. These lenses may be made of either glass or plastic. The name Transition is a brand name of
How feasible and effective is an extraocular surgical approach to connect a subretinal device via transchoroidal/transcutaneous cable to an extracorporeal connector in 7 retinitis pigmentosa patients?
In today's society people are always on the go and busy. Often too busy to think about basic, but important, things such as stocking up on their contact lenses.
Are you tired of wearing eye glasses and contact lens every day, year in year out? Are you financially drained from doctors' visits, filling prescriptions and changing glasses and lens at lea
The FDA regulates eyeglass safety.eyeglasses image by iChip from Fotolia.comThe FDA requires that all prescription, UV-protected eyeglass lenses and frames sold in the United States be safety tested for impact resistance. Non-prescription eyewear such as sunglasses and safety glasses are...
Orthokeratology is termed for the process of reshaping the eyes with the aid of a specially-designed gas permeable (GP) or rigid gas gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses. Orthokeratology aims to flatten the eye's front surface which is the cornea to correct mild to moderate refractive errors such