Researchers Walline, Jeffrey J et al have shown in a recent study published in the journal Optometry and Vision Science that a child’s self-perception can be improved by wearing contact lenses. The study focused on 484 shortsighted (myopia) children ages 8 to 11. Approximately half the children (237) were randomly selected to wear eye glasses [...]
Archive | June, 2009
Surgically Implanted Contact Lenses
In the following report by, voanews, a collage student, Tommy Hardeman, gives us an account of his choice to have contact lenses surgically implanted. Many people are not able to have LASIK eye surgery, contact lens implants may be the alternative they have been looking for. Unlike LASIK surgery where the shape of the cornea [...]
The Inventor of the Modern day Contact Lenses – Otto Wichterle
Professor Otto Wichterle, had the greatest influence on contact lenses since the second world war. Wichterle tried to make contact lenses in a mold using HEMA (hydroxyethylmethacrylate), developed the spin casting process, the first effective production method for soft contact lenses. He was born in Prostejov, Northern Moravia, and after a sickly childhood wanted to [...]
Survey on Contact Lenses Replacement Schedules
A recent survey by researchers at the the Centre for Contact Lens Research at the University of Waterloo has shown that nearly 40 percent of people who wear contact lenses keep them in past the manufacturer’s recommended date. More than 189 eye care specialists participated in the study which resulted in 1,654 (60% of the [...]
Contact Lenses and Allergy Sufferers
In a survey done by the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) of all the woman who suffer through allergies many complain of puffy and red eyes. The survey says that 40 percent of these women also feel that their allergy symptoms (red, dry and watery eyes) makes them look both tired and unattractive. [...]
How Contact Lenses are Manufactured
Contact lenses can be manufactured in a variety of ways. The following video shows the various steps from lathe, to polish, to sterilization in making a contact lens. Although this video is quite old it still gives you a good idea about the different steps involved in making contact lenses. Today contact lenses are [...]
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