Category Archives: ALL ABOUT CONTACT LENSES

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care has sponsored a consumer campaign designed to dispel myths about contact lenses and thus prompt more people with vision problems to consider wearing contacts. The initiative is called “Life Through Lenses” and it has been launched in partnership with business support organisation Sight Care, Optometry Today has reported on its website. According to research conducted by Sight Care, 80% of people wearing glasses have yet to try contact lenses. This means great long-term potential for… Read More ➝

Many of us suffer from allergies, and the symptoms can affect all parts of our body, including our eyes. Itchy, runny eyes and swollen eyelids are common symptoms among sufferers, and for lens wearers things can be even worse, because allergens from the air can stick to the lenses, adding to the discomfort. Also, allergens overstimulate the production of some substances in the tears that could blur your vision when they bind to the contacts. One way to get rid… Read More ➝

We normally associate the use of contact lenses with the need to correct vision impairments. However, sometimes people turn to contacts in order to gain a more natural appearance on a blind, disfigured, or otherwise flawed eye. In these cases, they use prosthetic contact lenses. As AllAboutVision explains in its article, prosthetic contacts are like regular lenses in that both types come in the gas permeable (GP), or soft lens variety. Aside from being made from the same materials, prosthetic… Read More ➝

Bausch + Lomb is one of the first names that springs to mind when contact lenses are concerned. Earlier this year, the US eye-care company was acquired by Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and last week it was announced that Bausch + Lomb’s latest product had passed a major marketing hurdle in the US: obtaining clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA nod of approval was given to the new frequent disposable silicone hydrogel contact lenses that incorporate Bausch… Read More ➝