With a hybrid contact lens design, the crisp optics of a hard lens is provided with the center rigid lens. The soft skirt holds the rigid lens in place, without rubbing against the cornea, which is ...

They say the eye is the window to the soul, but soon it could also be a window to your medication. Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed an innovative contact lens that not only ...

Contact lenses, a preferred choice over eyeglasses for improving vision, demand appropriate care to prevent discomfort and eye infections. This emphasizes the significance of contact solutions.

A trip to the beach has turned Brooklyn McCasland’s life upside down after she contracted a vision-threatening eye infection while swimming in her contact lenses. It happens when a parasite that ...

Several reasons can explain the wide range in price: Contact lenses are thin, clear discs you wear directly on your eye. The principle is the same as glasses: The thin disc corrects how light ...

People who get pink eye from wearing contact lenses may need to switch to a new pair of lenses, a new disinfection solution, or even consider using glasses exclusively. Treatments for Pink Eye in ...

75 years ago, on November 29, 1949, Dr. Harold Ridley implanted the first intraocular lens in an eye after cataract extraction at St. Thomas Hospital in London. The introduction of an intraocular ...

If your doctor prescribed a particular brand of contacts, it's best to stick with a retailer that offers that brand.

A Whiteley-based hospital implanted contact lenses in a woman's eyes - so she does not need glasses for the first time in decades. Jo Gibbons, 42, who lives in Sixpenny Handley, had a very strong ...

But they can cut down on how much glare is reflected into your eyes from surfaces such as water, snow, and sidewalks. If you wear contact lenses, some types offer built-in UV protection.