Millions of people around the world wear contact lenses, with 24 million wearers in the U.S. alone. While contact lens care is generally very safe, lenses that are not properly cleaned and disinfected ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Compliance with contact lens storage case hygiene and ...

Hygiene Habits Linked to Contamination of Contact Lens Cases The study included 119 contact lens wearers, recruited at their optometrist's office. Participants completed a questionnaire regarding ...

March 12 -- Approximately 36 million people in the United States wear contact lenses. Of these, more than 25,000 develop contact lens-related corneal infections each year. Such infections can lead to ...

Stapleton and colleagues prospectively collected new cases of daily wear contact lens-related microbial keratitis from all ophthalmologists and optometrists in Australia over the 12-month period from ...

To determine whether multipurpose solutions, widely used for contact lens disinfections, could be at the origin of ocular pathologies (contact lens intolerance and ocular infections). An observational ...

When it comes to correcting your vision, eyeglasses aren't the only option you have. Over the years, contact lenses, which are thin, clear plastic discs that can be inserted into the eyes, have become ...

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There are many types of contact lenses in use today. The two most important types are the soft, and rigid gas permeable lenses, depending upon the hardness of the lens. Soft lenses are very ...

More than 85% of adolescents who wear contact lenses do not follow recommendations for proper contact lens hygiene, a nationally representative online survey found. That poor compliance increases ...

"Responsible use of contact lenses begins with good hygiene. To keep your eyes safe and healthy, wash your hands well with soap and water before you touch your lenses. This simple step helps prevent ...