It can sometimes be challenging for ophthalmologists, making definitive on-the-spot diagnoses of eye problems. A new "smart" contact lens is designed to help, however, by changing color in response to ...

Sometimes it’s easy to forget you’re even wearing contact lenses, and that’s kind of the point. Unlike eyeglasses, contact lenses are invisible, weightless and out of your way. However, contact lenses ...

Eye infection outbreaks have prompted recalls of contact cleaning solutions in the past, but the risks continue. Contact lens wearer Orlando Tejedor needed a corneal transplant after an infection that ...

About 45 million Americans wear contact lenses, making this an important vision-correcting tool. But whether your doctor recently recommended that you try contacts or you’ve been popping them in for ...

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Around the world, more and more people are becoming nearsighted. Today’s younger generations have a much higher incidence of myopia than their parents do, according to public health data, and the rate ...

(Columbia) Jan 21, 2003 - Finding the best fitting pair of glasses or contacts can be quite a spectacle. For computer scientist Brian Barsky, an affiliate professor of optometry and vision science at ...

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If you're like me, you know the struggle of inserting contact lenses. These game-changing tips will help you level up your contact lens routine. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus ...