When do your contact lenses expire? If you don't know the answer, you should hear what eye doctors have to say. Lara Vukelich is a freelance writer in San Diego, California. She writes creative ...

The loss of his eyesight, he says, is a result of an eye infection he’s been dealing with since the summer, according to an ...

It's estimated that 38 million Americans wear contact lenses. To prevent eye infections, the CDC recommends the following: Wash hands before touching contact lenses.

Heads up, contact lens wearers: A woman in England was nearly blinded in one eye after contracting a rare but serious infection likely caused by wearing her contact lenses while showering and ...

A small but intriguing new study may shed light on why people who wear contact lenses are more likely to get certain eye infections. Using sophisticated genetic testing, researchers from NYU ...

Health tech: Researchers are working on combining sensors with off-the-shelf contact lenses for a range of medical applications. Written by Jo Best, Contributor Aug. 14, 2018, 2:59 a.m. PT ...

Wearing eye contact lenses, picture-taking and scanning, is not science fiction anymore. The research was led by Jang-Ung Park, professor of the School of Nano-Bioscience and Chemical Engineering ...

Such contact lenses “represent a serious, serious threat to consumers” because of the potential eye damage, he said. “ (Decorative contact lenses) are out there. Our focus is to educate.

Aug. 24, 2009 -- Question: What are toric contact lenses, when are they used and what are the risks/benefits of using them? Answer: Certain patients have what is known as corneal astigmatism.

The EVO lenses take 8 to 10 minutes to implant and cost between $2,500 and $5,000 per eye. Because it is an elective surgery it is not generally covered by health insurance.

There have also been previous attempts to use contact lenses in treating dry eye syndrome, such as graphene-coated lenses designed to minimize moisture loss and self-moisturizing lenses stimulated ...