Contact Lens Cases Often Contaminated
THURSDAY, Nov. 27 -- Contamination is common in contact lens storage cases, say Israeli researchers who found at least one pathogen in two-thirds of 30 storage cases used by 16 people. The tests of contact...

Contact Lens Germs Give Clues to Eye Infection
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 -- Cultures made from organisms found on contact lenses may help identify the causes of corneal eye infection (microbial keratitis), Australian researchers report. Reporting in the September issue...

Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
THURSDAY, March 5 -- Compared to glasses, contact lenses improve how children feel about their appearance, their ability to play sports and their acceptance among friends, a study of 484 nearsighted...

High Temps Degrade Contact Lens Solution: Study
MONDAY, Nov. 10 -- Prolonged exposure to high temperatures degrades the antifungal properties of the ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution, which was implicated in a U.S. eye infection outbreak between 2004 and 2006, a new study says. ReNu with MoistureLoc contains a...

Eye Care Lacking in Many Who Buy Contact Lenses Online
MONDAY, Jan. 7 -- While buying contact lenses online may save time in the short-term, people who do so tend not to follow proper eye care, new research shows. Time saved with an Internet...

Health Tip: Safe Use of Contact Lenses
-- It can be difficult to see that cosmetics and contact lenses may not mix, especially if the cosmetics are misapplied. The University of Virginia Health System offers these suggestions for contact lens...

Alcon's Third Quarter Sales Rise 11.0 Percent
...in rebates on such sales. -- Surgical sales rose 10.8 percent to $585.9 million, or 7.5 percent on a constant currency basis. Sales of intraocular lenses increased 12.3 percent to $215.4 million, with sales of premium intraocular lenses rising 35.1 percent. Sales of premium intraocular lenses for...

Alcon's Second Quarter Sales Rise 17.9 Percent; Net Earnings Increase 26.3 Percent
...officer. 'Revenues in both developed and emerging markets outside the U.S. were particularly robust, while our advanced technology intraocular lenses and glaucoma franchise continued to deliver excellent sales growth.' Second Quarter Sales Highlights Highlights of sales for the second quarter...

Alcon's Fourth Quarter Sales Rise 20.0 Percent
...a constant currency basis. Surgical sales include $15.1 million generated by WaveLight AG in the period after the acquisition. Sales of intraocular lenses increased 24.3 percent to $259.3 million. In terms of units, AcrySof(R) intraocular lenses grew 14.5 percent, well in excess of the growth rate...

Most Americans Have Poor 'Eye-Q'
...released Monday. The American Eye-Q survey of 1,000 adults 18 years or older found that Americans lack awareness in two key areas: eye diseases and contact lens hygiene and compliance. 'Contact lenses are among the safest forms of vision correction when patients comply with the care and wearing instructions...

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