Tag Archives: contact lenses

Disposable Lenses Can Cause A Contact Lens Eye Infection

There have been many various eye infection issues with contact lenses in the recent years; sometimes it is blamed on specific products, but mostly it is lack of good hygiene. There are some major issues that specifically have to do with people who wear soft contact lenses. Those people are definitely at a heightened risk […]

CRT Contact Lenses: The Best Weapon Against Myopia

The number of nearsighted people worldwide is growing fast. The World Health Organization  , in its 2016 report estimated that 22.9 percent of the earth’s population is myopic (nearsighted) while 2.7 percent are highly myopic (severly vision impaired.) Based on measured trends, WHO predicts that by 2050, almost half of all humans will be myopic […]

Ortho-K Makes Being Active Easier for Youngsters

Childhood and the teenage years should be filled with running, jumping, swimming and an array of other active verbs. Yet for a growing segment of the younger U.S. population, myopia – otherwise known as nearsightedness – makes glasses or contacts a necessity, which can limit sports and play activities. A little known alternative could be […]