We consulted eye doctors to find out what you need to know about caring for your contacts and when to replace them.

Swimming with contact lenses may feel right especially if you have poor eyesight However it is important to consider the ...

A woman fears she could partially lose her sight after a water parasite "burrowed" into her eye when she went swimming while ...

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but sight‐threatening infection of the cornea primarily associated with contact lens wear. This condition arises when Acanthamoeba, a free-living amoeba ...

Longer hours of contact lens wear lead to an elevated risk of developing infections, particularly microbial keratitis. It causes pain, redness, and even potential loss of vision.

Hyderabad: Doctors at the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad have discovered a new way to treat a rare but serious eye ...

Although effective drugs have become available, improvements in the treatment of contact lens-associated microbial keratitis are required. Over the last decade, the outcome of contact lens ...

A number of well-known factors, including exposure to UV radiation, genetics and aging, can lead to cataracts, a condition affecting roughly 94 million people in which the lenses of the eyes get ...

The European Commission has approved SIFI's Akantior as the first therapy anywhere in the world for acanthamoeba keratitis (AK ... It primarily affects contact lens wearers, responsible for ...

AIM To review the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and visual outcome in patients with non-contact lens related Acanthamoebakeratitis and compare the findings with reported series of contact lens ...

Purpose To determine the degree of microbiological agreement between corneal scrapings and contact lens cultures in cases of contact lens-associated keratitis. Methods Electronic medical records of ...

From further qualifications to language skills, optometrists reflect on the role of professional and personal development in ...