Thanks to the contribution from contact lenses, the optics market held steady during the first quarter of 2013. Although sales of spectacle frames and sunglasses registered a slight year-on-year decline, the improvement in contact lens and lens care product sales helped the overall market to deliver a stable performance. The total value of the optics market edged up by 0.2% during the first quarter, according to the latest market report from German-based research outfit GfK. Sales of spectacle frames slipped… Read More ➝

Scleral lenses can produce amazing results in pediatric patients. They are often used for ocular surface protection or in cases of trauma-induced severe irregular astigmatism, which makes fitting a corneal GP lens difficult. Given the enormous therapeutic benefits, it is important for doctors to master the skill of fitting very young patients with scleral lenses, according to Dr Christine W Sindt from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa. In an article published in the… Read More ➝

Israeli scientists have developed a contact lens that may be able to offer sight to the blind. Led by Professor Zeev Zalevsky, the research team from Bar-Ilan University has received high praise from Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, who stated during the official ceremony that saw Israel join Geneva-based nuclear research organisation CERN that their discovery as one of the greatest achievements made by the country’s scientific community. Lieberman told the audience that the bionic contact lens was no different… Read More ➝

Dry eye is one of the most common complaints associated with contact lens wear. The leading cause of this condition is meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), but it seems there is a widely used antibiotic that can help address the problem. The potential new treatment has been identified by US researchers and involves the use of azithromycin. The discovery belongs to a team of researchers from the Schepens Eye Research Institute/Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School. They have found… Read More ➝

Contact lenses have come a long way in the past few decades but the industry continues to reap the benefits of new advances and discoveries. There may come a time when lens-related infections become non-existent and Australia will take major credit for that. Thanks to the work of researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), future contact lenses could have antimicrobial coatings that eliminate the danger of infections, thus ushering in a golden age for the contact lens… Read More ➝

When you think of body pains and aches, the eyes do not normally spring up in that train of thought. This is all the more reason to take any eye pain very seriously and seek immediate consultation with your doctor. Unless an injury is involved, it is often difficult to pinpoint the cause of eye pain. What makes the situation even more complicated is the fact that pain intensity does not necessarily indicate the seriousness of the cause. AllAboutVision has… Read More ➝