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Acuminder – An Online Contact Lens Replacement Service

Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, has developed a Facebook application that reminds patients to replace their contact lenses.  The application allows patients to receive...

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Biofinity Soft Contact Lenses Approved for Extended Wear

Just a quick note today.  The Food and Drug Administration has approved Coopervision’s Biofinity monthly soft contact lens for 6 consecutive nights and 7 days of extended wear.  Read the Biofinity...

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Cool Technology – Stem Cell Treated Contact Lens Reduces Blindness

This is great stuff.  A contact lens was applied to a patient’s eye to treat a corneal problem, reducing the patient’s blindness.  Contact lenses will soon be used to administer allergy and glaucoma...

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FDA Promotes Proper Contact Lens Care

FDA Taking Steps to Improve Contact Lens Safety The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to improve contact lens safety by reminding consumers of the importance of following proper...

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How to Insert, Remove and Take Care of Soft Contact Lenses

Coopervision has produced this 10+ minute video on how to insert, remove and take care of soft contact lenses.    There is a brief commercial at the beginning outlining the different kinds of contact...

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FDA Study Cites Contact Lenses as Leading Cause of Medical Device Related...

During a 24 month study of 100 hospitals contact lenses accounted for 23% of medical device related emergency room visits involving children. In a study published online this week in the journal...

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Rub and Rinse Contact Lens Cleaning Method Shown to be More Effective Than No...

A study out of Australia has confirmed what eye doctors have long suspected. Rubbing your contact lenses and briefly rinsing them prior to overnight storage and disinfection is more effective at...

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Excellent OrthoKeratology Video

With the increased rate of myopia in the US population, orthokeratology is becoming an increasingly important treatment option for our patients.  Dr. Driscoll is a member of the Orthokeratology Academy...

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