News tagged with contact lenses
'Gecko vision': Key to the multifocal contact lens of the future?
Nocturnal geckos are among the very few living creatures able to see colors at night, and scientists' discovery of series of distinct concentric zones may lead to insight into better cameras and contact lenses.
May 07, 2009 |
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Tear research focused on contact lens risks, benefit
Contact lenses are great for sight, but do they have an impact on general eye health? Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Optometry are working to answer that question by analyzing tears.
May 06, 2009 |
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Eye exercises help patients work out vision problems
You've probably been there. In a doctor's office, being advised to do what you dread - exercise. You get that feeling in your gut, acknowledging that, indeed, you should exercise but probably won't. Now imagine ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Biofilms: Even stickier than suspected
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biofilms are everywhere - in dental plaque and ear canals, on contact lenses and in water pipelines - and the bacteria that make them get more resilient with age, finds a new study in FEMS Mi ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Kids with contact lenses like their looks better than kids with glasses
Children wearing contact lenses felt better about how they look, their athletic abilities and acceptance by their friends than did children wearing eyeglasses in a recent study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2009 |
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