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18 Popular US-made soft contact lenses found to contain high levels of harmful PFAS

May 25, 2023 -

Forever chemicals do not naturally break down either in the environment or even within the human body. Unfortunately, more and more of them are being found in various consumer products.

The research, led by product investigation organization Mamavation, in partnership with Environmental Health News and several American universities, found that 18 popular soft contact lens brands contained extremely high levels of organic fluorine, a marker for PFAS. (Related: Industry influence ...

FDA approves first-ever light-adaptive contact lenses

June 28, 2018 - astigmatism, where the curvature of their eyes hampers their vision.

“This contact lens is the first of its kind to incorporate the same technology that is used in eyeglasses that automatically darken in the sun,” explained Malvina Eydelman of the FDA in an official statement. (Related: Poor vision? Try this simple technology and get these highly revered supplements to naturally support your eyes.)New contact lenses will automatically darken when exposed to UV ...

Researchers develop an artificial eye using a metalens and an artificial muscle

June 02, 2018 - astigmatism, focus, and image shift. The details of this new lens as well as the methods that they used to created it have been shared in a paper that was recently published in the journal Science Advances.

According to Alan She, a graduated student at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), they've managed to take concepts from several different fields of eye research and applied it to lens-making techniques. "This research combines ...

Poor vision? Try this simple technology and get these highly revered supplements to naturally support your eyes

June 05, 2018 -

To avoid the inconvenience of wearing glasses or contacts, millions of Americans have started to opt-in to LASIK eye procedures, a surgical technique that uses a laser to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism. However, a new study reveals that more than 40 percent of LASIK patients experience new symptoms after surgery, suggesting this procedure is far from perfect and may initiate symptoms that were not present before.

The good news is there are much cheaper ...

Lasik eye procedures may result in disruptive visual symptoms

January 15, 2017 -

LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis) is a surgical procedure that uses a laser to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism. In the procedure, a laser beam is used to reshape and flatten the cornea, improving the eye’s focusing power.

LASIK is the most common method of correcting vision through surgery, and clinics across the country offer the procedure at affordable rates.

In 2009, the the FDA, the National Eye Institute (NEI), and the Department of Defense ...