Contact lenses are not your over-the-counter accessories. FDA regulates contact lenses & certain contact lens supplies as medical devices that should be used & handled accordingly. Contact lenses float directly on to the surface of cornea that run the risks of potential injuries & even permanent blindness. To prevent health hazards and CLIDs (Contact lens… Continue reading Follow 4 Contact Lenses FDA Recommendations to Avoid Potential Injuries
Category: Preventing Health Risks Associated with Colored Contact Lenses
How to use Eye Drops the Right Way: Wearers of Colored Contacts must Read This
There are several brands of over the counter eye drops available. Some claim to provide redness relief whereas others battle against dryness caused by sun, wind, computer usage & other strenuous causes. Eye drops that are meant to re-wet your eyes are actually artificial tears that lubricate your eyes and make wearing colored contacts a… Continue reading How to use Eye Drops the Right Way: Wearers of Colored Contacts must Read This
3 Reasons to Read this if you wore Crazy Lenses this Halloween
Halloween is the time where you are daring enough to take risks- even at the cost of your eyes. Crazy contact lenses add theatrical effects to an ordinary costume. There is no denial from the fact that decorative contact lenses help you stand out by adding whacky effects with their strong pigments & unusual designs.… Continue reading 3 Reasons to Read this if you wore Crazy Lenses this Halloween
How to Stay Safe this Halloween with Costume Contact Lenses
Halloween is around the corner and so must be the preparations. Costume contact lenses are just as safe to wear as traditional contacts but negligence from customers and failing to meticulously look after costume contacts push emergency ocular units at hospitals to witness a soaring number of patients at Halloween. People every year spend hundreds… Continue reading How to Stay Safe this Halloween with Costume Contact Lenses
Preventing Eye Injuries: Halloween Crazy Lenses
Every year one million people in United States suffer from eye injuries according to a rough estimate by WebMD. There are countable factors involved, however the most prevalent is “neglecting to wear an appropriate protective eyewear”. Eye injuries occur daily around home working in a kitchen and dealing with a heat emitting appliance from too… Continue reading Preventing Eye Injuries: Halloween Crazy Lenses
Should I be using Contact Lenses if I Work at Computer?
Gamers, graphic designers, coders and anyone else who spend major portion of their day working at a computer screen are at a greater risk of vision imperfection. The visual acuity can be improved either by using spectacles or glasses- whatever suits your lifestyle. It is said that contact lenses should be preferred by programmers as… Continue reading Should I be using Contact Lenses if I Work at Computer?
Contact Lens Emergency? Throw your Plastic Discs than Risking your Vision
Contact lenses may be your only mode of vision correction but you should always prepare yourself to meet a sudden contact lens emergency. Before planning an excursion into woods or when leaving your home for hiking; do not forget to keep spare contact lenses & or glasses. Avoid being gross with your contact lenses even… Continue reading Contact Lens Emergency? Throw your Plastic Discs than Risking your Vision
Change your Makeup not Contact Lenses
Women who are obsessed with contact lenses know the pain of keep destroying their circle contacts using improper makeup and beauty products. It takes plenty of time before you discover that exactly which eye liner won’t smudge and which eye shadows will stay put than seeping into your contacts and making you blind like a… Continue reading Change your Makeup not Contact Lenses
Treating Digital Eye Strain using Rohto Cool Eye Drops- Tired Eye Relief
Tears keep your eyes moisturized & healthy. They are responsible to flush out the irritants, help swift floating of contact lenses & make blinking easier. A tear film when begins to get drier quickly than expected leads to a condition “Dry Eye Syndrome” that runs a havoc of irritabilities. Several factors including “prolonged glare on… Continue reading Treating Digital Eye Strain using Rohto Cool Eye Drops- Tired Eye Relief
This is How Smoking Affect your Eyes & Contact Lens Tolerance
Smoking is injurious to health. Hands down. It does not only affect your lungs & other vital organs but also is a grave remorse to your eyes. Smoking along with the consumption of other unhealthy beverages such as caffeine & alcohol increase the risk of corneal infiltrates & dry eye syndrome. It is also known… Continue reading This is How Smoking Affect your Eyes & Contact Lens Tolerance
Keeping your Eyes Safe at Color Run & Holi Festivals
Colors bring fun to one’s life. Color Run is an event series, revoling around the concept of a five kilometer free race that takes place in North & South America, some parts of Asia, Europe & UAE. The participants are showered with powdered colors at the different stations along the run. Holi is a similar… Continue reading Keeping your Eyes Safe at Color Run & Holi Festivals
Are my Contact Lenses causing me Headache?
Contact lenses made from soft hydrophilic material are the most comfortable lenses ever. They allow a great supply of oxygen to let through your eyes that keep them moist & hydrated. Though contact lens manufacturers follow the average measurements when constructing contact lenses; some people may not be able to fit in the said bracket.… Continue reading Are my Contact Lenses causing me Headache?
Health Alert – Patients Losing Vision From Using Tap Water With Contact Lenses
Contact lenses are medical prosthetic devices and must be used accordingly. Recently, a High School Boyd County teacher has risked his vision in the right eye from using tap water. All contact lens wearers must know that contact lenses and water have never been a good combination. Water carries a microorganism “acanthamoeba” that feeds on… Continue reading Health Alert – Patients Losing Vision From Using Tap Water With Contact Lenses