Contact lenses: Introducing aloe vera
Elena Ruiz introduces a multipurpose solution for conventional and silicone hydrogel materials which includes aloe vera as an anti-irritant
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Contact lens moulds
Making contact lens moulds – how do they do it?
Optician speaks to Nigel Flowers about the process and the importance of ...
Hybrid lenses review
Hybrid lenses: The best of both worlds?
Drop out from contact lens wear continues to be a problem so everything that ...
Contact lens prescribing
The trends in UK contact lens prescribing 2017
Now in its 22nd year, Professor Philip Morgan reports on the 2017 Eurolens ...
Interview: George Sarrouf
Interview: George Sarrouf, founder mark’ennovy
Bespoke contact lens manufacturer mark’ennovy celebrated its 20th anniversary ...
Tried and tested: Acuvue Vita
Tried and tested: Acuvue Vita
Vita is comfortable and on first wear is hardly perceptible
New daily disposable toric
New daily disposable toric CL for demanding days
A new silicone hydrogel daily disposable toric combines two unique ...
CooperVision toric lens
CooperVision toric lens expands customer choice
CooperVision last month launched a new daily contact lens for patients with ...
Ortho K report
Up close and personal with Ortho K
Mike Hale reports from a No 7 Contact Lenses event on Ortho K and myopia ...
Case study: Large spheres, small cylinders
Case study: Multifocal trial
Bill Harvey reports the results when he used the CooperVision app to prescribe contact lenses for a patient who had previously been told she was not suitable for lens wear
Tried and tested: Alcon Dailies Total 1 Multifocal
Tried and tested
We trial the Alcon Dailies Total 1 Multifocal
Contact point: Lens manufacturing at the heart of Europe
Modular manufacturing
Seeing a contact lens made for the first time is often a revelation for optometrists and contact lens opticians. Chris Bennett travelled to CooperVision’s Centre of Innovation near Budapest to see exactly what is involved
In focus: Finding the right fit for presbyopes
In focus: The right fit
The launch of a new contact lens at an event near Stratford last week sparked debate on what the future holds for the presbyopia market. Chris Bennett reports
Looking at labs: Making contacts at No 7
Making contacts at No 7
Mike Hale visits Hastings to get the inside story on No 7 Contact Lenses and its latest products
In focus: Opening practitioners eyes to the new digital age
The new digital age
Bausch and Lomb has introduced a contact lens it says is ready for the digital age but are practitioners ready to fit it? Chris Bennett reports from the Ultra launch in Warwickshire
BCLA: Bringing compliance up to scratch
BCLA UK conference
The Belfry in Birmingham, best known as a high end golf destination, played host to eye care professionals eager to learn more about contact lenses last month. Joe Ayling reports from the revamped BCLA UK conference where contact lens compliance was high on the agenda
Mass market solutions for digital eye strain
Bausch and Lomb launch
Technology and the strain it's putting on our eyes was the main talking point during the UK launch of Bausch and Lomb’s Ultra contact lens at an event in London last month. Joe Ayling reports
Bausch and Lomb: Secrets of the polymers
Secrets of the polymers
Bausch and Lomb is getting ready to launch its latest contact lens – Ultra – in the UK and Ireland in July 2016. Optician spoke to Dr Hook, the scientist responsible for creating this new lens material, to hear what makes it different
A new contact lens for demanding days
New lens for demanding days
As lifestyles become ever more demanding, contact lenses need to keep pace. Marcella McParland, Brian Pall and Cristina Schnider describe the concepts behind a new daily disposable lens designed to meet specific patient needs: Acuvue Oasys 1-Day with HydraLuxe
In focus: A smart way forward for contact lenses?
A smart way forward for CLs?
The potential of smart contact lenses has received much fanfare in recent years. With more major technology players entering the fray, Simon Jones looks at some of the touted technologies and considers the clinical implications of wearing a smart contact lens
