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Clariti 1 day: A continuous improvement story

Marcella McParland and Anna Sulley examine the material, lens design and clinical performance of Clariti 1 day sphere, toric and multifocal lenses

Katarina Johnson-Thompson: The importance of contact lenses

Zoe Wickens talks to world champion heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson ...

How to recycle your used contact lenses

Zoe Wickens examines the efficacy of Johnson & Johnson Vision and TerraCycle’s ...

UK contact lens prescribing in 2019

Philip Morgan reports on the 24th annual Eurolens Research survey into UK ...

Overnight success

Optician rounds up the various orthokeratology contact lenses products ...

Independents stand to gain

Mike Hale speaks to industry experts about the benefits of orthokeratology and ...

How to publish and present research

Contact lens educators and postgraduate students met in Manchester in May to ...

Experts for the eyes

Sophie Dutilloy joined Alcon as president for its EMEA region in March, Chris ...

I need a hero

At the BCLA last month Coopervision was putting the practitioner front and ...

Global fight against improper online contact lens supply

Improper contact lens supply over the internet is an issue all over the world. ...

Smart contact lenses

David Wilson evaluates recent developments in the smart contact lens sphere

In focus: Reality bites for TV star that breached advertising rules

A cosmetic contact lens retailer owned by TV personality Marnie Simpson has been sanctioned by the Advertising Standards Authority for its social media adverts. Simon Jones reports on the regulatory issues raised by the case

The contact lens that knows light

Contact lens that knows light

John Buch, Billy R Hammond, David Ruston introduce a new contact lens

Interview: Lyndon Jones, director of the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) at the University of Waterloo

Interview: Lyndon Jones

Mike Hale catches up with Lyndon Jones during the contact lens educator’s recent tour of Europe

Practitioner and patient experience with a silicone hydrogel, daily disposable contact lens

Practitioner and patient exper

David Webley and Mailie Fournier take a look at findings from a recent survey into the performance of the clariti 1 day contact lens

Figure 1: A spherical RGP on a toric cornea

CET feedback: RGP interactive

Bill Harvey discusses the results of the interactive CET exercise looking at the fitting of rigid gas permeable contact lenses (C62314)

Event report: Coopervision Force

Force their way to the front

Coopervision’s Future Ocular Research Creativity Event (Force) competition has become an annual opportunity for universities and students to show off their nascent research skills. Chris Bennett travelled to Southampton to find out more

In focus: Full transparency

Johnson & Johnson’s Acuvue contact lens recycling campaign grabs people’s attention in good and bad ways. Simon Jones reports

Wear and care: responsible contact lens recycling

Contact lens recycling

Optician has launched its contact lens recycling campaign to encourage more practices to get involved in responsibly disposing of them. Zoe Wickens speaks to practices already on the bandwagon and those who have yet to join in

IACLE: Exceptional impact

The founding meeting of the International Association of Contact Lens Educators took place in Monaco in November 1979. Dr Shehzad Naroo and Alison Ewbank trace the early years of the organisation, now celebrating the start of its 40th year

Lynn White, Ultravision’s clinical director

Looking at labs: Getting the right fit for your eyes

Looking at labs

Long time RGP wearer Keith Hassell visits Ultravision’s headquarters and provides a patient’s perspective on how technology is meeting one wearer’s complex contact lens needs