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US Woman, 23, Goes Blind In One Eye After Swimming With Contact Lenses: "Most Pain I've Ever Experienced"
A woman in the US lost vision in one eye due to a rare parasite infection that developed after she went swimming with her contact lenses on.
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UK Woman Almost Loses Vision After Contact Lenses Cause An Ulcer On Her Eye
Corneal ulcers are usually caused by an infection or severe dry eye, but those who wear contact lenses may be particularly at risk if they don't clean their lenses correctly.
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Man Sleeps With Contact Lenses On, Flesh-Eating Parasites Eat His Eye
Mike Krumholz has appealed to other contact lens wearers to not sleep or take shower while wearing them.
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"Smart Contact Lens" To Detect Eye Infections Developed By UK, Indian Scientists
An international team of scientists from India and the UK have developed a pioneering "smart contact lens" to test for eye infections in a quick, non-invasive way, according to a British university involved with the project.
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Shocking Video Shows Doctor Removing 23 Contact Lenses From Patient's Eye Who "Forgot" To Take Them Off
A woman's visit to a doctor revealed an alarming quantity of contact lenses underneath her eyelid. The anonymous woman 'forgot' to remove her contact lenses before going to bed each night for 23 nights in a row.
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Researchers Develop Smart Lens That Could Help to Treat Leading Cause of Blindness Worldwide
A team of Chinese researchers have developed a compact wireless device – a flexible (smart) contact lens – that appears to detect rising eye pressure. When the lens detects that eye pressure has reached a risk level, the wireless system triggers the release of the drug. The drug flows from the underside of the lens across the cornea into the ey...
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Google Honours Czech Chemist Otto Wichterle Who Invented Soft Contact Lens With A Doodle
Today's Google doodle celebrates the life and legacy of Otto Wichterle, a Czech chemist who invented the soft contact lens. Wichterle was born on this day in 1913 in Prostejov, the Czech Republic (then, Austria-Hungary).
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Microsoft Lens Is the New Name of Office Lens, First Amongst Many Mobile Productivity Changes
Microsoft Lens is the new name for Office Lens app that lets you scan documents. The app also gets some new features including Image to Text, Image to Table, Image to Contact, and more.
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7 Coloured Contact Lenses To Look Like A Whole New You
Look like a new you with these picks
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If You Wear Contact Lenses, You'll Love These 7 Cute Cases
Don't travel without one of these
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Google Parent Alphabet's Verily Unit Halts Glucose-Detecting Contact Lens Project
Verily, which was previously part of the tech firm's Google X research and development unit, had partnered with Novartis' eye-care division, Alcon, to develop the lens.
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Researchers Found A New Contact Lens That Acts As A Bandage For Eye Injuries
"Our therapy could provide welcome relief for patients suffering from chronic conditions such as corneal ulcers and persistent surface defects that haven't responded to conventional therapies," Harkin said.
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Woman's Contact Lens Found In Her Eye After 28 Years, Internet Horrified
A British woman who went to the doctor for a cyst in her left eye was shocked when they discovered a 28-year-old contact lens in her eye.
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The First Colour-Adapted Contact Lens Gets Approved By FDA
"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."
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If You Don't Wear Makeup, You'll Completely Relate To This
Makeup-free girls, you have a lot going on for you.
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US Woman, 23, Goes Blind In One Eye After Swimming With Contact Lenses: "Most Pain I've Ever Experienced"
A woman in the US lost vision in one eye due to a rare parasite infection that developed after she went swimming with her contact lenses on.
-
UK Woman Almost Loses Vision After Contact Lenses Cause An Ulcer On Her Eye
Corneal ulcers are usually caused by an infection or severe dry eye, but those who wear contact lenses may be particularly at risk if they don't clean their lenses correctly.
-
Man Sleeps With Contact Lenses On, Flesh-Eating Parasites Eat His Eye
Mike Krumholz has appealed to other contact lens wearers to not sleep or take shower while wearing them.
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"Smart Contact Lens" To Detect Eye Infections Developed By UK, Indian Scientists
An international team of scientists from India and the UK have developed a pioneering "smart contact lens" to test for eye infections in a quick, non-invasive way, according to a British university involved with the project.
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Shocking Video Shows Doctor Removing 23 Contact Lenses From Patient's Eye Who "Forgot" To Take Them Off
A woman's visit to a doctor revealed an alarming quantity of contact lenses underneath her eyelid. The anonymous woman 'forgot' to remove her contact lenses before going to bed each night for 23 nights in a row.
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Researchers Develop Smart Lens That Could Help to Treat Leading Cause of Blindness Worldwide
A team of Chinese researchers have developed a compact wireless device – a flexible (smart) contact lens – that appears to detect rising eye pressure. When the lens detects that eye pressure has reached a risk level, the wireless system triggers the release of the drug. The drug flows from the underside of the lens across the cornea into the ey...
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Google Honours Czech Chemist Otto Wichterle Who Invented Soft Contact Lens With A Doodle
Today's Google doodle celebrates the life and legacy of Otto Wichterle, a Czech chemist who invented the soft contact lens. Wichterle was born on this day in 1913 in Prostejov, the Czech Republic (then, Austria-Hungary).
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Microsoft Lens Is the New Name of Office Lens, First Amongst Many Mobile Productivity Changes
Microsoft Lens is the new name for Office Lens app that lets you scan documents. The app also gets some new features including Image to Text, Image to Table, Image to Contact, and more.
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7 Coloured Contact Lenses To Look Like A Whole New You
Look like a new you with these picks
-
If You Wear Contact Lenses, You'll Love These 7 Cute Cases
Don't travel without one of these
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Google Parent Alphabet's Verily Unit Halts Glucose-Detecting Contact Lens Project
Verily, which was previously part of the tech firm's Google X research and development unit, had partnered with Novartis' eye-care division, Alcon, to develop the lens.
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Researchers Found A New Contact Lens That Acts As A Bandage For Eye Injuries
"Our therapy could provide welcome relief for patients suffering from chronic conditions such as corneal ulcers and persistent surface defects that haven't responded to conventional therapies," Harkin said.
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Woman's Contact Lens Found In Her Eye After 28 Years, Internet Horrified
A British woman who went to the doctor for a cyst in her left eye was shocked when they discovered a 28-year-old contact lens in her eye.
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The First Colour-Adapted Contact Lens Gets Approved By FDA
"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."
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If You Don't Wear Makeup, You'll Completely Relate To This
Makeup-free girls, you have a lot going on for you.
