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Hidden camera investigation: Illegal selling of contact lenses
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There’s a dangerous business practice going on right here in the valley.
Contact lens keeps eye out for glaucoma
July 26, 2011 By
Smokin’ hot: Best NASCAR prayer ever
If you have a better way to start a NASCAR race, feel free to send it our way.
Source: http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/health/doctor_jo/contact-lens-keeps-eye-out-for-glaucoma-07262011
Getting Fitted For Contacts?
July 26, 2011 By
Getting Fitted For Contacts?
Thanks ladydreamer254 for the tip
Contacts MUST be prescribed by an eye doctor. They are medical devices.
To answer your questions
1) Yes, you will be able to tell. If they fall out when you blink they’re too big. If you can’t see the outer rim of the contacts around your pupil when you look in the mirror they’re too small (and they’d be uncomfortable).
2) You-and everybody else in the world-has some degree of astigmatism and http://www.zimbio.com/Laser+Eye+Surgery/articles/W8tV4_jQs6v/Getting+Fitted+For+Contacts
Priority Health: Sleeping in contact lenses
July 25, 2011 By
Contact lens were created to be an alternative to glasses. They originated in the mind of Leonardo da Vinci as early as 1508, but really were not a viable alternative to glasses until 1971 when they were made oxygen permeable.
According to the “Vision Council of America” 136 million American adults wear prescription eyewear in the US. That represents 66 percent of the general population. Of those, 38 million wear contact lenses.
The design of the lens has improved over the years to allow longer wear time with fewer complications. The average extended wear contact is seven days, with the
Source: http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/284904/Priority-Health:-Sleeping-in-contact-lenses
Dr. Newton K. Wesley: 1917-2011
July 25, 2011 By
Working in an Uptown basement, Dr. Newton K. Wesley helped craft a solution to his deteriorating vision: Comfortable contact lenses that could be worn for long periods.
Considered a pioneer in the contact lens industry, the Chicago-based Dr. Wesley went on to become one of the leading developers and manufacturers of contact lenses, paving the way for the modern contacts we know today.
Dr. Wesley, 93, died of congestive heart failure on Thursday, July 21, at the Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport, Ill., said his son Roy.
Born Newton Uyesugi to Japanese-immigrant parents in Westport, Ore., Dr. Wesley thrived in school and managed
Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-obit-wesley-20110725,0,6376556.story