Contact lenses have become increasingly popular over the years due to their convenience
and improved visual acuity compared to eyeglasses. This mini-review explores the different …

Over the past 10 to 15 years, the availability of new materials and technologies has resulted
in revolutionary concepts for contact lenses being proposed that go well beyond correcting …

This book is a comprehensive guide to the complete field of contact lenses for optometrists
and ophthalmic assistants. Beginning with an introduction to the evolution of contact lenses …

It is estimated that there are approximately 39 million contact lens wearers in the United
States and the global value of the contact lens market may be as high as $7.6 billion …

Purpose. The history of contact lenses has occurred in the latter half of the 20th century. In
particular, events in the 1970s through the 1980s related to the invention of soft, hydrogel …

This comprehensive text and reference addresses the full scope of contemporary contact
lens science and practice. With two expert editors and 100 first-rate contributors, the book …

This handy primer serves dual purposes. Unique among contact lens practice manuals,
Contact Lenses in Ophthalmic Practice brings together the insight and experience of an …

The field of contact lenses continues to evolve at a rapid pace, with new optical designs and
vision correction options continually being developed. Additionally, the rapid expansion of …

Soft contact lenses that have been prescribed by eye care practitioners are sometimes
substituted for alternative lenses by unqualified, unregulated and sometimes even fully …