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Category Archives: Contact Lenses
How To Prevent Contact Lens Contamination
What’s the best way to prevent contact lens contamination? The answer: proper cleaning. The American Academy of Ophthalmology suggests the following tips for proper care of contact lenses: Before handling contact lenses, wash your hands with soap and water, then … Continue reading
Posted in Contact Lenses, Dr. Tavel, Eye Exams, Eye Health
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Sink Sorrows: Your drain may cause eye infections
The Journal of Clinical Microbiology recently published a study examining the prevalence of Fusarium, a fungus that can cause sinus infections, funky toenails, and more recently, eye infections according to an NPR Shots Blog. This fungus can kill people with weak … Continue reading
Posted in Contact Lenses, Dr. Tavel, Eye Diseases, Eye Health
Tagged disease, drain, fungus, Fusarium, James Sublett, NPR Shots, plumbing
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Nobody Likes Cleaning, But it’s Better Than Going Blind
I am an occasional contact lens wearer, but my friends live in their disposable lenses. Working in an optometrist’s office, I hear far too many horror stories about patients over wearing their lenses, failing to clean them, cleaning them with … Continue reading
Posted in Contact Lenses, Dr. Tavel, Eye Diseases, Eye Health
Tagged Bausch + Lomb, blindness, NPR Shots
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Limited Recall of CooperVision Avaira Contact Lenses
CooperVision has issued a recall of a limited number of Avaira Toric and Avaira Sphere contact lenses after reports of wearers experiencing hazy vision and discomfort. If you experience unusual discomfort with your Avaira lenses, remove them immediately and contact … Continue reading
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Something New for You
Do you experience end-of-day dryness or discomfort with your contact lenses? Do you not change your lenses as often as you know you should? Do you suffer from ocular allergies? If any of these apply, I’ve got news to share … Continue reading
Posted in Contact Lenses, Dr. Tavel, Eye Exams, Eye Health, Eyewear
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