Sometimes it’s easy to forget you’re even wearing contact lenses, and that’s kind of the point. Unlike eyeglasses, contact lenses are invisible, weightless and out of your way. However, contact lenses ...

Eye infection outbreaks have prompted recalls of contact cleaning solutions in the past, but the risks continue. Contact lens wearer Orlando Tejedor needed a corneal transplant after an infection that ...

It can sometimes be challenging for ophthalmologists, making definitive on-the-spot diagnoses of eye problems. A new "smart" contact lens is designed to help, however, by changing color in response to ...

If you're like me, you know the struggle of inserting contact lenses. These game-changing tips will help you level up your contact lens routine. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus ...

Around the world, more and more people are becoming nearsighted. Today’s younger generations have a much higher incidence of myopia than their parents do, according to public health data, and the rate ...

Astigmatism (uh-STIG-muh-tiz-um) is a type of refractive error where one or more of the eye’s surfaces are not smooth and/or ...

(Columbia) Jan 21, 2003 - Finding the best fitting pair of glasses or contacts can be quite a spectacle. For computer scientist Brian Barsky, an affiliate professor of optometry and vision science at ...

SAN FRANCISCO--One patient needed a corneal transplant and another is legally blind after wearing over-the-counter cosmetic contact lenses. These are two of the patients discussed in a report ...

If you wear contact lenses, you probably don't think much about them. But they're a relatively new invention -- in fact, the first disposable contact lens wasn't introduced until 1982. "We think of ...

As you age, your eyesight becomes an extra-important part of staying independent. Poor vision can affect your ability to do things like live on your own, drive a car, find your way around new places, ...