Article: Keep an Eye on Allergies This Season.

Article: Eye Allergies Nothing to Sneeze at This Fall.
Biotech Week;  September 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ......information on how eye allergies occur, common...treat and prevent eye allergies, says Tringale...MOIST(R) Brand Contact Lenses, includes vital...group for whom eye allergies can cause distinctive...troubles. Soft contact lenses are great pollen...many ...

Article: CONTACT LENSES ARE OPTIONS FOR MANY EYE CONDITIONS
Sun Publications (IL);  January 28, 1998 ;     391 words ......suffer from allergies? Did you try contact lenses before unsuccessfully? Do you have...your eyes dry? Have you wondered if contact lenses are an option for you? If yes, read on. Contact lenses now are available for any age, most...

Article: Contact lenses and chemicals: here's what current guidelines say about protection.(Managing Best Practices)
Industrial Safety & Hygiene News;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......of contacts? After all, advances in contact lenses--FDA approval for 30-day/night extended...exposure. One study showed that hard contact lenses decreased corneal damage when the eye...health references advise against wearing contact lenses when working with chemicals. Nearly...

Article: Costume Contact Lenses Can Mean More Tricks Than Treats This Halloween.
PR Newswire;  October 22, 1998 ;     589 words ......can be changed with special effects contact lenses, which concerns the American Academy...supplying special effect or costume contact lenses to actors for movies and theatrical...costume contact lens line, to the public. Contact lenses worn simply for looks instead of correcting...

Article: Young people at risk of eye damage from use of nonprescription contact lenses.(Brief Article)
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week;  September 8, 2002 ;     455 words ......associated with wearing costume and tinted contact lenses they had purchased without prescriptions...problem in this area, said Royal. These contact lenses are very popular among young people...Unfortunately, they don't realize how dangerous contact lenses can be, especially when not ...

Article: STATE REGULATORS CRACK DOWN ON FLEA MARKET SALES OF COLORED CONTACT LENSES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......market vendors selling cosmetic, colored contact lenses without a prescription. The orders...mandatory, even for colored, cosmetic contact lenses. Good vision and eye health is too...Illinois are authorized to prescribe contact lenses. Without a prescription it is against...

Article: Regular use of contact lenses harmful, say doctors Aditya Rangroo New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) -- Blue, sea-green or brown, now your eyes can have whichever shade you want thanks to the cosmetic contact lenses that are fast becoming an important fashion accessory.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  December 21, 2008 ;     305 words ...LENSES Regular use of contact lenses harmful, say doctors Aditya Rangroo...you want thanks to the cosmetic contact lenses that are fast becoming an important...caution against excessive use of contact lenses as fashion. According to city...

Article: Black-Market Contact Lenses Serious Risk to Eye Health.
PR Newswire;  June 9, 2003 ;     689 words ......dangers associated with wearing costume contact lenses purchased without prescriptions. The...eye problems after wearing costume contact lenses purchased without prescription from...establishments not legally allowed to dispense contact lenses. The establishments selling these ...

Article: Contact lenses good for kids too
The Hindustan Times;  December 10, 2006 ;     333 words ......teenagers at handling and wearing contact lenses. "Optometrists traditionally don't prescribe contact lenses to children until they are at least...could easily handle daily disposable contact lenses. None of the children or teens in...

Article: In search of greater profitability with contact lenses
Ophthalmology Times;  May 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......record the convenience of obtaining contact lenses by going down the hall and waiting...offering a specialized service for contact lenses that can be very profitable? You bet...practice handle a nonsurgical request for contact lenses in an efficient, courteous, and helpful...

Article: Your drugstore now provides safe fashion contact lenses; Only One Canada's lenses are "of high quality and inherently safe," confirms Health Canada.
PR Newswire;  October 29, 2002 ;     542 words ......designed and manufactured. Purchase only contact lenses that have an unblemished clinical history...company markets and sells coloured contact lenses to Canadian and European consumers at selected drugstore outlets. Not all contact lenses are alike, he points out. Some decorative...

Article: American Academy of Ophthalmology Warns Young People at Risk of Eye Damage From Use of Nonprescription Contact Lenses.
PR Newswire;  July 10, 2002 ;     534 words ......associated with wearing costume and tinted contact lenses they had purchased without prescriptions...in this area, said Dr. Royal. These contact lenses are very popular among young people...Unfortunately, they don't realize how dangerous contact lenses can be, especially when not ...

Article: Firm faces action for selling contact lenses by mail order
The Independent - London;  August 29, 1997 ;     270 words ...A company selling contact lenses by direct mail is to be prosecuted...directors for selling cut-price contact lenses without the supervision of a...four months, can get replacement contact lenses by sending it a prescription...

Article: Pros and cons of contact lenses
New Straits Times;  December 25, 2003 ;     148 words ......Straits Times 12-25-2003 Pros and cons of contact lenses Edition: The City Advertiser; 2* Section...10. Is it advisable for me to wear contact lenses? I would like to know the advantages...peripheral vision than spectacles. Contact lenses require special handling and care...