The Cornea & Contact Lens Advancing Skills Symposium (CLASS) will hold its inaugural event in the United States in Dallas, Texas September 5-7th, 2024

17th July 2024

The Cornea & Contact Lens Advancing Skills Symposium (CLASS) will provide an action-packed program designed to deliver clinically relevant education about cornea and ALL contact lenses. The extensive education program is built to enhance your knowledge base around the six pillars of CLASS education: Soft & Cosmetic Contact Lenses...

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Take a Tour Behind the Scenes and a Look Through My Lens

30th May 2024

Fig.1 Bonita Lutzka painting a soft lens When it comes to painting on a soft lens, I like to say anything is possible… with the exception of metallics. At The Contact Lens Lab of SA International, we mix our own pigments, resulting in a wide array of colours and,...

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Tackling a 10-mm Pupil with Post-LASIK Glare

30th May 2024

I have no idea what LASIK (laser eye surgery) surgeons are thinking when they perform surgery on engineers with large pupils, let alone engineers with 10-mm pupils when dark adapted (Figure 1). Figure 1. 10-mm dark adapted pupil. Such an engineer sought out our office for a scleral fitting...

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Contamac Congratulate Jenny Wiegold on her Retirement

30th May 2024

Contamac is pleased to share this interview with Jenny Wiegold, HR Executive, who has retired after an impressive 18-year tenure at the company. From her early days managing a variety of roles to her significant contributions in HR, Jenny has been a vital part of our team. Join us...

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Mark Eddleston Receives the EFCLIN Award

30th May 2024

Contamac is delighted to announce that Dr Mark Eddleston, Project Manager in Contamac’s Research and Development team, received the EFCLIN Award at the 50th Annual EFCLIN Congress and Exhibition in Vilamoura, Portugal in April 2024. For the past 2 years, Mark partnered with EUROMCONTACT and EFCLIN to produce a dossier of information to justify a...

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Slit Lamp Series – Oblate Cornea

02nd April 2024

In the second instalment of the Slit Lamp Leries, Martin Conway looks at Oblate Cornea. You can read the previous article which examined Demodex Mites here. This month’s image from Marco Tovaglia won the BCLA Diane Gould Photo Contest in 2021. It very clearly illustrates the flattening of the...

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ODC Industries – presents rebrand and new website

02nd April 2024

ODC Industries, a subsidiary of Contamac Ltd., recently underwent a complete rebrand and website redevelopment. Based in Plöermel, France, the medical device manufacturer is well known for its production of intraocular injectors and components. Designed to suit the needs and preferences of surgeons, the ErgoTouch family of IOL injectors...

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50th EFCLIN Congress and Exhibition

02nd April 2024

Contamac is delighted to be attending the upcoming 50th EFCLIN congress and exhibition in Vilamoura, Portugal this April as a Platinum sponsor.   As dedicated supporters of the congress over the years, we look forward to reuniting with the industry to celebrate 52 years of EFCLIN.   This year,...

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The relationship between Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Keratoconus

02nd April 2024

On the 28th and 29th January 2024 the 41st meeting of the Congrès d’Optométrie et de Contactologie (C.O.C) , organized by the Association des Optométristes de France (AOF) took place in Montrouge, just outside Paris, France. This congress has grown from 100 delegates 10 years ago to 900 today, and...

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Contamac Unveils Product Logo Refresh and New Website to Enhance User Experience

05th March 2024

Contamac is excited to announce the launch of its refreshed product logos and revamped website, designed to provide customers with an enhanced user experience. The brand refresh includes modernised product logos that bring a contemporary update to the familiar Contamac branding.   In addition to the brand refresh, Contamac...

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