10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Graduating Optometry School

27th May 2020

When we get out of university, we have the whole world ahead of us. We want to work 7 days a week, do everything and save the world. Similar to everything in life, there are going to be a few bumps in the road. Here are 10 things I...

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Gareth Browne – Technical & Quality Control Manager

27th May 2020

Please describe your role at Contamac: My role has continually evolved during my 19 years at Contamac. I am Technical & Quality Control Manager. My main responsibility is to oversee the testing of our materials to ensure they meet our specifications and the expectations of our customers. We have...

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Carlos Mayoral – Key Account Manager, South America

29th November 2019

Please describe your role at Contamac: As the Key Account Manager for Latin America, my responsibility is to look after my customers with their needs, whether in material, professional services or technical support. What is your professional history? After finishing my studies in business and marketing at Getulio Vargas...

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Protected: Power profiles of Peripheral Additions using topographers with Soft Contact Lenses in Myopia Control

30th September 2019

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Mark Eddleston – Project Leader

31st July 2019

Please describe your role at Contamac: As a project leader within the R&D team at Contamac I am heavily focussed on developing new contact lens materials. My role typically comprises taking a concept for a material that will bring benefits for patients and converting this idea into a finished...

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A Fisherman’s Tale – New hyper Dk material eliminates episodes of microcystic edema

31st July 2019

Penetrating keratoplasty in patients with keratoconus may provide good long‐term visual rehabilitation. There is a relatively low rate of graft failure in this cohort of patients. Graft rejection has been reported to be 5.8–41% with most rejections occurring in the first 2 years. [1-5]. Irregular and high astigmatism may be common...

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Irina Norton – Business Consultant – Representative, Russia

26th March 2019

Please describe your role at Contamac: I look after our customers in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and other neighbouring countries and assist Contamac in promoting their products and image in these territories. On a daily basis, I respond to requests and questions from our customers which I discuss with the...

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Optimum Infinite: responding to an industry desire for a hyper Dk GP lens material

26th March 2019

Optimum Infinite is Contamac’s first Hyper Dk GP contact lens material to be approved by the FDA. Introducing Optimum Infinite in Las Vegas, the home of gambling, has a certain irony as new products are never guaranteed to become popular, despite years of rigorous development. There are, however, several good...

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Introducing a new addition to the Optimum family of materials

01st February 2019

The Optimum range of materials has become established as one of the most popular RGP materials on the market. Recent years have seen remarkable growth in the usage of both ortho-k and scleral lens usage and, in response to this Contamac have developed Optimum Infinite, a hyper-Dk material which cuts...

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Conjunctival Scarring Case Report

21st November 2016

Conjunctival Scarring Many conditions can cause the conjunctiva, the thin transparent membrane that covers the white of the eye and the underside of the eyelids, to become scarred. Scarring damages the conjunctiva and prevents it retaining the protective mucous layer, which helps tears adhere to the surface. Patients may...

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