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...
Read moreIntroduction Various studies have demonstrated that both soft center-distance multifocal lenses and orthokeratology lenses are an effective option in myopia management. On average, the currently available standard geometries are shown to reduce myopia progression by approximately 50% (Data Walline JJ 2016, Figure 1). Figure 1: Data from Walline JJ:...
Read morePlease 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...
Read morePenetrating 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...
Read morePlease 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...
Read moreOptimum 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...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreConjunctival 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...
Read moreToday, it is well understood that knowledge of the sagittal height of the anterior eye is a key component in the fitting of both custom soft contact lenses and modern scleral lens designs. Our studies at Pacific University have identified five anatomical features that contribute to the sagittal height...
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