Over the last 12 months, Contamac has had the pleasure of welcoming several different groups of visitors from all over the world to meet and participate in tours around our manufacturing facilities. From North America to South America, Europe, Asia and Australasia, we’ve received visits from every corner of...
Read moreEarlier in October 2023, Advance Medical announced their collaboration with Contamac in their FocalPoints software. Read the announcement by Filippo Selden, CEO of Advance below: “We are proud to announce our collaboration with Contamac, the world’s largest independent manufacturer of contact and intraocular lens materials. With this collaboration, FocalPoints, will now come...
Read morePlease describe your role at Contamac: I am the Operations Director, with overall responsibility for the company’s Production, Machining, Despatch & Facilities at Contamac. I have been in this Company and the Industry for over 34 years and obviously, my role has evolved continuously throughout, having started all those years...
Read moreCould a “Soft Lens Dropout” be a potential patient for the Speciality Lens Practitioner? Patient dropout and the reasons for it have long since been a subject of discussion within both the contact lens industry and profession. Speciality lens manufacturers normally supply lenses for patients who are perhaps more...
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Read moreIntroduction This patient is a 51 YO female who had bilateral Penetrating Keratoplasties around 30 years ago in Rotterdam. Her grafts have become ectatic over the years and now exhibit signs of Rim Ectasia. This presents itself as a thinning of the host cornea leading to a tilting of the graft and a significant...
Read morePatient History A 34-year-old Hispanic female was referred to us by an ophthalmology clinic for a contact lens evaluation. JS was diagnosed with keratoconus when she was 22 years old and claims that the vision worsened each year. She tried multiple pairs of glasses, and then she was finally...
Read morePlease describe your role As Quality Assurance Manager, I’m responsible for all QA activities at Contamac. I have a great team comprising of our Quality Engineer, QA Technician and QA Administrator, and together we look after the Quality Management System; conducting root cause analysis, implementing corrective and preventive action,...
Read moreAs I reflect on the 49th conference on the European Federation of Contact Lens and Intraocular Lens Industries (EFCLIN), I think the setting was perfect for what was essentially a coming together of the global Ophthalmic and Optometric industries. It was my first time visiting The Hague; the chosen...
Read morePlease 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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