Introduction 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 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 moreThe Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 puts great emphasis on the legal responsibility for the final device being that of the legal manufacturer. However, achieving MDR certification will nearly always depend to some extent on a manufacturer having a dependable supplier; one who knows of the regulatory obligations which...
Read moreAt the core of BostonSight’s mission reside two fundamental pillars: innovation and education. As a non-profit organization, founded in the early 1990s (when there was still so much to learn about scleral lenses, especially after the advent of gas permeable polymers to manufacture these), sharing clinical knowledge and educating about the...
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 moreCongratulations on your Certificate of Merit for the 2021 Contact Lens Distance Learning course with ABDO. What was your background and experience prior to the course? My career in optics started 10 years ago with qualifying from ABDO College as a Dispensing Optician (D.O) in 2018. During my course,...
Read moreContamac 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...
Read moreBackground Type 1 lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD1) is a rare hereditary bilateral disorder of the cornea. This is a result of an autosomal dominant mutation of the TGFBI (transforming growth factor beta induced) gene which leads to accumulation of amyloid deposits in stroma1 Variable clinical appearance depends on the...
Read moreScleral lenses have an astounding ability to provide patients with the gift of sight, often allowing them to regain their lives. With keratoconus (KCN) being the most common indication for scleral lenses, patients often experience a significant improvement in visual function with wear.1 It is well-understood that, by providing...
Read moreThe United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a significant change in its regulatory framework, shifting from the current Quality System (QS) Regulation (21 CFR 820) to a new system known as the Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR). QMSR will go into effect two years after the...
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