Background With up to 20% of children affected by seasonal allergies¹ and many requiring regular eye drops, daytime contact lens wear can become difficult during peak allergy seasons. This case shows how orthokeratology can help an active teenager control myopia while continuing to enjoy sport free from the discomfort...
Read moreIt is with great anticipation that this year’s Class Symposium will take place in Cartagena, Colombia on November 3rd, 4th and 5th. After the COVID hiatus, it will be a welcome return to in-person meetings with colleagues, old and new, and to learn from the experts in the field. Cartagena is a...
Read moreI 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...
Read morePlease describe your role: I look after and am responsible for every aspect of IT at Contamac. A very varied role considering the plethora of IT equipment and reliance on the various systems and software required to run the manufacturing, operations and all the other individual departmental requirements. I...
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 moreCarlos Mayoral, Key Account Manager Latam, Spain and Italy, is a huge animal lover, with a current pet total of eleven (9 tortoises, 2 dogs). On his most recent trip to Mediphacos, Brazil, he met Laura Paolucci, a veterinary ophthalmologist and General Manager of ViZoo Veterinary Ophthalmology, a Brazilian company known...
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,...
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