Martyn Lewis – Business Development & Project Manager

17th August 2022

Please describe your role at Contamac: I look after contact lens customers in North Western Europe, the East Coast of the USA and East Asia. This gives me great insight into how different markets are developing globally. I have been at Contamac a long time, and have seen many...

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On the Same Page: The Importance of a Strong Manufacturer-Supplier Relationship

30th September 2024

The 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...

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Terri Apter, Janine Walker & Sue Parrish – Sales Support Team

30th September 2021

Please describe your roles at Contamac: Terri: As Sales Support Manager my job is to oversee and support the team with all customer service activities. Janine’s role as Senior Sales Support Administrator predominantly involves looking after our IOL accounts, with Sue as Sales Support Administrator handling our contact lens customers....

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Slit Lamp Series – Demodex Mites

03rd November 2023

First Prize GSLS Photo Competition Contamac is pleased to welcome Marco Tovaglia as a guest contributor to Global Insight. Marco is a respected author and speaker at International Speciality Contact Lens conferences and as a professional advisor in Italy and is currently Professional Services Manager for TSLAC in Italy. Marco has...

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

30th September 2019

Introduction 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:...

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Class 2022 – See you in Cartagena

17th August 2022

It 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...

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QSR to QMSR – Upcoming Changes to the Regulatory Framework

30th September 2024

The 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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Rob Lewis – Operations Director

27th May 2021

Please 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...

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Congresses – Alive and well post Covid – American Academy of Optometry 2023

30th October 2023

As with most marketing spend, it is notoriously difficult to accurately assess cost v benefit. As an exhibitor, there is a great deal of work involved in being properly prepared to attend a Congress; in designing the booth, making sure the messaging is clear and relevant, arranging shipment, the...

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Take a Tour Behind the Scenes and a Look Through My Lens

30th May 2024

Fig.1 Bonita Lutzka painting a soft lens When it comes to painting on a soft lens, I like to say anything is possible… with the exception of metallics. At The Contact Lens Lab of SA International, we mix our own pigments, resulting in a wide array of colours and,...

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