Congratulations 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 moreODC Industries, a subsidiary of Contamac Ltd, are a medical device manufacturer based in France who produce a variety of products for the ophthalmic industry. We interview Martina Clifford, ODC Industries’ Quality Director to get an overview of her role and the significance of quality assurance in the Medical...
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...
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 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 moreAcanthamoeba Keratitis is, thankfully, an extremely rare infection that, in the developed world, is predominantly found in contact lens wearers¹. Symptoms include: Eye pain and sensitivity to light that may seem disproportionate to that of a “normal” eye infection Eye redness Blurred vision Sensation of something in the eye...
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 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 moreContamac is pleased to share this interview with Jenny Wiegold, HR Executive, who has retired after an impressive 18-year tenure at the company. From her early days managing a variety of roles to her significant contributions in HR, Jenny has been a vital part of our team. Join us...
Read moreNever a dull moment in our industry. Although this past period will surely be remembered as ‘the COVID era’, there are so many new and exciting developments going on that maybe in the future, all of these technological advances may outweigh the negative vibes of COVID for our industry....
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