10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Graduating Optometry School

03rd December 2021

When you graduate everything seems easy, you cannot wait to put your education into practice, not thinking you will encounter any particular difficulties in doing so. The reality, however, is a whole different story. 1. Two of us The first case that I found myself having to face as...

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Irina Norton – Business Consultant – Representative, Russia

26th March 2019

Please 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...

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Mission: Education

26th April 2023

At 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...

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An Ortho-K Lens is not Necessarily a Myopia Control Lens

31st July 2024

Introduction by Martin Conway In Orthokeratology, the central cornea is flattened by an amount sufficient for the patient to be able to see clearly without lenses. A peripheral ring of power is also created which is approximately equal but opposite to the target refraction i.e. a -3.00 change at...

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Wishing Philipp Polonyi, Contamac’s Chief Commercial Officer, Success in Future Endeavours

16th March 2022

Philipp and I joined Contamac on the same day over 11 years ago. He was new to the industry, and I had been recruited to head up professional services in the UK and Europe.  The time has come for Philipp to move on in his career, but before he...

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Contamac Unveils Product Logo Refresh and New Website to Enhance User Experience

05th March 2024

Contamac is excited to announce the launch of its refreshed product logos and revamped website, designed to provide customers with an enhanced user experience. The brand refresh includes modernised product logos that bring a contemporary update to the familiar Contamac branding.   In addition to the brand refresh, Contamac...

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Congratulations to John Hibbs on his election to Vice President of the CLMA and Secretary/Treasurer of GPLI

28th February 2023

Contamac’s VP of Commercial US Sales was recently elected as Vice President of the Contact Lens Manufacturer’s Association (CLMA) and Secretary/Treasurer of the Gas Permeable Lens Institute (GPLI).  The CLMA is an industry association that aims to increase awareness and utilization of custom manufactured contact lenses. One such venture...

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An Interview with Holly Rothwell – ABDO Contact Lens Distance Learning Course 2023

31st July 2024

Congratulations on your Certificate of Merit for the 2023 Contact Lens Distance Learning course with ABDO. What was your background and experience prior to the course? Thank you so much, it was a real honour to accept the award at the ABDO graduation! I started my journey in 2010...

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Optimum Infinite: responding to an industry desire for a hyper Dk GP lens material

26th March 2019

Optimum Infinite is Contamac’s first Hyper Dk GP contact lens material to be approved by the FDA. Introducing Optimum Infinite in Las Vegas, the home of gambling, has a certain irony as new products are never guaranteed to become popular, despite years of rigorous development. There are, however, several good...

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Slit Lamp Series – Oblate Cornea

02nd April 2024

In the second instalment of the Slit Lamp Leries, Martin Conway looks at Oblate Cornea. You can read the previous article which examined Demodex Mites here. This month’s image from Marco Tovaglia won the BCLA Diane Gould Photo Contest in 2021. It very clearly illustrates the flattening of the...

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