The Other Side of Myopia: A Wicked Health Problem

31st August 2023

Over the years, we have come to know a lot more about myopia, its aetiology and the sight-threatening conditions high myopia is associated with. Research has shown multiple effective treatment programs, visual environmental interventions, and optical and pharmacological treatments to prevent the progression of myopia, all of which aim...

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The Changing Face of Contact Lens Fitting

30th November 2022

In the October 2022 edition of Contact Lens Spectrum, Ed Bennett’s report on the GP and Custom Soft Annual Report 2022 provided a comprehensive insight into the prescribing habits of top US practitioners. Scanning the list of subscribers, they are mainly Key Opinion Leaders and researchers, so this may not necessarily...

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The Soft Lens Dropout Patient – Part 1

17th August 2022

Could a “Soft Lens Dropout” be a potential patient for the Speciality Lens Practitioner? Patient dropout and the reasons for it have long since been a subject of discussion within both the contact lens industry and profession. Speciality lens manufacturers normally supply lenses for patients who are perhaps more...

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Comfortable Customizing

23rd March 2022

Never 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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Introducing a new addition to the Optimum family of materials

01st February 2019

The Optimum range of materials has become established as one of the most popular RGP materials on the market. Recent years have seen remarkable growth in the usage of both ortho-k and scleral lens usage and, in response to this Contamac have developed Optimum Infinite, a hyper-Dk material which cuts...

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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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The Hard Facts on GP Contact Lens Care

29th July 2021

The “Contacts with Conway” series of YouTube videos have been surprisingly well-received by both industry and the public. So much so in fact, that we regularly receive requests to explain or expand upon particular topics and, where possible, we use this feedback when deciding future episodes. One such request...

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Protected: Taking Back Control of Myopia Management

30th September 2021

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Protected: The Evolution of Orthokeratology Lens Fitting

08th February 2021

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

30th September 2019

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