March 12 -- Approximately 36 million people in the United States wear contact lenses. Of these, more than 25,000 develop contact lens-related corneal infections each year. Such infections can lead to ...

Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Key Takeaways Silicone hydrogel lenses allow more oxygen to pass to the eye, which ...

(CBS Local)-- People who wear contact lenses are urged to properly clean their reusable contacts following outbreak of a rare infection which can cause blindness. The preventable infection causes the ...

Sleeping in contact lenses deprives your eyes of oxygen at the exact moment they need it most. While awake, blinking helps ...

Vision loss is something most people associate with accidents. A sharp object. A chemical splash. A sudden injury. Very few ...

Contact lenses provide a convenient means to improving vision. Although contact lenses may seem like a recent invention, they’ve been in the works for centuries. Leonardo da Vinci produced the first ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of an ongoing investigation confirm a "strong association" between use of a particular type of contact lens solution -- Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) Complete ...

A British man was forced to have his eye removed after a contact lens infection spiraled out of control, and now he’s sharing his story so others won’t suffer the same consequences. Long-time ...

—Evidence suggests that nearly all contact lens wearers run the risk of eye infections through improper handling. Get safe handling tips to review with patients. Reviewed by Sarju Patel, MD, MPH, MSc, ...

If you wear contact lenses, you probably don't think much about them. But they're a relatively new invention -- in fact, the first disposable contact lens wasn't introduced until 1982. "We think of ...

Results of an ongoing investigation confirm a “strong association” between use of a particular type of contact lens solution — Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose ...