French philosopher René Descartes said, "Let's place a glass tube filled with liquid in direct contact with the cornea." It was impractical, and wearers couldn't blink.

Corneal crosslinking performed under general anesthesia in patients with Down syndrome and keratoconus results in stable outcomes.

After being removed from the humid chamber, the eyes were fixed on a support adapted to the contact specular microscope. The cornea was lubricated with saline solution and the objective lens of the ...

Corneal ulcers are most common in contact lens wearers, but they also occur as complications of many conditions. Learn what ...

The cornea, the clear open window of the eye, needs oxygen: if it doesn't get it, it can swell or become cloudy or susceptible to infection, which can lead in turn to an ulcer. 'Although rare - it ...

corneal edema, sterile infiltrates and anterior chamber reaction that can occur when AMT is used in conjunction with a tight bandage contact lens as well as prevents the pain and discomfort ...

SustainableEyecare.com offers downloadable infographics on the safe and efficient disposal of contact lenses. Recycling programs by CooperVision and Bausch + Lomb aim to offset their plastic use.

Joshua Broadwater, DVM, DACVO, explains why some ulcers stubbornly persist and his approach to dealing with them Nonhealing corneal ulcers can turn even routine cases into weeks‑long frustrations for ...

The cornea returns to preoperative levels after ... such as spectacles, contact lenses or refractive surgery. Therefore, patients should be informed about the expectations and the possible ...

Specialty contact lenses have a favorable benefit-cost ratio for patients with irregular cornea and ocular surface diseases, according to research published in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. “Although ...

After the Yankees' win, manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Dominguez left the game because he lost his contact lenses. Dominguez himself told reporters that he believes the lenses popped out ...