Contact Lenses
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Woman’s eye glued shut after mistaking nail glue for eyedropsA Detroit woman says she used the wrong dropper bottle while trying to take her contact lenses out.TrendingApr 23, 2021
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Does wearing contact lenses increase your COVID-19 risk?Wearing contact lenses remains safe as long as patients follow the required hygienic measures, says Langis Michaud of the University of Montreal.CommentaryJun 21, 2020
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Dressing up for Halloween? Skip the decorative contact lenses, Health Canada urgesWhile decorative lenses are popular additions to Halloween attire, they can pose risks such as cuts or scratches on corneas, allergic reactions and impaired vision.HealthOct 15, 2018
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More doctors, free glasses among new Quebec campaign promisesThe hot-button issue of health care has burst into the spotlight in Quebec's election campaign in the form of promises for more family doctors as well as subsidized eyewear for youngsters.CanadaAug 31, 2018
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Flushing contact lenses? Study warns you’re hurting the environmentIt's a good way to temporarily ditch glasses, but a recent study looked at the journey that disposable contact lenses take once they're thrown out.EnvironmentAug 20, 2018
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Woman had a contact lens stuck in her eye for 28 yearsA badminton game as a teenager came back to haunt a U.K. woman 28 years later.HealthAug 15, 2018
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Canada to regulate cosmetic contact lensesHealth Canada says it will regulate cosmetic or decorative contact lenses in the way it oversees the sale of corrective lenses.HealthJul 30, 2015
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What docs found when they studied eye surfaces of contact lens usersNew York researchers are warning those who wear contact lenses daily: your eyes are vulnerable to infections and inflammation, and they don’t share the same bacteria as people who don’t wear contacts.HealthJun 1, 2015
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Eyeball-eating amoeba? 5 things contact lens users need to knowReports say a Taiwanese student went blind from an eyeball-eating amoeba after she kept her contact lenses on for six months.CanadaJul 16, 2014
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Student whose corneas eaten by amoeba a cautionary tale for contact lens wearersEye doctors are urging consumers to be scrupulous about cleaning and caring for their contact lenses following reports that a student lost her sight after microscopic bugs ate through her eyeballs.HealthJul 15, 2014
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