Contact lens solution. Packing your solution is equally important. Contacts aren't cheap, and ruining them can be a huge ...

This is a common outcome in patients who do not have good contact lens hygiene or have an underlying eye condition that makes them prone to infections. Although we don't know the prevalence rates ...

A doctor facing the difficult prospect of eye removal had her sight miraculously restored just in time for her wedding, thanks to a pioneering genomics lab. Dr Ellie Irwin had battled a debilitating ...

If you wear contact lenses, it's important to take care of them to help keep your eyes healthy and infection-free. Throughout the day, proteins found naturally in your eyes, along with bacteria ...

This may help prevent overwear syndrome and lower your risk of infections and ulcers. It also gives you an incentive to check your lenses each morning to make sure it's not time to change them out.

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

Cope JR, Collier SA, Nethercut H, et al. Risk behaviors for contact lens–related eye infections among adults and adolescents - United States, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017;66(32):841-845.

Reusable contact lens users are almost four times as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection, a study has found. The researchers suggest people ...

On World Hand Hygiene Day, experts warn that neglecting hand cleanliness can directly harm your eyes, leading to infections ...