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The article discusses a study which revealed the benefit of wearing daily disposable contact lens over general spectacle wearing. It informs that the daily replacement schedule has potential benefits for ocular safety, comfort and vision. It also informs that the study revealed that contact lens wearer did not reported serious corneal infiltrative adverse events.

This article discusses the importance of a well-planned research in the formulation of care solutions for the safe and comfortable use of contact lenses. As questions on how the ingredients of care solutions influence the experience of wearing contact lens increase, the need for a better balance between efficacy and safety of care solutions, particularly the disinfectant content, are cited. Other major ingredients of care solutions are lubricating agents, wetting agents, and cleaning agents.

The article discusses a presentation made by Doctor Jack Nichols at the 2010 meeting of the American Academy of Optometry in which he anticipated the continued growth of contact lens (CL) manufacturers. According to Nichols, the CL market will experience two percent growth in 2010. Among the trends that optometrists should look for in the CL market are soft CL materials, new solutions and fitting a younger population. Nichols also discussed LASIK surgery, noting that the industry is not growing at the rate it had been in the 1990s.

The article discusses the results of the one-year randomized study which found the physiological response and visual acuity of individuals wearing daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lens (DD SiHy CLs) to be comparable to spectacle wearers. The subjects used in the study are described to have never worn contact lens. Both CL and spectacle wearers are presented to be equivalent for conjunctival and limbal redness, corneal staining, and corneal vascularization.

Focuses on a study which determined the preference of contact lens wearers. Methods used in the study; Findings and implications; Remarks from its lead researcher.

The article explains the key points from a new review of the evidence concerning the impact of SARS-CoV-2 upon contact lens practice. It highlights several reports which have made a number of suggestions about spectacles, including that they can provide some protection against the virus, and that they reduce the number of times people touch their face compared to contact lenses; and shows there is no scientific evidence that wearing spectacles provides protection against SARS-CoV-2.