Reading your prescription starts by identifying which values belong to which eye. “OD” refers to your right eye and “OS” to ...

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The first soft contact lenses hit the U.S. market in 1971. Since then, they have developed into more than an eyeglass alternative. Contacts have become a fusion of comfort, advanced technology, and ...

Scientists have developed a new type of lens that creates multiple focal points, which could make for glasses or contacts that provide a clearer view over a range of distances. The secret? Making the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Cataract surgery is one of the most common operations in the United States and now doctors are customizing the eye procedures to suit patients' lifestyles. Cataracts are an ...

Wearing contact lenses can lead to dry eyes. Dry eye is a condition where your eyes cannot make enough tears to lubricate and nourish the eye. Symptoms may include burning, stinging, blurry vision, ...

A cross-disciplinary team has developed a new contact lens material that could act as a bandage for corneal wounds while releasing drugs in a controlled manner to help the eye heal faster. A ...

People who wear reusable contact lenses are nearly four times as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection. People who wear reusable contact lenses ...