Contact Lens Update

• Issue 25 | April 2015

  Ocular effects of UV radiation from the sun

  The sun’s ultraviolet radiation can impact eye health in a number of ways. In this issue of Contact Lens Update, David McCanna reviews the factors influencing UV exposure as well as its benefits and risks. Learn about the mechanism behind UV damage to the anterior eye in a poster from James Wolffsohn as well as Alan Saks’ review of an article about the same study. Be sure to download our patient handout, which illustrates the potential ocular effects of ultraviolet radiation as well as the most effective ways to protect one’s eyes.

  • Editorial - Being “SunSmart”: Finding the right life-light balance
  • Feature Article - Conjunctival UV autofluorescence – Prevalence and risk factors: Article review
  • Conference Highlights - Conjunctival UV autofluorescence in eye care practitioners
  • Clinical Insight - Patient handout: Protecting your eyes from the sun

• Issue 24 | February 2015

  Eyelid Conditions

  Meibomian gland dysfunction, blepharitis and Demodex impact a wide range of patients. In this issue of Contact Lens Update, Alisa Sivak poses some questions about how eye care professionals communicate with patients about these conditions, Milton Hom recounts the ways in which he learned to pay more attention to conditions affecting his patients’ eyelids, William Ngo reviews an alternative technique for isolating and viewing Demodex (Mastota 2013) and Etty Bitton shares her experiences in differentiating Demodex from blepharitis. Be sure to look for our patient handout on meibomian gland dysfunction! You will find it within the editorial, along with a short survey requesting your input.

  • Editorial - The significance of eyelid conditions for patients
  • Feature Article - Identifying Demodex in the eyelash follicle without epilation
  • Conference Highlights - A case of mistaken blepharitis identity: staph or demodex?
  • Clinical Insight - Meibomian gland disfunction and Demodex: A tale of two mentors

• Issue 23 | December 2014

  Makeup: Impact on ocular health

  What does research show about the effect of cosmetics on the eye? In this edition of Contact Lens Update, Alison Ng explains how it can impact the tear film and meibomian glands, among other concerns; Nadine Furtado reviews a article about the impact of eye cosmetics on ocular comfort (Ng 2012), and we share the highlights of a study examining the impact of cosmetics on contact lens performance. Download our patient handout providing eye makeup tips for people who wear contact lenses!

  • Editorial - Makeup and your eyes: friend or foe?
  • Feature Article - Eye cosmetic usage and associated ocular comfort
  • Conference Highlights - The impact of eye cosmetics on contact lens wear: Lab-based research results
  • Clinical Insight - Patient handout: Eye makeup tips for people who wear soft contact lenses

• Issue 22 | October 2014

  Myopia Control - Update 2014

  What’s new in myopia control research? In this edition of Contact Lens Update, Kate Gifford provides an overview of the latest research, Alex Hui focuses on the use of two different dosages of atropine in a review of two recent papers by Chua and colleagues and Ian Morgan describes a study providing proof of principle for the positive effects of increased outdoor activity in children. Overwhelmed by the details of myopia control research? Download our one-page research brief outlining a range of myopia control interventions as well as the complexity, uncertainty and debate surrounding them.

  • Editorial - The latest on myopia control
  • Feature Article - Atropine for the treatment of childhood myopia: An article review
  • Conference Highlights - Proof of principal that increased outdoor time reduces the incidence of myopia: A conference synopsis
  • Clinical Insight - Research Brief: The Complex Nature of Myopia Control Research

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