Wearing contact lenses in the shower raises risk of cornea infection up to SEVEN-fold

Wearing contact lenses in the shower can increase your risk of developing a painful sight-threatening infection up to SEVEN-fold, study warns The habits of 78 contact lens wearers were analysed by researchers from the UK Of these, 37 had previously developed contact lens-related microbial keratitis The risk of infection increased with the frequency of showering, the … Read more

Health: Wearing contacts in the shower raises risk of cornea infection up to SEVEN-fold

Wearing contact lenses in the shower can increase your risk of developing a painful sight-threatening infection up to SEVEN-fold, study warns The habits of 78 contact lens wearers were analysed by researchers from the UK Of these, 37 had previously developed contact lens-related microbial keratitis The risk of infection increased with the frequency of showering, the … Read more

Legally blind man regains sight following the first successful artificial cornea treatment

Jamal Furani, 78, lost his sight 10 years ago due to corneal disease, but thanks for modern science, the Israeli man is able to see once again. Furani received an artificial cornea implant that integrated directly into the eyewall and following the one-hour surgery, he was able to recognize family members and read numbers on … Read more