Objective: To report the therapeutic practice patterns of silicone hydrogel (SiH) bandage soft contact lenses (BSCL) and the resultant rate of microbial keratitis (MK). Methods: A retrospective ...

They developed a new contact lens material that serves as a bandage for corneal wounds. The lens releases drugs in a regulated way that accelerates the healing of the eye. “It’s a targeted-release ...

They have just published their discovery in the journal Pharmaceutics under the title “Fabrication and characterization of an enzyme-triggered, therapeutic-releasing hydrogel bandage contact lens ...