Beauty and contact lenses go hand in hand. Now you can use your beauty tips to win $5000 sponsored by Ciba Vision’s Air Optix Aqua. Teaming up with Carmindy, makeup artist on TLC’s hit show “What Not to Wear”, Ciba Vision wants to know how you keep your eyes beautiful and healthy for a chance [...]
Some wearers of Air Optix Night & Day have reported problems with the new lenses when compared to their old Focus Night & Day. Ciba Vision has provided a few tips and tricks to help fix Air Optix Night & Day problems with just a few simple steps.
Making sure you line up your lenses correctly [...]
Johnson & Johnson has announced the 1-Day Acuvue Moist will soon be available in a 90-pack. Shoppers can expect the new 90 Pack to show up on AC Lens on or around February 1, 2010. The Acuvue 1-Day Moist 30 pack will soon be discounted and the 90 pack will be at a lower per [...]
Ciba Vision, the manufacturer of Focus contact lenses has announced that several of their older lens designs are to be phased-out. Specifically, after January 1, 2010, Focus 1-2 week, Focus Monthlies, and Focus Torics will be available only while supplies last. Retailers like AC Lens will have significant stock on hand. Even so, we urge [...]
Happy Halloween! With the holiday rapidly closing, AC Lens would like to send out a word of caution to our customers who may be considering purchasing halloween contacts to accent your costume this year.
The FDA website warns of the damage you can do to your eyes by not using properly fitted contacts. Scary and FX [...]
The FDA is taking steps to help promote contact lens safety by reminding contact lens wearers of the importance of regular, proper cleaning and storage for contact lenses. Patients who don’t follow proper instructions for contact lens care have an increased risk of eye infections and other vision problems.
Always follow your doctors recommendations, and replace [...]
A study by Ciba Vision, and reported by WebMD yesterday, reports 40% of contact lens users wear their contact lenses beyond the recommended change dates. It’s important to understand the hidden dangers of wearing lenses longer than prescribed.
Contact Lenses are made from different materials which determine amount of oxygen the eye receives, types of deposits that [...]
If you’re not aware, the NIH has declared May Healthy Vision Month. This year, they’re focusing on uncorrected refractive errors of which the most common are nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia. According to the Healthy Vision 2009 website, over 11 million people in the USA have not seen an eye doctor to correct a refractive [...]
In a report recently released by Westerville, OH based Ad-ology, 42% of contact lens and eyeglasses wearers turned to the internet to research products. One surprising stat in the report relates to buyers preferred locations to purchase. 49% of buyers order from their eye doctor, 46% use their favorite optical store, leaving just 5% of [...]
US News recently released a health tip on the safe use of contact lenses and cosmetics. While we found this article to cover the basics, we feel they left off some important product and safety tips that can help your lenses co-exist safely with your makeup.
We agree that investing in hypoallergenic cosmetics is important but [...]
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