From left: BCBGMAXAZRIA Regal from ClearVision Optical; VINCE CAMUTO VO522 from Colors in Optics; COCO AND BREEZY Wisdom from ESE Eyewear; KOALI 20122K from Morel
From top: TRINA TURK Charleze from The McGee Group; TEKA 4140 from Teka Eyewear
QUINN from Denon Eyewear
ANDY WOLF 4606 from Andy Wolf Eyewear
From top: TORY BURCH 6085 from Luxottica; NIS from Mykita
From top: LANCE from ic! berlin; KENDALL + KYLIE Gemma 5137 from Allure Eyewear
From top: BLACKFIN Wilmington 964 from Villa Eyewear; MODO 4509A from Modo
From top: PRODESIGN DENMARK 6621 from Design Eyewear Group; DIXIE 8739 from Bevel Specs; SILHOUETTE 5557 from Silhouette
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We know that contact lenses can deliver drugs directly to the eye surface, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Acuvue Theravision with Ketotifen. And we know that Sensimed’s Triggerfish contact lens monitors changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) for glaucoma. Now researchers have developed a contact lens that does both. The wireless theranostic contact lens (WTCL) not only tracks IOP, but delivers anti-glaucoma drugs on demand, as reported in Nature Communications. (Toshniwal Paharia, Pooja Toshniwal Paharia. "Glaucoma treatment using smart contact lenses that release drugs". News-Medical. 20 June 2022. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220519/Glaucoma-treatment-using-smart-contact-lenses-that-release-drugs.aspx.) Note: Theranostics is a combination of the terms therapeutics and diagnostics.
Summer is the best time to be outdoors and soak up the glorious sunshine and warmth in the air! I’m eager to listen to the hobbies and activities everyone has planned this summer so I can encourage proper eyewear routines. Life seems to be getting back to somewhat normal since the Covid-19 outbreak, but even though the world slowed down for a bit, the sun never did. Here are some of the basics for sun protection and how conversation is effective for selling sunglasses to promote self-care. I’ll touch on skincare habits for comparison to increase awareness about the need for sun protection.