Sentences with phrase «soft contact lenses»

Trained new contact lens patients on the insertion, removal, and care of soft contact lenses.

The breakthrough is made possible by a special type of polymer that is, surprisingly enough, adapted from the principles used to make soft contact lenses.

The primary component is polyacrylamide, known for its use in soft contact lenses and as the electrophoresis gel that separates DNA fragments in biology labs; the second component is alginate, a seaweed extract that is frequently used to thicken food.

The device is a unique example of microfluidics technology, sometimes called a lab - on - a-chip, that pushes water around in microscopic tubes and reservoirs made from the same cellophanelike plastic as soft contact lenses.

Kohane and his colleagues, whose work is funded to the tune of about $ 250,000 annually from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, are one of several teams investigating the use of layered drug - dispensing soft contact lenses.

It resembles a soft contact lens comprising a biomaterial matrix that encapsulates human cells in much the same way Jell - O can encapsulate fruit, she says.

Furthermore, since the electronic sensor is inserted into the soft contact lens, the feeling of wearing it is also excellent.

• Soft contact lens could help diabetes patients (Jan 2018) • Graphene patch detects glucose in sweat (Mar 2016) • Nanoporous thin - film device could help treat diabetes (Aug 2017)

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The results showed that after one year of daily soft - contact lens wear, there were fewer microbial keratitis cases than after LASIK, approximately two fewer cases per 10,000.

This eye makeup remover from L'Oreal is safe for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers and its oil - free formula leaves a luxuriously soft, fresh sensation on your skin without a greasy residue.

As is outlined in the resulting research paper, which is titled «Soft, smart contact lenses with integrations of wireless circuits, glucose sensors, and displays,» the researchers were able to create a contact lens which could respond to changes in glucose and provide results via an LED panel on the lens itself.

Instruct patients in the care and handling of contacts lenses, to include insertion and removal of soft and gas