Here you will find the latest news on healthy contact lens wear and care related to CDC’s Healthy Contact Lenses Program.

Title: 4 ways you use your contact lenses wrong (October 7, 2015)

Summary: If you wear contact lenses, these four wear and care habits can put you at risk for an eye infection. 

Title: Worldwide call for professional involvement in contact lens fitting (September 18, 2015)

Summary: The International Association of Contact Lens Educators has released a position statement calling for trained professionals to be involved in the fitting and supply of contact lenses in all countries to help ensure their correct use worldwide.

Title: Nearly all contact lens wearers in national survey report risky eye care behaviors that can lead to eye infections (August 2015)

Summary: Press release on a report that found 99% of contact lens wearers may be engaging in at least one behavior known to increase their risk of eye infections.

Title: Nearly one million doctor visits for eye infections annually in US (November 2014)

Summary: Press release on first-of-its-kind CDC study estimating Americans make nearly a million doctor visits for eye infections, resulting in $175 million in direct health care costs.

Title: Eye Health – Transcript and Audio Recording (November 2014)

Summary: Media telebriefing to presenting the first national estimates of the number of cases of keratitis that occur each year in the United States.

Title: Eye Health and Contact Lenses (November 2014)

Summary: CDC digital press kit, including key contact lens health messages, spokespeople, images, and additional resources.

Title: Contact Lens Care & Compliance: Work Group and Website Promote Proper Lens Wear (June 2014)

Summary: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has assembled a workgroup of experts in eye health and infectious disease to promote healthy contact lens wear and care. Authored by workgroup member Michael A. Ward, MMSc, FAAO.

Title: Profession supports CDC contact lens education effort (March 2014)

Summary: Article discussing the collaboration between CDC and partners to promote healthy contact lens wear and care.