http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Lions, giraffes, tigers, rabbits, bears, rhinos and even owls can go blind from cataracts, but an east German firm has an answer: custom-made "contact lenses". http://www.physorg.com/news166941175.html Biology Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:20:03 EST news166941175 While the majority of patients with common vision problems can find glasses or contact lenses fairly easily, others who suffer from diseases of the eye that affect the focus of light have more limited options and may simply have to learn to live with poor vision. http://www.physorg.com/news161441645.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 May 2009 13:54:31 EST news161441645 Nocturnal geckos are among the very few living creatures able to see colors at night, and scientists' discovery of series of distinct concentric zones may lead to insight into better cameras and contact lenses. http://www.physorg.com/news160941503.html Biology Thu, 07 May 2009 18:59:15 EST news160941503 Contact lenses are great for sight, but do they have an impact on general eye health? Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Optometry are working to answer that question by analyzing tears. http://www.physorg.com/news160848590.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 17:10:39 EST news160848590 You've probably been there. In a doctor's office, being advised to do what you dread - exercise. You get that feeling in your gut, acknowledging that, indeed, you should exercise but probably won't. Now imagine that the doctor is your optometrist. http://www.physorg.com/news157727040.html Medicine & Health Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:10:21 EST news157727040 (PhysOrg.com) -- Biofilms are everywhere - in dental plaque and ear canals, on contact lenses and in water pipelines - and the bacteria that make them get more resilient with age, finds a new study in FEMS Microbiology Letters. http://www.physorg.com/news156088573.html Biology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:56:40 EST news156088573 Children wearing contact lenses felt better about how they look, their athletic abilities and acceptance by their friends than did children wearing eyeglasses in a recent study. http://www.physorg.com/news155188309.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:52:24 EST news155188309 Contact lenses increase the risk of infection with pathogenic protozoa that can cause blindness. New research, published in the November issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology, shows that a high percentage of contact lens cases in Tenerife are contaminated with Acanthamoeba that cannot be killed by normal contact lens solution. http://www.physorg.com/news143712703.html Biology Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:11:43 EST news143712703 Even contact lenses are joining the trend to go green. Chemical engineering researchers at McMaster University have shown that a common fluid found in our bodies can be used as a natural moisturizing agent in contact lenses. http://www.physorg.com/news134743060.html Chemistry Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:37:40 EST news134743060