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2026.09.26
How a Lens That Covered the Whole Eye Shrank to the Size of an Iris
A contact lens in the 1940s was not something that would fit in today's lens case. Clear material covered n...
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2026.09.25
The Dirtiest Thing Was Not the Lens. It Was the Case
Lenses touch the eye directly, so we handle them with care. But the plastic case where the lenses spend hal...
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2026.09.24
Why You Should Never Pour Fresh Solution on Top of Old
It is late, you go to take your lenses out, and there is barely any solution left in the bottle. A little o...
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2026.09.23
In 2006, One Bottle of Lens Solution Disappeared from Shops Worldwide
In early 2006, eye clinics in Singapore and Hong Kong saw an unfamiliar rise. Fusarium fungal keratitis, un...
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2026.09.22
It Was Only a Nap: Six People Who Slept in Their Contact Lenses
One man kept his lenses in for two days on a hunting trip. One woman dozed off briefly on the sofa. One tee...
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2026.09.21
Why a Contact Lens Went Undetected Inside an Eyelid for 28 Years
A fourteen-year-old girl was playing badminton when a shuttlecock struck her eye. The hard contact lens she...
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2026.09.21
Korea, Japan, Hong Kong: Same Optical Shop, Why Such Different Licences?
In Seoul, to buy lenses you go to an optical shop. In Tokyo, you can go to an optical shop, a lens speciali...
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2026.09.20
A College Student Got Angry About Lens Prices and Changed the Law: The Story of America's Contact Lens Prescription Act
The previous article told how, in 1978, the United States required eyeglass prescriptions to be handed to p...
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2026.09.19
When Advertising Eyeglass Prices Was Illegal: The 25% One Economist Found
"Eyeglasses from $25." An ordinary line today. In the early 1970s, in a number of US states, that one line ...
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2026.09.18
Why President Reagan Wore Only One Contact Lens When He Gave a Speech
Around 1920, a small town in Illinois. A boy of nine or ten stood in front of a visiting nurse. An eye test...
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2026.09.17
Why Fighter Pilots Could Not Wear Contact Lenses Until 1989
A fighter cockpit is a harsh place for eyes. Sun above, and clouds below that throw the light back like a m...
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2026.09.16
1939: The Man Who Turned an Actor's Brown Eyes Blue — 80 Years of Hollywood Special-Effect Lenses
Spring 1939, the MGM lot. William Tuttle, head of the makeup department, was handed a problem. Change an ac...
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2026.09.15
Eyes Flatten in Space: How NASA Came to Allow Contact Lenses
1959. NASA asked the military for names to fill its first astronaut class. The requirements: jet flight exp...
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