Archive for April, 2008

National Eye Institute Awards $2.4 Million Grant For Corneal Infection (Keratitis) Research

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have been awarded a $2.4 million grant over five years from the National Eye Institute (NEI) to study corneal infection (keratitis) brought on by disease-causing fungi that can be lurking on contact lenses, in the air, in the dirt, or [...]

Misuse of Contact Lenses Responsible for Microbial Corneal Infections

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Latest studies suggested 40 per cent of microbial corneal infections in Bahrain were caused by misuse of contact lenses. This is one of the main reason why the doctors of the Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain issued a circular informing the staff for immediate reporting of such cases, to the ophthalmology department. Bahrain witnesses a sharp [...]

144 Million Chinese-Made Kid Sunglasses Recalled Due To Excessive Lead

Friday, April 11th, 2008

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the distributor, StyleMark Inc. have decided to recall China made 144,000 “Main Street Drag” sunglasses due to excessive levels of lead as the lettering on the surface of the sunglass violates the norm of the federal lead paint standard. Those are kid sunglasses. The recalled [...]