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Eye Health Awareness Week 2010 – Day 3: Wearing Contact Lenses
By Tony (SelectSpecs) - June 16, 2010 | Health & Information, News & Announcements | 1 Comment
If you did a 10 minute survey of people coming out of a busy station chances are a large proportion of them would be wearing contact lenses. According to the Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers, around 3 million people in the UK wear contact lenses but that number is growing fast all the time.
With such huge scientific advances in the industry over the past few years, the popularity of contact lenses has soared as they become increasingly comfortable and affordable. The days of going through the agonies of...
Eye make-up worn by Cleopatra boosts immune system
By Tony (SelectSpecs) - January 21, 2010 | Health & Information, News & Announcements | 3 Comments
Research carried out by the CNRS research institute and scientists from the Louvre Museum indicate that the heavy eye make-up used by ancient Egyptians such as Cleopatra may have helped to fight off bacteria which can cause eye infections.
The make-up used could take up to a month to formulate as the chemicals did not occur naturally, the black and green powders which were applied thickly around the eyes contained doses of lead salts, which at low levels produce nitric oxide. Research found that...
