Healthy Contact Lenses at CDC: Website Expansion and New Materials

Healthy Contact Lenses at CDC: Website Expansion and New Materials

Healthy Contact Lenses at CDC: Website Expansion and New Materials

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 03/20/2014 04:30 PM EDT

Healthy Contact Lenses at CDC: Website Expansion and New Materials

 

CDC’s Healthy Contact Lenses Program, which began in July 2013, is now pleased to announce several new additions to the Healthy Contact Lens Wear and Care website—now presented in a mobile-friendly format.

  

       

New web pages:

• Updated contact lens wear and care recommendations
• Benefits of vision correction with contact lenses 
•  Infections and other complications associated with contact lenses

New health promotion materials:

• 1 infographic: You Only Have One Pair of Eyes
• 4 posters: Your Habits, Your Gear, & Your Eye Doctor 
•  2 podcasts: Healthy Contacts (HHS) & Healthy Contact Lens Wear and Care (CDC)
• 3 web buttons: Contact Lenses and Water Don’t Mix & Contact Lens Tips from CDC

CDC, with generous financial support from the Contact Lens Institute (CLI), has worked in collaboration with the contact lens industry, FDA, academia, and professional organizations to develop clear messages about healthy contact lens wear and care.

How to get updates

Email subscribers will be the first to learn about new pages and materials on CDC’s Healthy Contact Lens Wear and Care website. Please encourage your friends, family, colleagues, and patients to stay informed, as well. To sign up to receive updates, they may visit the Healthy Contact Lens Wear and Care website and enter their email addresses in the “Get Email Updates” box on the bottom left of the screen.