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Moisturize with Mother Nature!
Posted on July 29, 2008
Photo Credit: Joe LoongChemical engineering researchers at McMaster University have shown that a natural substance found in our bodies can be used as a natural moisturizing agent in contact lenses. This is a step up from the current wave of self-moisturizing contact lenses that use synthetic materials as a wetting agent to prevent eye dryness and increase wearer comfort.It is estimated that more than half of all people who stop wearing contact lenses do so because of discomfort caused by dryness, which progressively worsens as the day wears on. New research from McMaster, recently published in...
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