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Fungus outbreak showing up in wearers of soft contact lenses  (”focus contact lens”)

Sunday, April 9th, 2006

Fungus outbreak showing up in wearers of soft contact lenses In an outbreak that so far has puzzled health officials, a potentially damaging fungus is infecting the eyes of a small but growing number of people in South Florida and elsewhere who wear soft contact lenses, Miami researchers said Wednesday.
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Friday Edition: (”order contact lenses”) Jill Carroll’s Release 

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

Friday Edition: Jill Carroll’s Release Fungus worries contact-lens wearers… Americans swearing more… iPod volume control… Local TV removed from NFL sidelines… New NFL limits on celebrations…
Soft contact lenses have increased risk of vision threatening condition Miami, Florida - New information shows soft contact lens users have an increased risk for a serious eye infection.
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Eye-making a (”accuvue contact lenses”) delicate process

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

Eye-making a delicate processRocky Mountain News - Ocularist Walter Johnson, owner of the Denver Optic Co., holds one of the prosthetic eyes he creates. Johnson painstakingly hand paints each eye to match a client’s real one. Johnson, who makes about 275 eyes a year, is the fourth owner of the 100