Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. When you’re buying a pair of glasses, you probably give plenty of thought to the kind of frames you want—aviator, wire, ...

Protective eyewear is a crucial part of any safety program and there are many different kinds of eyewear on the market from which to choose. Their design, features, functionality and even the ...

Researchers have come up with an economical one-step process to coat contact lenses with an antimicrobial film (Biomacromolecules 2015, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00359). The coating could cut the risk ...

These days, buying eyeglasses can be complicated—especially if you’re looking for options beyond those your eye doctor sells. You can, instead, take a copy of your prescription (you’re legally ...

An experimental antibacterial coating could enable contact wearers to leave lenses in their eyes for as long as 3 months. The new coating contains selenium, an element that produces chemical groups ...

The types of lenses you choose can make a big difference in the quality of your eyeglasses. Depending on what your eye doctor advises, some people can get along just fine with basic plastic CR-39 ...