Aug. 24, 2009— -- Question: What are toric contact lenses, when are they used and what are the risks/benefits of using them? Answer: Certain patients have what is known as corneal astigmatism.

Objectives: To characterize toric contact lens prescribing worldwide. Methods: Up to 1,000 survey forms were sent to contact lens fitters in up to 39 countries between January and March every year ...

This lens is implanted in conjunction with a Toric Lens Calculator, which uses surgeon-provided keratometry and surgically induced astigmatism data to select the most appropriate toric lens and ...

Key takeaways: Toric soft contact lens prescribing increased from 24.4% in 2000 to 46.2% in 2023. Men were more likely to be prescribed toric soft lenses compared with women (32% vs. 28.7%).

Toric contact lens maker CooperVision is reminding customers about a recall of certain lots of lens that it says may cause temporary hazy vision and discomfort. CBC News · Posted: Oct 12, 2011 11 ...

By Ryan Jaslow. October 13, 2011 / 11:35 AM EDT / CBS News . Avaira Toric contact lenses CooperVision CooperVision ...