Your Contact Lenses Can Now Seep Antihistamines Into Your Eyes, If You Want

Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images). Article by Ed Cara. Gizmodo – March 30, 2022.

The FDA-approved technology might someday let people treat many eye problems by simply wearing drug-releasing contacts.

The future of eye care looks poised to involve specialized contact lenses filled with medicine. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new type of contact that releases an antihistamine to help prevent itchy eyes from allergies for up to 12 hours. Similar treatments for other eye diseases may be on the way soon. […]

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