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CDC - Protect Your Eyes: Healthy and Safe Contact Lens Cleaning and Use. Millions of people use contact lenses every day but lens cleaning practices can lead to eye infections. Hands should be washed before handling contact lenses and contacts should be properly cleaned, disinfected, and stored to ensure eye health and safety. Following your eye doctor’s recommendations and a few simple steps can lead to healthy daily contact lens use.

August 24–28, 2015, marks the second annual Contact Lens Health Week. In collaboration with partners from clinical, public health, industry, and regulatory sectors, CDC is promoting healthy contact lens wear and care practices to reduce the risk for eye infections and complications associated with poor contact lens hygiene.

Carolyn K. Reeb-Whitaker, MS1; Carly M. Eckert, MD2; Naomi J.

Andrew Etsano, DLSHTM1; Rajni Gunnala, MD2; Faisal Shuaib, DrPH3; Eunice Damisa, MPH1; Pascal Mkanda, MBBS4; Johnson M. Ticha, MPH4; Richard Banda, MBChB4; Charles Korir, MA4; Ana Elena Chevez, MD4; Ogu Enemaku, PhD5; Melissa Corkum, MICD5; Lora B. Davis, DVM2; Gatei-wa Nganda2; Cara C.

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Natalia Melnikova, MD, PhD1; Maureen F. Orr, MS1; Jennifer Wu, MS1, Bryan Christensen, PhD2.

Caitlin Merlo, MPH1; Nancy Brener, PhD2; Laura Kann, PhD2; Tim McManus, MS2; Diane Harris, PhD3; Kristy Mugavero, MSN, MPH4.

Wes Studi, Hollywood actor, highlights the wisdom of cultural knowledge to promote health and prevent type 2 diabetes.

This public service announcement addresses common excuses and misconceptions that lead people to delay or avoid getting screened for colorectal cancer.