New Study Shows Many U.S. Contact Lens Wearers Do Not Comply With Recommended Replacement...(articularly with two-week replacement le...),Health

Date:6/4/2009

articularly with two-week replacement lenses,” said Desmond Fonn, MOptom, F.A.A.O., Director, CCLR and Professor of School of Optometry. “These are important findings for eye care practitioners to take into consideration when prescribing contact lenses and recommending replacement schedules for their patients.”

The replacement frequency or schedule refers to how often contact lenses are discarded and replaced. Typically, disposable-type lenses are replaced daily, every two weeks or monthly. Proteins, lipids and micro-organisms can collect on the surfaces of contact lenses, so, for lenses that are going to be used more than once, it is important to clean them on removal from the eye and replace them at appropriate intervals.

“Since today’s economic environment can put pressure on consumers to delay purchases, including necessary healthcare products, it is critical for eye care professionals to educate patients regarding the importance of proper replacement of their contact lenses,” said Jennifer Davis, OD at Vision Tech Optometry Center in Virginia.

“CIBA VISION is committed to working with patients and eye care practitioners to encourage greater contact lens compliance for overall eye health and wellness,” said Dwight Akerman, O.D., F.A.A.O.(Dipl), Director of Professional Programs for CIBA VISION North America. “In fact, we are embarking on a major educational campaign to help eye care practitioners communicate to patients the importance of proper wear, care and replacement of contact lenses.”

About the Study
From a national sample of eye care practitioners, more than 158 eye care practitioners opted into the study and 1,859 of their patients returned surveys with 1654 of these meeting inclusion criteria in order to be eligible for analysis. Sixty-six percent of the patients were female, and the mean age was 34 +/- 12 years. Eighty-eight percent of lenses
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