Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 283-284, December 2008

Soft contact lens care regimens in the UK

  • Nathan Efron

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, and School of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology, Cnr Musk Avenue & Blamey Street, Kelvin Grove, Queensland 4059, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 3138 6401; fax: +61 7 3319 6974.
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  • Philip B. Morgan

      Affiliations

    • Eurolens Research, The University of Manchester, Moffat Building, P.O. Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom

published online 06 November 2008.

Abstract 

A variety of approaches are available for cleaning, rinsing, disinfecting and storing reusable soft contact lenses. As demonstrated in this report of the results of annual UK prescribing surveys conducted over the past 12 years, there has been a steady increase in the use of multi-purpose solutions, which in 2007 represented 93% of all lens care systems prescribed. This increase is attributed to factors such as simplicity, reduced cost and enhanced compliance with these products. The apparent reversal of this trend in 2008 is probably due to an undermining of patient and practitioner confidence in multi-purpose solutions relating to withdrawals of some multi-purpose solutions from the market, and controversies concerning corneal staining with some lens–solution combinations.

Keywords: Contact lens solutions, Prescribing, Survey

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PII: S1367-0484(08)00129-X

doi:10.1016/j.clae.2008.10.001

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 283-284, December 2008

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