Daily disposable contact lens prescribing around the world

Efron, Nathan; Morgan, Philip B.; Helland, Magne; Itoi, Motozumi; Jones, Deborah; Nichols, Jason J.; van der Worp, Eef; Woods, Craig A.

doi:10.1016/j.clae.2010.06.003

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Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 225-227, October 2010

Daily disposable contact lens prescribing around the world

Nathan Efron
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, and School of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Queensland 4059, Australia
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 3138 6401; fax: +61 7 3319 6974.
Philip B. Morgan
- Eurolens Research, The University of Manchester, Moffat Building, P.O. Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom
Magne Helland
- Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Buskerud University College, P.O. Box 235, N-3603 Kongsberg, Norway
Motozumi Itoi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo 3-1-3, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
Deborah Jones
- School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
Jason J. Nichols
- College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, 320 W. 10th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210-1280, United States
Eef van der Worp
- University of Maastricht, P. Debijelaan 25, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Craig A. Woods
- Centre for Contact Lens Research, School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada

published online 05 July 2010.

Abstract

Daily disposable contact lenses were introduced into the market 16 years ago. Data that we have gathered from annual contact lens fitting surveys conducted in Australia, Canada, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, the UK and the USA between 2000 and 2008 indicates an overall increase in daily disposable lens fitting during this period. Daily disposable lenses are especially popular in Japan, Norway and the UK. There is a trend for these lenses to be fitted on a part-time basis. Males are over-represented in daily disposable lens fitting—a trend that is especially evident in Canada. Daily disposable lens wearers are about two years younger than wearers of reusable lenses in Japan and The Netherlands. The convenience and health benefits of daily disposable lenses are expected to fuel continued growth in this sector.

Keywords: Daily disposable contact lenses, International, Fitting, Survey