Since contact lenses were invented in 1887, innovations have included advances in
optical design, material, care systems, wear modality, lens size, lens shape and applications.
Over 19,000 peer reviewed academic papers on the contact lenses have been published.
The Contact Lens Evidence-based Academic Reports (CLEAR) follow the exemplary work
of organisations such as the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society dry eye [
[1]
], meibomian gland disease [
[2]
], contact lens discomfort [
[3]
] and dry eye II [
[4]
] workshops and the International Myopia Institute white papers on myopia control
[
[5]
], in collating and appraising the academic literature in an ocular field of interest.
CLEAR represent the work of nearly 100 multidisciplinary experts in the field, who
set out to critically review, synthesise and summarise the research evidence on contact
lenses to date; this serves to inform both clinical practice, manufacturing innovation
and future research directions.Keywords
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