Rapid diagnosis and screening of diseases have become increasingly important in
predictive and preventive medicine as they improve patient treatment strategies and reduce …

Myopia is one of the leading causes of visual impairment globally. Despite increasing
prevalence and incidence, the associated cost of treatment remains unclear. Health care …

Several lifestyle choices made by contact lens wearers can have adverse consequences on
ocular health. These include being non-adherent to contact lens care, sleeping in lenses, ill …

Clinical relevance Contact lens prescribing data serve as a benchmark for eye care
clinicians in assessing their own prescribing patterns and provide useful contextual …

Purpose: The aim was to determine world‐wide patterns of fitting contact lenses for the
correction of presbyopia. Methods: Up to 1,000 survey forms were sent to contact lens fitters …

Purpose To document contact lens prescribing patterns in the United States between 2002
and 2014. Methods A survey of contact lens prescribing trends was conducted each year …

Soft contact lens discontinuations have a dramatic impact on the overall success of this form
of vision correction, and evidence suggests that the reasons for contact lens cessation are …

Purpose To examine the annualised waste and end-of-life disposal options with two
representative soft contact lens (CL) modalities. Methods The component parts of two …

The evolution of contact lens technology and clinical practice over the past three decades
has been remarkable, with dramatic improvements in material biocompatibility, better lens …

Purpose The aim was to determine the extent of daily disposable contact lens prescribing
worldwide and to characterise the associated demographics and fitting patterns. Methods …