Short Communication
Year: 2022 | Month: July | Volume: 12 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 279-282
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220739
Tutoring Contact Lens Care: An Integral Part of an Optometrist in the Eye Health System
Manisha Saha1, Paramita Deb2
1,2Department of Allied Health Sciences, Brainware University, Kolkata, India.
Corresponding Author: Manisha Saha
ABSTRACT
One of the most promising methods for correcting refractive errors of the eye is the Contact Lenses right after the spectacles. For every change being done in the contact lens designs whether its materials or its manufacturing properties or varying the designs, patients' comfort and quality of vision has been always considered the priority. Even after numerous alterations and modifications have been done we still face a massive dropout in contact lens wearing cases every year. Surveying the various studies has shown us the major reason behind CL dropouts was primarily ocular redness, followed by burning sensation, discharge, stinging sensation, a significant drop in VA, and many as such. The purpose of this short communication is to make optometrists aware of their role in counseling and provide proper communication of contact lens teaching along with providing proper training to the patients regarding how improper handling of contact lenses is causing a major drawback to society causing a rapid increase in CL dropout cases.
Key words: Contact lens dropout, complications, instruction on wearing contact lenses, handling of contact lenses, ocular surface .