3 Topic Commentaries

CLS@40: Where the Disposable Lens Stands

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  Carol Rosenstiel, OD, FAAO

  Optometry (Contact Lenses)

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  University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

  No, follow the FDA-approved wearing schedule and disinfection for all contact lenses. Daily disposables should not be worn more than once.

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  John Laurent, OD, PhD, FAAO

  Optometry (Contact Lenses)

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  University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry (UAB Eye Care)

  The advantage of daily disposable contact lenses is that there is a clean, new lens on the eye each day.

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  Jeffrey J. Walline, OD, PhD

  Optometry (Contact Lenses)

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  The Ohio State University College of Optometry

  Daily disposable lenses eliminate the need for cleaning and disinfecting, which improves compliance,

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