5 Topic Commentaries

Contact Lens Case Reports: <br>Specialty Lens Compliance and Replacement</br>

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  Tiffany Sara Liu, MD

  Cornea and external diseases; contact lenses

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  Johns Hopkins Medicine, Wilmer Eye Institute

  If you wear contacts, it’s so important to follow the proper steps to clean and disinfect your lenses and change them out when needed.

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  Karen S. DeLoss, OD, FAAO

  Cornea and contact lenses

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  University of Michigan Health

  Switching to a different material or replacement schedule, using lubricating drops made for contacts or switching to a different type of contact lens cleaning and care solution can help alleviate symptoms.

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  Kathy Dumbleton, Not specified

  Contact lens compliance and safety research

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  Centre for Contact Lens Research (now CORE), University of Waterloo

  You could end up with a sight-threatening corneal infection the first time you do something wrong.

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  Rachel J. Bishop, MD, MPH

  Ophthalmology; contact lens safety

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  National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health

  A person needs to be instructed on how to wear and use the contacts and care for them, and they must be fitted properly by someone who knows how to do that, an eye doctor, an optometrist or an ophthalmologist.

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  David Meyer, OD, FAAO

  Optometry; contact lens care and compliance

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  John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah

  In addition to practicing good hygiene, contact lens wearers have to take extra care to ensure that their eyes stay healthy. That's the reason we recommend yearly eye exams for those patients. We also recommend scheduling your next appointment in advance, so you don't go too long between visits.

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