Contact Lens Use Advice-Risks and Outcomes: Are Patients Drowning in Information but Starved for Knowledge?

Michael Tsatsos Ioannis Athanasiadis Cheryl MacGregor Suresh Kumar Sharma David Anderson Parwez N Hossain

Published in: Turkish journal of ophthalmology (2023)

Our study highlights the need to improve contact lens hygiene awareness and influence hygiene practices. Patients with the poorest contact lens hygiene had slower visual recovery and a higher prevalence of corneal ulcer. Contact lens hygiene advice needs to be clear and reinforced over time.

Keyphrases

cataract surgery
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