Key Takeaways
- Issue 91 of Contact Lens Update focuses on practical strategies for discussing and fitting contact lenses for presbyopia.
- The issue includes data from a study of 1,064 contact lens wearers treated at 118 French eye care practices.
- A downloadable patient handout is intended to support discussions of presbyopia and available contact lens correction approaches.
The Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) has published Issue 91 of Contact Lens Update, focusing on strategies to help eye care practitioners educate patients about contact lens options for presbyopia.
The issue includes an editorial by Shalu Pal, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, that outlines practical approaches to presbyopia counseling, including proactive early education, personalized explanations of accommodative status, guidance through the contact lens fitting process, and assessment of visual satisfaction.
A feature article by Susan Gromacki, MS, FAAO, FSLS, reviews findings from a questionnaire and focus group examining perceptions of presbyopia and preferred forms of vision correction among adults aged 36 to 48 years.
The issue also includes a patient handout explaining presbyopia and different contact lens correction approaches. The downloadable resource is intended to help practitioners discuss the advantages and disadvantages of contact lens options and identify approaches that may suit individual patients’ lifestyles.
A conference highlight contributed by Marc Vincent, PhD, describes a study of 1,064 new and experienced contact lens wearers at 118 French eye care practices. Presbyopic participants were fitted with soft daily disposable or frequent-replacement multifocal contact lenses and evaluated comfort and satisfaction, handling, and quality of vision after the trial period. The study also reported continuation rates and reasons for discontinuation.
