RT Journal Article
T1 Current approaches to soft contact lens handling training – Global perspectives
A1 Vianya Estopa, Marta
A1 Ghorbani Majarrad, Neema
A1 Huntjens, Byki
A1 García Porta, Nery
A1 Piñero, David P.
A1 Nagra, Manbir
A1 Terry, Louise
A1 Dutta, Debarun
A1 Wolffsohn, James S.
A1 Joshi, Mahesh
A1 Martin, Eilidh
A1 Maldonado Codina, Carole
K1 Soft contact lenses
K1 Contact lens handling
K1 Application
K1 Removal
K1 Training
K1 Survey
AB PurposeAll neophyte contact lens wearers require training on how to handle contact lenses. Currently, almost no published information exists describing the most common approaches used by those involved in such training in soft contact lens wearers. This study aimed to gather information on the approaches taken by those conducting this training worldwide.MethodsAn online survey was created in English and translated to Spanish and distributed internationally via social media, conference attendees, and professional contacts. The anonymous survey included information on workplace setting of respondents, information about the typical approaches used for application and removal of soft contact lenses, length of the appointment, and success rate with their approach. Survey responses were received between May 2021 and April 2022.ResultsA total of 511 individuals completed the survey and responses were received from 31 countries with 48.7% from the UK. The most common approach taught for application was to have the patient hold the upper eyelashes (84.7%) and to hold the lower eyelid with the same hand as the lens (89.4%). Lenses were applied directly to the cornea by 57.7% of the respondents. The most common approach taught for lens removal was to drag the lens inferiorly from the cornea prior to removal (49.3%). Most respondents did not use videos to aid the teaching appointment (62.0%); however, they felt that their approach was successful in most cases (90). Application and removal training sessions lasted a median of 30 min and contact lenses were typically dispensed after the instructor witnessing successful application and removal three times.ConclusionVarious methods are adopted globally for training of application and removal of soft contact lenses, with many advising a patient-specific approach is required for success. The results of this survey provide novel insights into soft contact lens handling training in clinical practice.
PB Elsevier
YR 2023
FD 2023-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43336
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43336
LA eng
NO Contact Lens and Anterior Eye Volume 46, Issue 6, December 2023, 102068
NO British & Irish University and College Contact Lens Educators (BUCCLE) receives sponsorship from CooperVision, Alcon, Bausch + Lomb and Johnson and Johnson. No specific grant was received for this study, and no sponsors had any input or involvement within this project. Nery Garcia-Porta is supported financially by a Maria Zambrano contract at USC under the grants call for the requalification of the Spanish university system 2021–2023, funded by the European Union—Next Generation EU.
DS Minerva
RD 25 abr 2026