Dr Cameron Hudson (professional services manager for CIBA Vision UK introduced each day of the roadshow with a lecture reminding all delegates of their influence upon patient correction at each end of the age spectrum.
Fitting early
Children may be safely fitted with contact lenses and, as The Adolescent and Child Health Initiative to Encourage Vision Empowerment study by Jeffrey Walline had shown, there is no evidence of a myopic progression if children as young as eight are fitted with soft lenses. In fact, many recent studies have suggested that far from being problematic, there is better compliance among younger children and a lower incidence of sterile infiltrative events. When dealing with adults it might be useful to bear in mind the recent case whereby a lawyer had tried to sue his eye care practitioner for keeping him in conventional hydrogels rather than suggest silicone hydrogels with their better oxygen profile (despite there being no clinical indication of a negative impact with this patient of the former).
Register now to continue reading
Thank you for visiting Optician Online. Register now to access up to 10 news and opinion articles a month.
Register
Already have an account? Sign in here