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At the most recent lunchtime debate, Optician brought together contact lens experts to discuss the important issues of solution compatibility, compliance and safety
Alison Ewbank: Contact lens care and lens care products have been very much in the news recently, and, broadly speaking, coverage has fallen into three categories: solution compatibility, compliance - or non-compliance - and product recalls. This is also a very active area for product development. In relation to solution compatibility, the clinical relevance of corneal staining has been a topic of interest, and has led to renewed interest in peroxide disinfection, as well as calls for lens care products to be specified on the prescription. We have seen new reports about levels of compliance and we have also had a number of high-profile product recalls, which has led to the re-examination of solution safety and a return to rub and rinse procedures. We will start by asking what your first-choice option is for soft lens disinfection in a new patient, whether that has changed recently and, if so, why?
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