How to ask the right lifestyle and contact lens questions

When seeking to understand a patient’s contact lens wearing experience, a practitioner may typically ask the patient questions around their current wearing times, how comfortable their contact lenses feel, and their visual quality. But should we be seeking to ask and learn more?

The recent Tear Film and Ocular Surface (TFOS) Lifestyle Workshop¹ examined the extent to which patient lifestyles and environments can have an impact on their ocular health and subsequent contact lens use.

As illustrated in the workshop results, there are countless instances where the lens-wearing experience can be impacted in ways that we might not have previously considered, from routine behaviours to usage of over-the-counter products, to daily workspaces.