Contact lens comfort is a complex and timely topic given the recent publication of the TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort. Dr Robin Chalmers reviews the latest research into soft contact lens-related dryness, the most important hurdle to satisfactory wear.
Symptoms with SCL wear differ from those without lens wear in that dryness presents as a more important symptom.4 Since findings from dry eye disease are difficult to apply to SCL-related dryness and discomfort, the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) addressed the issue in an International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort (see panel below).5 The workshop has recently published its report which identifies areas of consensus and controversy. Contact lens comfort is, therefore, especially topical at the present time.
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