Study finds 98% of users non-compliant

Ninety-eight per cent of all contact lens wearers are not fully compliant, with 66 per cent wearing their two-weekly soft lenses for longer than 14 days, according to a major new study across seven European countries.

The findings are part of a research paper by Dr Philip Morgan, Eurolens research director at The University of Manchester, who is presenting the results at this weekend's BCLA conference.

The White Paper Report Wearer compliance with contemporary contact lenses, supported by Bausch & Lomb, is based on an online study of 1,402 wearers of two-weekly or monthly replaced lenses in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia and Poland. Duration and frequency of CL wear were covered, along with lens cleaning and disinfecting, the lens case and lens storage and communication between the wearer and CL practitioner.