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Water exposure during contact lens wear has long been associated with potentially serious conditions such as microbial keratitis. It is a subject we have passionately championed in recent years and it was fascinating to read the results of a recent study which found that education programmes such as our own ‘no water’ stickers had a positive impact on water-contact behaviours and reduced storage case contamination.

The study shows close to a 15 per cent reduction in endotoxin levels from a very simple message. We worked closely with Irenie Ekkeshis to introduce the no water stickers and championed them from the start. The simplicity of the message has been crucial to their success and it is a message worth repeating, over and over again.