Research has shown an increased risk of complications in contact lens wearers between the ages of 14 and 25, but what is the best way for eye care professionals to move forward with that information? Identifying risk factors listed in the literature, recorded in patient records and identified by experts, the Contact Lens Assessment in Youth study group has developed a tool designed to help practitioners assess potential risk factors in order to provide young adults with targeted prescriptions and contact lens training.
Development of a Soft Contact Lens Risk Assessment Survey
K. Richdale1, G.L. Mitchell2, H. Wagner3, L. Sorbara4, D. Y. Lam5, B. T. Kinoshita6, M.E. Jansen7, R.L. Chalmers8
1SUNY College of Optometry New York, NY; 2Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, OH; 3NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 4University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science, Waterloo, ON, Canada; 5Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton, CA; 6Pacific University College of Optometry, Forest Grove, OR; 7Indiana University School of Optometry, Bloomington, IN; 8Clinical Trial Consultant, Atlanta, GA
Download the poster (.pdf) which was originally shared at the American Academy of Optometry annual meeting in 2012.
Contact Lens Assessment in Youth: Multi-Center Testing of a Risk Assessment Survey for Soft Contact Lens Wearers with Red Eyes
L. Sorbara1, R.L. Chalmers2, H. Wagner3, D.Y. Lam4, B. T. Kinoshita5, G.L. Mitchell6, A. Zimmerman6, K. Richdale7
1School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2Indiana University School of Optometry, Bloomington, IN; 3College of Optometry, NOVA Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 4Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, CA;. 5College of Optometry, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR; 6College of Optometry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; 7College of Optometry, State University of New York, NY, NY.
Download the poster (.pdf) which was originally shared at the annual meeting of the British Contact Lens Association in 2014.
