How many of your patients have tried to wear contacts but didn’t continue long-term? Many probably tried to sleep in their daily wear soft lenses and had problems. Those who developed giant papillary conjunctivitis or some other condition were termed "failures." For some patients, no available fitting modality met their life-style needs.

According to Warren G. McDonald, Ph.D., F.N.A.O., director of contact lens services at the Jacksonville Eye Clinic in N.C., many of today’s newer products can allow these patients to successfully return to some form of contact lens wear. Present these patients with options like daily wear disposables that will allow them to wear lenses on, at least, a part-time basis.