New data from a Contact Lens Institute (CLI)-sponsored survey of nearly 1,000 U.S. adults indicates that 11% of Americans share a mistaken belief that contact lenses can become permanently stuck in the eye. What our patients know, don’t know, and mistakenly believe significantly impacts the likelihood of successful outcomes.
The survey
reveals a large gap in what the average adult knows about contact lenses and
indicates a crossroads where younger generations are turning less often to
their eyecare practitioners (ECPs) to learn about contact lens technology or to
get ocular health care advice than ever before. More effective communication is
essential to preserving the practitioner-patient relationship.
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