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 What is the minimum age that you consider a child needs to be to successfully wear contact lenses?
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Total 104 votes |
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What do you think the main factor is preventing some practitioners from recommending contact lenses for children aged 8-13 years?
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The benefits do not outweigh the risks
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Parents are not interested in their children wearing CLs at this age
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There has not been enough evidence to support that children are capable of caring for their lenses at this age
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The right products are not yet available
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Total 55 votes |
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What proportion of your new fits are with silicone hydrogel materials?
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Total 110 votes |
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Do you typically record endothelial conditions in contact lens wearers?
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I record it at each visit
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I only record findings if I see moderate/severe conditions
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I don't typically record endothelial findings
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I am not sure how to assess the endothelium with my slit lamp
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Total 71 votes |
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What is the main factor that prevents you from fitting all your astigmatic contact lens (CL) wearers with toric silicone hydrogels (SiHy)?
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Visual performance issues
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No perceived physiological advantage
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None, I fit / refit all my astigmatic CL wearers with toric SiHy lenses
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Total 59 votes |
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Which of the following modifications to contact lenses or contact lens care procedures do you feel has the greatest potential for reducing the risk of microbial keratitis in contact lens wearers?
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Hand washing with soap before handling lenses
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Using antimicrobial hand sanitizers before handling lenses
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Antimicrobial contact lens cases
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Antimicrobial surfaces on contact lenses
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Total 1105 votes |
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Which of the following options is your preferred choice of presbyopic correction for contact lens wearers?
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silicone hydrogel multifocal lenses
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hydrogel multifocal lenses
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reading spectacles with distance correcting contact lenses
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Total 64 votes |
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How many of your patients with mild-moderate keratoconus complain of reduced optical quality (such as ghosting, haloes or glare) despite optimal contact lens correction?
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Total 69 votes |
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Which of the following complications do you observe most frequently in your daily wear silicone hydrogel patients?
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I rarely see any complications in my daily wear silicone hydrogel patients.
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Mechanical complications (e.g. SEAL, abrasions, conjunctival flaps)
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Contact lens papillary conjunctivitis (CLPC)
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Solution induced corneal staining (SICS)
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Corneal infiltrates (IK, CLPU)
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Total 98 votes |
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For what proportion of your extended (or continuous) wear patients do you prescribe silicone hydrogel lenses today?
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I do not prescribe lenses for extended or continuous wear
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Total 79 votes |
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What do you try first, to alleviate the problem of poor lens wettability in your silicone hydrogel-wearing patients?
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Recommend rewetting drops
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Instigate a rub and rinse step
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Increase the replacement frequency
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Total 99 votes |
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How would a lens care product that has a high level of efficacy against Acanthamoeba influence your decision to prescribe that product to your contact lens patients?
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It would significantly influence my decision to prescribe the product.
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It would only marginally influence my decision to prescribe the product.
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It would have no influence on my decision to prescribe the product.
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Total 58 votes |
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Which of the following "therapeutic/treatment" applications do you most frequently prescribe silicone hydrogel lenses for?
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Bandage lens(es) for corneal trauma or abrasions
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Bandage lens(es) after laser eye surgery
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Masking irregular astigmatism
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Piggyback carrier lens(es) for keratoconus
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Bandage lens(es) for the management of corneal disease (e.g. Thygeson's, bullous keratopathy, recurrent corneal erosions etc.)
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Total 371 votes |
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When refitting conventional wearers with silicone hydrogels, how frequently do you encounter possible hypersensitivity to either the materials or a material / solution combination?
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Total 64 votes |
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What proportion of your patients wearing Silicone Hydrogel lenses do you recommend hydrogen peroxide?
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Total 133 votes |
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Which of your patients will you recommend daily disposable (DD) silicone hydrogel (SiHy) lenses to when they become widely available?
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Refits and new fits for all patients within the parameter range
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Current DD patients with signs of physiological compromise or symptoms of dryness and / or discomfort
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Current SiHy patients with deposit, solution incompatibility or dryness and discomfort problems
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Only patients asking about the lenses
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Total 536 votes |
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Which of the following is essential to increasing your utilization of silicone hydrogel materials?
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An MPS solution designed for silicone hydrogel materials
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Total 47 votes |
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What percentage of your patients are now wearing silicone hydrogel materials (any modality)?
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Total 62 votes |
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What advice do you give to your contact lens wearers regarding the day to day care of their lens case? - Be honest!
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No specific advice given.
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Empty out used solution and leave to air dry.
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Rinse with fresh solution.
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Rinse with fresh solution and leave open to air dry.
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Total 123 votes |
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How would you describe your experience with made to order (MTO)silicone hydrogel (SiHy) lenses?
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I have not yet trial fitted or ordered MTO SiHy lenses.
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Dispensed for high myope(s) only.
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Dispensed for high hyperope(s) / aphakic patients only.
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Dispensed for patient(s) requiring unusual parameters only.
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Dispensed for a wide variety of patient needs.
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Total 50 votes |
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What percentage of your patients are unsuccessful when refitted with silicone hydrogel lenses who were previous hydrogel lens wearers?
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Total 510 votes |
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Which characteristic or factor do you feel is most likely to be associated with decreased symptoms of discomfort and dryness for your contact lens wearers?
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Low water content materials
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Materials with high oxygen permeability
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Incorporation and/or release of additional wetting agents within the lens matrix
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Optimized lens care regimens
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Dietary supplements and/or vitamins
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Total 264 votes |
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Have you changed your recommendation of type and/or use of care regimen for your contact lens patients in response to the recent increases in reported Fusarium and Acanthamoeba Keratitis cases?
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No. Still recommending no rub (multi purpose solutions) MPS
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Yes, instructing to rub and rinse with MPS after each use
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Yes, as in (2) AND and instructing to rinse case with MPS and air dry after each use
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Yes, changed to a hydrogen peroxide system
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Yes, recommending daily disposables to avoid use of any care regimen where possible
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Total 94 votes |
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What percentage of your patients ask about/know about silicone hydrogels before your recommendation?
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Total 72 votes |
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In light of the recent spike in Acanthoemeba keratitis cases, how are you advising your contact lens patients to minimize their risks?
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No change in instructions given
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Advising all patients to remove lenses when swimming
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Explicit instructions given advising against the use of tap water for case rinsing etc.
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Change in care system for effectivity against the active and dormant (cyst) forms
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Refitting with daily disposable lenses
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Total 38 votes |
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When considering ALL complications and adverse events which can occur with contact lens wear, do you believe that you are observing:
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Fewer with silicone hydrogel than conventional hydrogel regardless of wearing modality
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Fewer with silicone hydrogel than conventional hydrogel if worn on a daily wear basis
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No difference in the rates for silicone hydrogels and conventional hydrogels
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Fewer with conventional hydrogels than silicone hydrogels regardless of wearing modality
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Total 127 votes |
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Compared with conventional hydrogel lenses, would you consider your profitability with silicone hydrogel lenses to be
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Total 273 votes |
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When observing CLPC in silicone hydrogel lens wearers what is your preferred option for management?
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Instigate rubbing and rinsing / additional surfactant with current lens type
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Change to another silicone hydrogel lens with same wear schedule
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Reduce wearing time (no overnight wear or decreased hours of daily wear)
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Change to daily disposable wear
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Discontinue all contact lens wear
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Total 102 votes |
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