Consider this tale of two patients. It is Monday morning, and a 24-year-old new patient comes into your practice. His chief complaint is that his distance vision has gotten worse. He reports never having his eyes examined before. Your exam finds that all ocular health findings are normal. The patient does have myopia of 1.00D in each eye. You explain how glasses can help his vision, and that anti-reflective treatment and photochromic technology may enhance his visual experience. Additionally, you discuss contact lenses as an option.
The patient expresses interest in trying contact lenses. You fit a daily disposable lens that day and dispense 10 diagnostic lenses following application and removal training. The patient also purchases new glasses that day and is scheduled for a contact lens follow-up visit in one week.
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