Every day, we encounter patients who love their contact lenses. But, just as often, it seems that we encounter patients who are struggling with their lens comfort or vision. In fact, a study by Nichols et al (2005) mentioned that as many as 52% of patients encounter dry eye symptoms with their lens wear. Surprisingly, it seems that these statistics have remained unchanged since I graduated from optometry school. That being said, I still think that the quest for the holy grail of contact lens materials continues, even though we are light years ahead of where we were 10 years ago.
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