Optom Fakhruddin Barodawala, an optometrist and an educator, explains that there are 53 steps to successful contact lens (CL) wear. Attending regular aftercare visits is the last of these steps. Mr. Barodawala then specifies the purpose of an aftercare visit includes preserving ocular health, maintaining good vision, optimizing comfort, and ensuring satisfactory lens fitting performance.

Next, we learn in detail about the step-by-step flow of a CL aftercare visit.

1. Schedule an appointment 
2. Reminder for appointment
3. Practitioners preparation
4. Subjective assessment 
5. Objective assessment 
   1. With lenses ON 
   2. Taking the lenses out 
   3. With lenses OFF 
6. Inspection 
   1. Lenses 
   2. Lens care products 
7. Plan and advice 

We walk through some of the frequently asked questions and myths of CL aftercare. The session is concluded with a question and answer segment with the live audience.

References

Articles

Young G. Diligent disinfection in 49 steps. Contact Lens Spectrum, Feb 2012

https://www.clspectrum.com/issues/2012/february-2012/reader-and-industry-forum

Sindt CW. The cost of compliance. Review of cornea and contact lenses, Nov 2013

https://www.reviewofcontactlenses.com/article/the-cost-of-compliance-44955

Papers

Davies IP, Veys J. The use of fluorescein in contact lens aftercare. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2009 Aug;32(4):187-9.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19553155/

Wu Y, Carnt N, Willcox M, Stapleton F. Contact lens and lens storage case cleaning instructions: whose advice should we follow? Eye Contact Lens. 2010 Mar;36(2):68-72.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20090543/

Wu Y, Carnt N, Stapleton F. Contact lens user profile, attitudes and level of compliance to lens care. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2010 Aug;33(4):183-8.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20227903/

Efron N, Morgan PB. Rethinking contact lens aftercare. Clin Exp Optom. 2017 Sep;100(5):411-431.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28871604/