![]() ![]() If your patient starts to reduce lens wearing time, and then average lens wearing days per week, you are headed toward them dropping out of contact lens wear completely. Using CLEAR CARE helps to prevent contact lens drop outs by minimizing deposits, debris, allergens and biofilm build-up that can lead to every-day lens discomfort and sub-optimal vision performance. The financial impact is greater for a practice with a greater amount of wearers. But, what if you aren’t? What if your losses are greater than that because of non-compliance and poor wearing experience leading to earlier drop outs? Or, in the case of my practice, 50 percent of my patients wear contact lenses, so imagine the financial impact of many patients dropping out of contact lenses. New wearers are entering, on average, at the same rate, so hopefully, doctors are replacing them at the same rate. The average US practice is 30 percent contact lens wearers, and the annualized drop out is around 16 percent. If these patients become glasses-only patients, or are lost from your practice, the financial impact can be significant. Studies continue to show us that our contact lens patients are, on average, around $50-$150 or more profitable every year than our glasses wearers alone (Jobson Medical Information data, Best Practices in Contact lens wear). If your patients have a less-than-ideal wearing experience every day, they may wear lenses less frequently and eventually drop out altogether. ![]() ![]() You need to think of recommending a solution in terms of keeping your contact lens wearer happy and in contact lenses, and preventing drop outs. I know this solution will thoroughly clean the lens, resulting in more comfortable and healthy contact lens wear. When prescribing two-week or one-month contact lenses, CLEAR CARE hydrogen peroxide solution is always my first choice. ![]()
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