CONTACT LENSES TODAY
January 1, 2006
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Eye Care Professionals seeking to grow their practice should consider how contact lens dropouts diminish practice growth. There are
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This month at http://www.siliconehydrogels.org, read part two of our BCLA synopsis and learn more about toric silicone
hydrogels, including guidelines for comparing the performance of different toric silicone hydrogels, a comparison of corneal swelling with toric and spherical silicone
hydrogels, and one patient‚s experiences switching to these lenses.
Report adverse contact lens reactions here: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/ or call
(800) FDA-1088.
Access a reporting form for complications you've seen that were a result of contact lenses dispensed without a valid prescription
at the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's (ARBO's) Web
site: http://www.arbo.org/arbo.asp?dt=R&doc=Complications. Complete and send the form online or print
it out and fax it to (866) 886-6164.
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