The convenience and health benefits of daily disposables have been well documented, yet many patients and practitioners remain reluctant to try them. Next time you have a soft lens wearer (or spectacle wearer for that matter) who is getting ready to take a trip, why not ask if they would like to try daily disposable lenses while they are gone so they won't need to worry about toting solutions and won't be bothered by lens care? For short trips this may be done with diagnostic lenses or for longer trips a supply might be warranted. Either way, when that patient returns they will often ask if they can continue in the lenses. They will have had a chance to experience the great convenience of daily lens disposal.
Carmen Castellano, OD
St. Louis, MO

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