Welcome to the 4th annual Contact Lens Health Week!
While the solar eclipse is throwing shade (literally), the CDC has declared August 21-25 the week to promote good contact lens hygiene.
Need a good sound bite for social media? Here’s one:
Eight-five percent of adolescents don’t clean their contacts as recommended, according to a recent online survey.
Also, lots of patient education materials here. (via)
Also, lots of patient education materials here. (via)
Nope, sorry. I’m fresh out of eclipse glasses.
As if you didn’t know, today is the day of the total solar eclipse. After months of fielding questions about sunglasses vs. dilation glasses vs. eclipse glasses, it’s nice to know you won’t have to do it again for another 7 years.
Hopefully you won’t have to use this but here are some OCT examples of solar retinopathy.
Hopefully you won’t have to use this but here are some OCT examples of solar retinopathy.
