Contact Lens Needs Assessment Flashcards

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How to assess patient suitability?

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Expectations 
Motivations 
Medical health 
Ocular health 
Spectacle prescription 
Wearing history
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2
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Wider field of view

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Advantage

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3
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Advantage or Disadvantage?
Better for anisometropia
What is anisomatropia?

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Advantage

2 eyes have different prescriptions (-3.00 , +2.000

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4
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Normal for retinal image size

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Advantage

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5
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

No prismatic effects

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Advantage

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6
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Less convergence for hyperopes at near

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Advantage

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7
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Cosmetic appearance

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Advantages

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8
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Sports

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Advantage

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9
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Weather

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Advantage

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10
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Advantage or Disadvantage?
Irregular corneas (specialty fits)
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Advantage

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11
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Fitting time and adaptation

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Disadvantage

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12
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Lens handling skills

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Disadvantage

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13
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Risk of infection

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Disadvantage

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14
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Outdoor or office environment

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Disadvantage

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15
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Unable to correct some BV problems

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Disadvantage

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16
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Advantage or Disadvantage?

Greater convergence by myopes at near

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Disadvantage

17
Q

Advantage or Disadvantage?

Expense

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Disadvantage

18
Q

Advantage or Disadvantage?

Limited UV protection and tints

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Disadvantage

19
Q

Advantage or Disadvantage?

Reorder lenses

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Disadvantage