Lievens Christopher W, Cilimberg Kacey C, Moore Alison
The Eye Center, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN, USA,
Clin Optom (Auckl). 2017 Aug 11;9:113-121. doi: 10.2147/OPTO.S139651. eCollection 2017.
Contact lens (CL) wear has been a viable alternative to spectacle wear for several decades. The interest and desire to wear CLs have been stable in recent years, evidenced by the consistency of new wearers into this category of refractive correction. CLs have become one of the most commonly used medical devices in the market, with more than 40 million wearers in the US. There are many activities in which patients report a preference of CL wear over spectacles (athletics for example). Nearly all patients (even presbyopic patients) have the option of contact lenses today given the expansion of powers and parameters in recent years. Patients eyes are getting dryer as factors of age and the environment. CL materials have improved in recent years in an attempt to meet the challenges of dryer eyes. Despite the improvements in CLs and their care, challenges persist. Patient education, handwashing, compliance with care, and wearing schedule are some of the challenges that providers face in the care of CL patients even today.
几十年来，隐形眼镜（CL）佩戴一直是眼镜佩戴的一种可行替代方案。近年来，佩戴隐形眼镜的兴趣和意愿一直保持稳定，新佩戴者持续进入这种屈光矫正方式就证明了这一点。隐形眼镜已成为市场上最常用的医疗器械之一，在美国有超过4000万佩戴者。在许多活动中，患者表示更喜欢佩戴隐形眼镜而非眼镜（例如运动时）。鉴于近年来度数和参数范围的扩大，如今几乎所有患者（甚至老花眼患者）都可以选择佩戴隐形眼镜。随着年龄和环境因素的影响，患者的眼睛变得越来越干燥。近年来，隐形眼镜材料不断改进，以应对眼睛干燥的挑战。尽管隐形眼镜及其护理方面有所改进，但挑战依然存在。即使在今天，患者教育、洗手、护理依从性以及佩戴时间表等仍是医护人员在护理隐形眼镜患者时面临的一些挑战。
