Date: Sun 01/09/2019 - Sat 31/10/2020
Provider: Mivision
Optometrist Credits: 0.75 General Credits
Event Type(s): Online
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Email: admin@mivision.com.au
Number: +61 2 8336 8616
URL: https://www.mivision.com.au/2019/10/teaching-your-patients-to-love-h2o2-too/
As optometrists we’re generally aware of the many benefits of using a hydrogen peroxide lens care system – good disinfection efficacy, effective protein removal, and they are preservative free. Despite these positives, the prescribing trends in Australia still lean heavily towards multi-purpose solutions (MPS). In 2018, 87% of reusable soft contact lens (CL) fits were prescribed a MPS4 – this means that 13% or less were prescribed a peroxide lens care system. The proportion is even larger globally, with 92% of reusable soft CL fits being prescribed a MPS.