Alcon has launched a web-based Guide to Clinical Contact Lens Management for contact lens practitioners. The guide is available on myalcon.com and provides a compact summary of signs, symptoms and management options for a broad range of anterior segment and contact lens-related conditions.
The easy-to-use guide has been updated to include more conditions, images and videos than previous print versions. Conditions are easily searched by anterior segment anatomy, including cornea, limbus, conjunctiva and lid, or by the accompanying signs and symptoms. There is also a section specific to contact lens fitting complications.
“We are pleased to partner with Dr. Lyndon Jones and his team at the Centre for Contact Lens Research to provide a practical guide that has application for both the novice and experienced eyecare professional,” says Carla Mack, director of US Professional and Clinical Support for Alcon. “The easy-to-use format, along with updated conditions, photos and videos are ideal for quick reference.”
The guide is edited by Dr. Lyndon Jones, director of the Centre for Contact Lens Research at the University of Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science.
“Contact lens practitioners, regardless of their experience, often need to review the etiology of contact lens complications, and, most importantly, suggestions on appropriate treatments to alleviate the condition” says Dr. Jones.
Dr. Jones notes: “With contact lens knowledge evolving so rapidly, textbooks are often out-of-date soon after they are published. This web-based resource is a dynamic source of information, which will be frequently updated with new images, videos and treatment suggestions. We expect it to be a helpful source of information for practitioners, educators and students, and should become the ‘go-to’ resource when dealing with contact lens complications.”
The Guide to Clinical Contact Lens Management is one of many resources available to eyecare and health care practitioners on myalcon.com/cclm.
