International trends in prescribing silicone hydrogel contact lenses for daily wear (2000–2023): An update
The dramatic increase in silicone hydrogel contact lens prescribing for daily wear has been commensurate with the introduction of multiple lens brands and an ongoing expansion of lens designs, parameters and replacement frequency options. The balance between silicone hydrogel and hydrogel lens prescribing is perhaps starting to approach an equilibrium.
Authors
- Craig A. Woods (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-6247)
- Nathan Efron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7037-779X)
- Jason J. Nichols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1519-7734)
- Deborah Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9530-0203)
- Lyndon Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7409-7349)
- Philip B. Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0680-8169)
Institutions
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2024.102310
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.80