Johnson & Johnson - Vision Care, Inc

The Comfort Crisis

Solving it can help keep your patients in contact lenses longer

Spherical, toric, and multifocal contact lens wearers all face unique challenges over a lifetime of wear.

Spherical patients—especially those in hydrogel lenses—are still at risk of dropping out due to discomfort. Astigmatic patients in ballast-design toric lenses may deal with unstable vision on a daily basis. And emerging presbyopes may be missing the opportunity to make the transition into multifocal contact lenses earlier and easier.

The key to keeping all these patients happy in their contact lenses longer is identifying and addressing their comfort, vision, and health needs.

A situation you may be familiar with

You know your patients face challenges. But when you or your staff ask “How do your contact lenses feel?” they might tell you they are “fine.”

Extensive patient research tells us that patient-reported satisfaction with lenses does not predict likelihood to stay in lenses. In fact, while over 90% of patients state that they are satisfied with contact lenses, almost 1 in 5 are considering dropping out, with comfort as the primary reason.¹

Hydrogel contact lens wearers are at an even greater risk of dropout

Learn more about the Dr. Robin Chalmers study, which shows that hydrogel contact lens wearers from ages 18 to 35 report an increasing struggle with contact lens wear and express more problems due to feelings of dryness and discomfort compared to silicone hydrogel wearers.²