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Talking With Children and Parents
You could change a child’s life
Apprising patients of all available
options helps them make more
informed decisions.
Communication Tip Sheet
You could change a child’s life
Proactively addressing the topic of contact lenses with your young patients and their parents gets easier with time. Providing the best options for patients and becoming comfortable doing so will benefit both them and your practice.
For example, with some patients, age may not be an appropriate criterion to use when determining a child’s readiness for contact lenses. As you know, there are some 10-year-olds who are more mature than some 15-year-olds. A patient-centered approach – evaluating each child or teen according to their individual ocular health needs, lifestyles, maturity level and degree of parental support – will be key in your decision-making process.
Get things started
- Initiate the conversation
- Consider the whole patient
- Proactively offer options
Always rely on your professional expertise to judge each young patient’s maturity level and the degree of parental support before deciding whether a child is a good candidate for contact lens wear and can follow your recommended wear and care instructions.
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A group of optometrists share their experiences in fitting young patients with contact lenses.
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