[Basics of Practical Contact Lens Fitting (Part 2: Practical Process of Contact Lens Fitting, Troubleshooting and Case Reports)]. / Grundlagen der praktischen Kontaktlinsenanpassung. Teil 2.

ABSTRACT

In times of unlimited availability of exchange lenses on the internet and in discount stores, the contact lens has increasingly become a lifestyle but also a disposable product. The targeted marketing of the contact lens as a mass product could only be realized because the fitting and application of the contact lenses are presented as very simple. The numbers of contact lens-induced complications, as well as the fact that the German market in particular has not seen any increase in the number of contact lens wearers in recent years (2015 to 2019), however, speak a different language.How to fit your patient correctly after a detailed explanation of the different types of contact lenses and their areas of application, how to instruct him or her on how to use them correctly and what risks the patient must be informed about is the subject of this 2nd part of "The basics of practical contact lens fitting". It also explains how to avoid complications that can occur when wearing contact lenses and how to advise and care for patients with contact lens intolerances.