This lecture explores the rationale for fitting daily disposables vs. reusable lenses, and also conventional hydrogels vs. silicone hydrogels.  In the list below is a range of papers and other resources which support my presentation.  Some are full documents – others feature at least the abstract of the paper.  Access to full papers is generally available to those accessing from a university (or similar) IP address or those with ‘Athens’ access.  Members of the College of Optometrists have ‘Athens’ accounts as part of their annual membership.  I explain this here.

Dumbleton, K., Woods, C. A., Jones, L. W., & Fonn, D. (2013). The impact of contemporary contact lenses on contact lens discontinuation., 39(1), 93–99.

TFOS report on contact lens discomfort (free download)

Peterson, R. C., Wolffsohn, J. S., Nick, J., Winterton, L., & Lally, J. (2006). Clinical performance of daily disposable soft contact lenses using sustained release technology. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 29(3), 127–134. 

Morgan, P. B., Efron, N., Hill, E. A., Raynor, M. K., Whiting, M. A., & Tullo, A. B. (2005). Incidence of keratitis of varying severity among contact lens wearers. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 89(4), 430–436.

Stapleton, F., Keay, L., Edwards, K., Naduvilath, T., Dart, J. K. G., Brian, G., & Holden, B. A. (2008). The Incidence of Contact Lens-Related Microbial Keratitis in Australia. Ophthalmology, 115(10), 1655–1662.

Dart, J. K. G., Radford, C. F., Minassian, D., Verma, S., & Stapleton, F. (2008). Risk Factors for Microbial Keratitis with Contemporary Contact Lenses. Ophthalmology, 115(10), 1647–1654.e3.

Chalmers, R. L., Keay, L., McNally, J., & Kern, J. (2012). Multicenter case-control study of the role of lens materials and care products on the development of corneal infiltrates. Optometry and Vision Science, 89(3), 316–325. 

Morgan, P. B., Efron, N., & Woods, C. A. (2013). Determinants of the Frequency of Contact Lens Wear. Eye & Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice, 39(3), 200–204. 

Efron, N., Efron, S. E., Morgan, P. B., & Morgan, S. L. (2010). A “cost-per-wear” model based on contact lens replacement frequency. Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association, 93(4), 253–260.

Efron, N., Morgan, P. B., Woods, C. A., International Contact Lens Prescribing Survey Consortium. (2013). An international survey of daily disposable contact lens prescribing. Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association, 96(1), 58–64.

Morgan, S. L., Morgan, P. B., & Efron, N. (2003). Environmental impact of three replacement modalities of soft contact lens wear. Cont Lens Anterior Eye, 26(1), 43–46.

Diligent Disinfection in 49 Steps

Morgan, P. B., Efron, N., Toshida, H., & Nichols, J. J. (2011). An international analysis of contact lens compliance. Cont Lens Anterior Eye, 34(5), 223–228. 

Dumbleton, K., Richter, D., Woods, C., Jones, L., & Fonn, D. (2010). Compliance with contact lens replacement in Canada and the United States. Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry, 87(2), 131–139. 

Navascues-Cornago, M., Morgan, P. B., & Maldonado-Codina, C. (2015). Effect of Three Interventions on Contact Lens Comfort in Symptomatic Wearers: A Randomized Clinical Trial. PloS One, 10(8), e0135323–13. 

Korb, D. R., Greiner, J. V., Herman, J. P., Hebert, E., Finnemore, V. M., Exford, J. M., et al. (2002). Lid-wiper epitheliopathy and dry-eye symptoms in contact lens wearers. The CLAO Journal : Official Publication of the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, Inc, 28(4), 211–216. 

Roba, M., Duncan, E. G., Hill, G. A., Spencer, N. D., & Tosatti, S. G. P. (2011). Friction measurements on contact lenses in their operating environment. Tribology Letters, 44(3), 387–397. 

Maldonado-Codina, C., Morgan, P. B., Schnider, C. M., & Efron, N. (2004). Short-term physiologic response in neophyte subjects fitted with hydrogel and silicone hydrogel contact lenses. Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry, 81(12), 911–921.