It’s as simple as a phone call…
According to numerous studies, contact lens dropout hovers around 15%.1-6 Although patients may have trouble with their contact lenses, sometimes it is unknown if and when contact lens drop out occurs. Perhaps a patient does not return for a follow-up visit or never orders contact lenses.
A prospective study by Emma Cooney and Philip Morgan from the University of Manchester evaluated if a follow-up call could impact contact lens success. One hundred neophyte contact lens patients were enrolled in the study from a commercial practice setting (Specsavers). The test group was comprised of 50 patients that received a follow-up call. The control group was comprised of 50 patients that did not receive a call.
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Cooney E & Morgan P. The impact on retention figures of the introduction of a comfort call during a contact lens trial. Poster, BCLA Conference, June 2017.
