BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia: Epidemiology and impact.

The global all-ages prevalence of epidemiologically-measured 'functional' presbyopia was estimated at 24.9% in 2015, affecting 1.8 billion people.

Clinical Investigation of Flat Pack Toric Contact Lenses and Wearer Attitudes to Environmental Impact.

Objectives: To investigate the performance of a novel flat pack toric daily disposable contact lens compared with traditionally packaged toric lenses in a randomized, crossover study. Environmental attitudes to contact lens wear were also explored.

Methods: Habitual contact lens wearers were recruited to wear a hioxifilcon A (Miru 1 day Flat Pack Toric, Menicon, Nagoya, Japan) test lens and a control lens: either nelfilcon A (Dailies AquaComfort Plus, Alcon, Geneva, Switzerland) or etafilcon A (1-Day Acuvue Moist, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ).

The impact of COVID-19 on soft contact lens wear in established European and US markets.

Purpose: To characterise changes in soft contact lens wearing habits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A detailed online questionnaire was circulated to individuals aged 40-70 years, during the period April to May 2021. Data sampling took place in the United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain and Italy.

Exploring contact lens opportunities for patients above the age of 40 years.

Purpose: Contact lenses offer a good option for patients with presbyopia, especially with improved optical designs available in modern multifocal contact lenses. Due to the ageing population there is good opportunity to increase contact lens penetration by managing these patients better. However, multifocal contact lenses achieve low penetration in the market.

Optimising subjective anterior eye grading precision.

Purpose: To establish the optimum grading increment which ensured parity between practitioners while maximising clinical precision.

Methods: Second year optometry students (n = 127, 19.5 ± 1.