Video: Expert advice on safe contact lens wear during COVID-19

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With the release of CDC guidelines on contact lens wear and publication of a peer-reviewed paper on the topic, lead author Lyndon Jones, PhD, FCAHS, FCOptom, FAAO, offers advice to ODs and patients alike about safe contact lens wear.

Read the paper from Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, “The COVID-19 pandemic: Important considerations for contact lens practitioners,” here.

Get an infographic on five facts to share with patients here.

Related: COVID-19 and contact lens wear: What ODs and patients need to know

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