The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) is preparing to publish a new global consensus report, which aims to deliver evidence-based guidance to eyecare professionals on all aspects of prescribing and fitting contact lenses.
The Contact Lens Evidence-based Academic Reports (CLEAR) will be published in the April issue of the BCLA journal, Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.
CLEAR will feature 10 overview papers, each compiled by a panel chaired by internationally renowned experts, and topics will include: anatomy and physiology of the anterior eye, speciality lenses, orthokeratology, contact lens complications, future applications and evidence-based contact lens practice.
Executive chair of CLEAR, Professor James Wolffsohn, said: “Putting together these reports has been an amazing journey of discovery, bringing together gems of evidence to inform clinical practice, identifying areas where further research is needed, and determining where there are opportunities for new innovations from industry. We look forward to disseminating the findings globally as soon as the reports are published.”
CLAE editor in chief, Dr Shehzad Naroo, said: “CLAE is honoured to be the vehicle to deliver the CLEAR reports to the contact lens community. The CLEAR reports are a unique achievement from all those involved, especially the chair, vice chair and panel chairs. They represent the benchmark of the current knowledge base, that will be useful for practitioners, students, researchers and industry colleagues for years to come.”
CLEAR vice chair, Professor Philip Morgan from the University of Manchester, said: “I believe that the CLEAR special issue of Contact Lens & Anterior Eye will act as an outstanding resource for eyecare practitioners worldwide, bringing together all the latest information about clinical research in the field and, in doing so, enhancing patient care.”
BCLA members receive a copy of CLAE as part of their membership benefits. Non BCLA members will be able to access CLEAR by subscribing to CLAE online.