Should you wear contact to an eye exam?

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saugilsr - 14 May 2005 01:48 GMT

My girlfriend just went to have hers eyes examined at a new optomitrist
(sp).
However, she was told that she was supposed to take her contacts out 24
ours before coming for the exam. Now she's been wearing contacts for a
while and has never come across this before.
She didn't ask why this was (she was a little anoyed at not being
informed).

Why would one need to remove their contacts 24 hours before getting an
eye exam?

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drfrank21@gmail.com - 14 May 2005 03:31 GMT

> My girlfriend just went to have hers eyes examined at a new optomitrist
> (sp).
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> Why would one need to remove their contacts 24 hours before getting an
> eye exam?

It's really doctor preference and what type of exam (ie. getting refit
with cl's versus only getting a spectacle prescription)a patient is
getting. Myself, I prefer the patient coming in with their contacts
on so I can evaluate the fit of the cl's and such. But I've seen
other docs prefer patients coming in without their cl's.

frank

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William Stacy - 14 May 2005 14:09 GMT

For me, it depends on whether or not the patient intends to get new
glasses prescribed. If they do, I like the CLs off at least for the day
of the exam (so at least 8 hours, 24 seems excessive to me). If they
are just renewing CL Rx, I prefer them to be wearing lenses if the
lenses are in relatively good shape. I don't much care to examine
through old grungy lenses.

w.stacy, o.d.

>>My girlfriend just went to have hers eyes examined at a new
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> frank

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