Daily Disposable vs. Disposable Extended Wear: A Contact Lens Clinical Trial

Background The purpose of this work was to compare traditional standards of contact lens success and patient‐reported preferences in the daily‐disposable and disposable extended‐wear contact lens modalities. Methods This study was a randomized, cross‐over contact lens clinical trial involving 50 patients. After the baseline examination, two outcome examinations were performed including the self‐administration of the Refractive Status and Vision Profile (RSVP) survey, an additional survey, and masked visual acuity and slit‐lamp assessments. Results No differences were noted on the RSVP when comparing treatment modalities. Patients were considered equally successful in terms of wearing time, overall comfort, visual acuity, and ocular health criteria. In terms of patient preferences, a significant number of patients preferred the disposable extended‐wear modality over the daily‐disposable modality (χ 2 1 = 4.08, p = 0.04). Patients preferred disposable extended‐wear over daily‐disposables due to convenience (odds ratio = 30.33). Conclusions Disposable extended‐wear represents a convenient contact lens option for contact lens patients.