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Do you routinely advise patients to wear lenses for 6 or 30 nights?

6 Nights
  34.64% ( 115 votes)
30 Nights
  65.36% ( 217 votes)
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Do you advise your patients to remove their lenses when they are sick/debilitated?

always
  40.78% ( 312 votes)
sometimes
  55.29% ( 423 votes)
never
  3.92% ( 30 votes)
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What percentage of your contact lens patients are wearing silicone hydrogels?

0%
  6.59% ( 12 votes)
0-10%
  63.19% ( 115 votes)
10-25%
  18.68% ( 34 votes)
25-40%
  3.85% ( 7 votes)
>40%
  7.69% ( 14 votes)
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What type of wearing modality do you prescribe most?

Daily Wear
  55.93% ( 151 votes)
Flexi Wear (1-3nights)
  7.04% ( 19 votes)
Extended Wear (6-13nights)
  11.48% ( 31 votes)
Continuous Wear (30nights)
  25.56% ( 69 votes)
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Do you culture potential cases of infectious keratitis in your practice?

Always
  7.55% ( 4 votes)
Sometimes
  22.64% ( 12 votes)
Never
  60.38% ( 32 votes)
Not applicable
  9.43% ( 5 votes)
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Have you seen cases of CLPU or MK in silicone hydrogel lens wearers in your practice?

CLPU only
  70.8% ( 80 votes)
MK only
  8.85% ( 10 votes)
CLPU and MK
  20.35% ( 23 votes)
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