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LENS REPLACEMENT SCHEDULES
Until recent years, contact lenses were
prescribed to patients and used by the
patient until they were broken, torn,
lost or deposited to the point they had
to be replaced. With PMMA lenses this
could be as long as 10 to 20 years.
With the introduction of hydrogel
lenses, they were easier to tear and
deposits that could not be removed
developed more rapidly. One to 2
years was usually the useful life.
Rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses are
more brittle than PMMA lenses and
usually do not last as long, commonly
1 to 3 years.
Lenses prescribed in this fashion are
commonly said to be worn on a
conventional replacement schedule.