FIGHTING HEAVY RGP DEPOSITS

I received the following advice from our contact lens consultant, whom I highly respect, when I asked him what the best RGP material and cleaning system is for heavy depositors:

"Optimum Classic or Hydro 2 are two good materials for heavy depositors and dry eye patients. I would use Optimum Care (by Lobob) for the best cleaning system.

"I often recommend the cleaning and storage from Lobob/Optimum, and then use the Boston wetting solution for rinsing and rewetting of the lenses...this used in conjunction with the Lobob storage and cleaning solutions works very well. The Optimum storage solution is a cleaner and needs to be rinsed before the lenses are inserted.

"The other product you might consider using is Progent. Progent is an in office cleaner that takes the place of polishing the lenses, and removes even the most stubborn deposits. You just soak the lenses in the cleaning system for 20 minutes. If you do this in office treatment with progent then I would suggest you charge ($25 or more) for doing this, and do it every 4 to 6 month (two or three times a year).

"Annual replacement is also a good idea for heavy depositors.

"You can get any of these starter kits from our lab. Also, if a patient uses Lobob/Optimum and has a difficult time finding it in the store, they can go online to Loboblabs.com and have the product direct shipped to their doorstep."