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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Forgetting to take medications at the prescribed times can lead to many complications for consumers. For contact lens wearers, not following instructions on proper wear and care may put them at greater risk for infection or other serious complications. Now, a free reminder is service is changing contact lens behavior for the better.
Acuminder (www.acuminder.com) – open to all contact lenses wearers – is a simple and effective medical reminder tool that helps improve replacement compliance, lowering risk for potential complications caused by over wear. Studies have shown that many contact lens wearers do not comply with the recommended replacement schedule, and forget to discard their lenses in a timely fashion. According to a new survey of over 700 contact lens wearers, nearly 95% of Acuminder users surveyed said that they find Acuminder useful in helping them remember when to change lenses, with 66% nothing that it has improved their contact lenses performance. For those who wear two-week lenses, prior to Acuminder they changed their lenses on average every 19.9 days; since using this technology reminder, 76% say that now change their lenses every 14.7 days.
Nearly 40,000 contact lens wearers have registered for the free service ( www.acuminder.com) which sends an automatic reminder via e-mail and/or cell phone text message on when to change contact lenses, prompt wearers on when to buy new contacts and when to schedule an eye exam. To sign up, go to www.acuminder.com.
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