When Is Your Child Ready for Contact Lenses?
New Survey Reveals Parents’ Top Concern
Soundbite and Script
July, 22, 2011
ANNOUNCER:
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES AFFECTING A TEEN’S SELF-CONFIDENCE AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT APPEARANCES CAN OFTEN LEAD TO A SHOWDOWN BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD. AccORDING TO A NEW MOMCENTRAL dot COM SURVEY, ONE OF THE MOST ANXIETY-PRODUCING CONVERSATIONS CENTERS ON THE SWITCH FROM GLASSES TO CONTACT LENSES. sixty percent of moms felt their TEEN wouldn’t properly care for their lenses. OPTOMETRIST dOCTOR SHELLY TOLTZ WEIGHS IN ON THE DEBATE:
DR. SHELLY TOLTZ:
“When I talk to parents who have these worries, I’ll usually recommend daily disposable lenses like Bausch & Lomb’s SofLens dailys. With daily disposables, there’s no maintenance, there’s no cleaning necessary, you just wear them, remove them and put in a fresh pair every day.”
ANNOUNCER:
DR. TOLTZ REMINDS PARENTS THAT KIDS WHO ARE SELF-CONSCIOUS ABOUT THEIR GLASSES ARE NOT AS LIKELY TO WEAR THEM, SO IF THEIR TEEN IS PRESSING HARD FOR CONTACTS, IT MAY BE WORTH A TRIP TO THE OPTOMETRIST TO SEE IF CONTACTS ARE APPROPRIATE. I’M LEE SHEPHARD.
