Contact lenses have been making a huge difference to the life of their wearers, providing a certain level of freedom that traditional glasses are unable to. Their existence has been a boon especially for those living with refractive or cosmetic ramifications, as sometimes with contact lens use it is impossible to judge if a person is visually impaired or has significant cosmetic concerns. Nowadays, beside their therapeutic and refractive use, contact lenses have been sought-after cosmetic enhancement of the eye. Although the use of contact lenses has been preceding ahead of other means of refractive corrections in developed countries, their use has been stigmatized and severely misunderstood in developing countries like Nepal. Could it owe to lack of knowledge on contact lenses among the patients or are we, eye care professionals, failing them due to our ineptitude to provide proper patient education on contact lenses?

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