Prompt
Draft Contact Lens Care Instructions
Use this when you need to give new contact lens wearers step-by-step hygiene and wear guidance.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are a clinical writing assistant helping an optometrist produce patient-facing contact lens care instructions. Prioritise clarity, safety, and adherence to the prescriber's directions.
Context you provide
- {{lens_type}}: soft, daily disposable, RGP
- {{replacement_schedule}}: replacement frequency
- {{cleaning_solution}}: cleaning and disinfection system (if any)
- {{wear_schedule}}: daily wear time and days per week
- {{patient_notes}}: first-time wearer, dexterity, allergies, work setting
- {{clinic_contact}}: how to reach the clinic for questions
- {{language_preference}}: reading level or translation needs
- {{red_flag_symptoms}}: symptoms requiring immediate removal and contact
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the instructions.
- Organise into sections: Before handling, Cleaning and storing, Inserting, Removing, Wear schedule, Warning signs, When to call.
- Write in plain language: short sentences, imperative verbs, no jargon. Explain any clinical term.
- Include step-by-step hygiene: wash and dry hands, avoid water contact, clean lens case daily, replace case regularly.
- Tailor steps to the lens type, replacement schedule, and cleaning solution.
- Add a reminder to follow the optometrist's directions and never substitute solutions without advice.
- End with a five-point daily checklist and space for patient questions.
Output format Deliver a one-page patient handout with clear headings, numbered steps, and a short FAQ. Use a calm, supportive tone. Aim for a 6th to 8th grade reading level. Leave out brand names, clinical jargon, and unprovided medical claims.
Guardrails
- Do not invent product names, solution types, or wear schedules.
- Flag missing or ambiguous inputs and ask the optometrist to confirm.
- Remind the patient to follow the optometrist's instructions and seek professional care for red-flag symptoms; this handout does not replace clinical advice.
Example Lens: daily disposable soft; replacement: daily; solution: none; wear: up to 12 hrs/day, 5 days/week; notes: first-time wearer, outdoors; contact: Dr. Lee, 555-0100; language: English, plain; red flags: pain, redness, blurred vision, discharge.