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KMID : 1011420190240040411
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Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
2019 Volume.24 No. 4 p.411 ~ p.418
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The Analysis of Relationship between Soft Contact Lens Wearing, Care and Inconvenient Symptoms
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Choi Kyeong-Seo
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Abstract
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Purpose: This purpose of this study was to investigate the wearing status of soft contact lenses and the association between contact lens care and discomfort.
Methods: A survey was conducted involving 89 college students who wear contact lenses and 154 visitors to the optician's office were surveyed on lens wearing and care.
Results: Seventy (21.7%) participants wore a pair of monthly disposable lens, and 79 (24.5%) participants wore the conventional lens, which are disposed every 6 months. In addition, more than 80% of participants wore their lenses for more than 6 h per day. Therefore, the level of contact lens care could greatly affect the wearer’s eye health. While selecting contact lenses, the ‘eye health’ is considered of utmost importance.
However, 50.6% of participants thought that lens care was insufficient. As the knowledge of contact lens care increased, so did the practice of care. However, the level of care is stagnant despite longer periods of use. Moreover, the degree of thorough care as taught was only performed by approximately 10% of the participants even if the wearing period is long. People wearing lenses for a long period were less thorough in care than those wearing lenses for less than 1 year. Symptoms causing discomfort in contact lens wearers are dryness, foreign body sensation, and red eyes. However, knowledge of care alone did not directly correlate with eye health. Therefore, knowledge of care does not seem to affect eye health.
Conclusions: Contact lens wearers are aware of ‘eye health’ but lack knowledge of the method of care for their lenses and one in two people wearing them does not perform lens care well. Even if they have worn lenses for a long period, the level of knowledge of the method of care was stagnant, and the lens care was not thorough. The deeper the knowledge of the method of lens care, the better the care. The better the care provided to the lens, the less inconvenient symptoms appear, such as redness and burning. Therefore, contact lens wearers need to be educated on the methods of care and thoroughly implement lens care to maintain eye health and prevent adverse effects of lenses in the face of an increasing number of contact lens wearers.
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KEYWORD
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Wearing status, Correlation analysis, Lens care method knowledge, Care level, Inconvenient symptoms
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