European survey of contact lens wearers and eye care professionals on satisfaction with a new water gradient daily disposable contact lens

Non-compliance in contact lens wear poses risks for microbial infection. Understanding the scope and extent of non-compliance behaviour is vital for eye care practitioners in deciding which aspect of lens care is critical when consulting patients. A survey was done to assess the level and scope of non-compliance behaviour among 66 young contact lens wearers. Overall, more than half of the participants (52%) did not comply with lens wear and care regimens. The most non-compliant behaviour was the lens cleaning procedure (59%). Eye care practitioners need to establish creative guidelines to improve compliance among the young lens wearers. Keywords: Contact lens; Compliance; Students; Lens care. eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i14.2192

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Evidence for benefits of a water gradient spherical and multifocal lens (delefilcon A) for dryness symptomatic contact lens wearers

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye ◽

10.1016/j.clae.2019.10.053 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 (6) ◽

pp. e15-e16

Author(s):

Erich Bauman ◽

Joachim Nick ◽

Cecile Maissa ◽

Katryna Warren

Keyword(s):

Contact Lens ◽

Water Gradient ◽

Multifocal Lens

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Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Contact Lens Wear in Greece

Ophthalmology Research An International Journal ◽

10.9734/or/2021/v14i130180 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 22-29

Author(s):

Aristeidis Chandrinos ◽

Dorotheos-Dimitrios Tzamouranis

Keyword(s):

Contact Lens ◽

Perceived Risk ◽

Risk Of Infection ◽

Eye Care ◽

Web Based ◽

Contact Lens Wear ◽

Lens Wear

Purpose: This study demonstrates the actions that took over the contact lens (CL) wearers in Greece after the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The study includes nameless web-based survey used to measure participants demographics, CL wear history, and custom wear activity of CL in a stage of noticeable risk of infection due to CL wear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: During the lockdown A’ in Greece about half of the participants (42.5%) believe that the perception risk of infection using CL was extremely effective (29%) and very effective (13.5%). Only a minority (18 %) of the participants do believe that the use of CL increases the risk of COVID-19 infection. Another population (43%) do not agree with this opinion and more than a third of them (39%) resemble that are not affected by this opinion or are less informed. Conclusion: This study presents the likelihood of reducing or ceasing the use of CLs during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and a relationship between the perceived risk of infection and CL use. There was also a predisposition to alter the frequency of CL wear. All eye care practitioners should give more advice to their patients that continue to wear CL and assist them to act in accordance with the new rules of handling and in favour of occasional CL wear.

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Knowledge and Preference for Refractive Surgery and Preferred Methods of Refractive Correction among Patients with Significant Refractive Errors Attending Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Nepal

Journal of Nobel Medical College ◽

10.3126/jonmc.v9i1.29488 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 32-35

Author(s):

Puspa Giri ◽

Gopal Bhandari ◽

Ranjeet Sah

Keyword(s):

Contact Lens ◽

Refractive Surgery ◽

Age Groups ◽

Refractive Errors ◽

Eye Care ◽

Optical Correction ◽

Refractive Correction ◽

Age Range ◽

Source Of Information ◽

Defective Vision

Background: Refractive errors are a major cause of defective vision in all age groups. Although contact lens and refractive surgery are popular, still spectacles are the traditional and most widely used method of optical correction. The main objective of the study was to determine the knowledge and preference for refractive surgery and preference for refractive correction. Materials and Methods: Questionnaire based study was conducted among 252 participants aged between 22-40 years with significant refractive errors (>±1.00D) for a period of three months between June to August 2017. Participants who had prior refractive surgery and not willing to participate were excluded from the study. Results: One hundred and forty (55.6%) were males and majority (76.6%) of the participants were in the age range 22-30 years. Myopia (60%) was more prevalent followed by astigmatism (38%) and hypermetropia (2%) with refractive power between 1-3 D in 72.5% of participants. Only 61(24%) of the participants had knowledge about refractive surgery. Forty three percentages of them knew from their friends, internet was source of information for 36% and only 19% of them knew from eye care professionals. Majority (87.3%) preferred spectacles 4.8% preferred contact lens and only 8% preferred refractive surgery as methods of refractive correction. Only 44% showed willingness for refractive surgery when available at Bharatpur Eye Hospital. Participants with prior knowledge (p=0.002), higher refractive error and longer duration of glass wear (P=0.005) had more preference for refractive surgery. Conclusion: The knowledge, preference and willingness for refractive surgery were less with spectacle being the most preferred methods of refractive correction.

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Effectiveness of Water Gradient Technology for Preventing Meibomian Gland Loss with Silicone Hydrogel-Soft Contact Lens Use

http://www.fortunejournals.com/journal-of-ophthalmology-and-research-home-fjor.php ◽

10.26502/fjor.2644-00240049 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 04 (04) ◽

Author(s):

Hisataka Fujimoto ◽

Shintaro Ochi ◽

Yasushi Inoue ◽

Junichi Kiryu

Keyword(s):

Contact Lens ◽

Meibomian Gland ◽

Soft Contact ◽

Silicone Hydrogel ◽

Soft Contact Lens ◽

Water Gradient

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Safe Contact Lens Practices during Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

Nepal Mediciti Medical Journal ◽

10.3126/nmmj.v2i2.41286 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 100-102

Author(s):

Sanjeev Bhattarai

Keyword(s):

Contact Lens ◽

Contact Lenses ◽

Care Facility ◽

Eye Care ◽

Soft Contact ◽

Soft Contact Lenses ◽

Eye Health ◽

Surgical Masks ◽

Soft Copy ◽

Coronavirus Infection

World is threatened by different variants of Coronavirus to an extent that life has been jeopardized in all services including eye care facility. Contact lenses which are one of the preferred modes of vision correction are not an exception to COVID-19 infection. Recently there is confusion among practitioners and patients regarding the safety of contact lens use during COVID-19. This review article summarizes the current recommendations and findings regarding contact lens use during COVID-19. Though eye health professionals and contact lens users are at risk to contract Coronavirus, with proper care, maintenance and disinfection techniques, it would be safe to continue wearing contact lenses. There is currently no strong evidence to suggest that contact lenses are not safe to wear during COVID 19 times. Eye care practitioners responsible for contact lens application must wear special surgical masks, protective glasses or visors and disposable waterproof gloves. Regarding soft contact lenses, preferably daily disposable lenses should be used from the sterile packages. Similarly for rigid gas permeable lenses, lenses made up of fluoropolymer contained in sealed packages must be motivated for the individuals. Since the infected hands can bring the virus to the eyes, contact lens users should avoid touching the nose, mouth and eye unnecessarily. Contact lens after each use must be disinfected with hydrogen peroxide solutions with a special catalyst container. In the case of eye redness and Flu like symptoms, contact lens trial and wearing practices should be suspended or postpone till the condition becomes normal. To minimize the contact time between the patient and examiner soft copy of the instruction sheet, teleconsultation should be motivated. Though the eye is an unlikely site for Coronavirus infection, eye doctors should warn the contact lens wearers to follow scrupulous contact lens hygiene rules.

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