Highlights
- •The study is the first report in Jordan that has addressed contact lens compliance in a university student’s population.
- •Generally, high to moderate levels of compliance were reported in the study.
- •Low levels of compliance were found in relation to cleaning and rinsing lens case and adherence to aftercare visits.
- •Smoking, longer lens experience and longer lens wear time were associated with specific non-compliant behaviours.
Abstract
Purpose
this survey aimed to assess levels of compliance with contact lens wear and care among
university student’s population in Jordan.
Methods
An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to assess the extent of compliance
among contact lens wearers toward contact lens care in a university population. The
questionnaire included 12 questions regarding compliance with contact lens care, lens
case/solution replacement, general hygiene procedures related to contact lens and
adherence to aftercare visits.
Results
210 contact lens wearers were interviewed. Of the study population 187 (89 %) were
females and 23 (11 %) were males. The average age of the study group was 22.35 (±
3.77) years and all the study population were students (undergraduate or postgraduate).The
average compliance rate of the study population was 75 %. High level of compliance
was noticeable in the following aspects; not sharing lenses with others, not sleeping
while wearing lenses, hand washing before lens use and not using water to clean lenses.
Moderate level of compliance was reported in the following aspects; showering/swimming
with lenses, using lenses longer than recommended replacement schedule and all behaviours
related to contact lens care solution. However, low levels of compliance were reported
in relation to cleaning and rinsing lens case and adherence to aftercare visits.
Conclusion
High to moderate levels of compliance were reported generally by participants. However,
better strategies are recommended to further increase levels of compliance among contact
lens wearers in Jordan related to adherence to aftercare visits. While this study
is targeted contact lens wearers from a university student’s population, a future
study is recommended to include larger sample of contact lens wearers from the general
lay population.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 29, 2020
Accepted:
February 26,
2020
Received in revised form:
January 5,
2020
Received:
July 20,
2019
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