University students fail to comply with contact lens care.

García Ayuso, D.; Moya-Rodríguez, E.; Valiente-Soriano, F.J.; Galindo-Romero, C.; Sobrado-Calvo, P.; Di Pierdomenico, J.

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University students fail to comply with contact lens care.

dc.contributor.author	García Ayuso, D.
dc.contributor.author	Moya-Rodríguez, E.
dc.contributor.author	Valiente-Soriano, F.J.
dc.contributor.author	Galindo-Romero, C.
dc.contributor.author	Sobrado-Calvo, P.
dc.contributor.author	Di Pierdomenico, J.
dc.contributor.department	Oftalmología, Optometría, Otorrinolaringología y Anatomía Patológica
dc.coverage.spatial	España	es
dc.coverage.temporal	Siglo XXI	es
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-29T18:52:24Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-29T18:52:24Z
dc.date.created	2020-10-12
dc.date.issued	2022-04
dc.description	© 2021 British Contact Lens Association This document is the published version of a published work that appeared in final form in To access the final edited and published work see: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2021.01.006
dc.description.abstract	Purpose: To assess the level of compliance related to contact lens (CL) wear in university students in Spain. Methods: A web-based questionnaire was distributed to university students through their representatives to assess general demographic information, questions related to CL history, level of compliance with CL care and CL- related complications. Results: A total of 266 participants with an average age of 22 (±4.5) years completed the online questionnaire. Only 39.1 % of respondents indicated that they always replace their CLs within the recommended schedule, and 63.6 % indicated that they usually wear their CLs more hours per day than recommended. Surprisingly, 64.9 % of participants reported that they had not been informed about the potential risks of CL wear, and only 20 % indicated that they always comply with follow-up visits, whereas 42.1 % of respondents expose their CL to water frequently. Participants who received proper CL education were more likely to attend aftercare visits (X2(2) = 9.104, p < 0.05). Participants with a longer history of CL wear had a greater tendency to expose their CLs to water (X2(6) = 18.768, p < 0.05) and suffer CL-related problems (X2(3) = 12.183, p < 0.05). There was also a relationship between an increased frequency of CL exposure to water and an increased tendency to experienceCL-related adverse events (X2(2) = 10.864, p < 0.05). Conclusion: A relatively high percentage of university CL wearers displayed some degree of non-compliance, which emphasises the importance of providing accurate and comprehensive CL care guidelines and attending aftercare visits to minimise potential CL-related complications. CL wearers should be provided with clear and unambiguous guidelines to avoid any exposure of CL’s and CL cases to water.	es
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dc.identifier.citation	Contact Lens and Anterior Eye Abril 2022 45(2):101411.
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2021.01.006
dc.identifier.issn	Print.: 1367-0484
dc.identifier.issn	Electronic.:1476-5411
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/149679
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	Elsevier	es
dc.relation	Sin financiación externa a la Universidad.	es
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://www.contactlensjournal.com/article/S1367-0484(21)00010-2/fulltext	es
dc.rights.accessRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	Lentes de contacto	es
dc.subject	Cumplimiento
dc.subject	Incumplimiento
dc.subject	Mantenimiento
dc.subject	Complicaciones lentes de contacto
dc.subject	Universitarios
dc.subject.other	Optometría, Contactología, Oftalmología	es
dc.title	University students fail to comply with contact lens care.	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication	es