Abbouda Alessandro, Restivo Lucia, Bruscolini Alice, Pirraglia Maria Pia, De Marco Federica, La Cava Maurizio, Pivetti Pezzi Paola
a Ocular Immunovirology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, "Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy.
Semin Ophthalmol. 2016;31(3):226-32. doi: 10.3109/08820538.2014.962155. Epub 2014 Oct 9.
To assess the attitude and practice of contact lens (CL) wearers among teenage school students and to evaluate how much the teenagers adhere to the CL care procedures according to the proper care of CL guidelines.
A cross-sectional descriptive study of Italian teenagers from high schools in Rome who wear CL. We inquired about the different aspects of CL care through a questionnaire.
We investigated 3,106 students from high schools in Rome (2% of all Roman high school students), 293 of whom wore CL (9%); 151 (52%) of participants responded, 42 (27.8%) male and 109 (72.8%) female. The mean age was 16.4 ± 1.6 years. 79.5% of students were daily users. 45.7% wore CL more than nine hours/day. 87.4% wore soft CL. 33.1% wore disposable CL; 7.9% weekly CL, 55% monthly CL. Thirty-four percent wore disposable lenses twice or more. 14.5% of students did not wash their hands before handling CL and 52.3% wore CL after it had fallen in the sink. 39.7% rubbed and cleaned CL before storing it. 10% used expired lens care solutions. Only 31.1% changed CL cases every three months. 38.4% wore CL in a swimming pool. 61.6% were having problems: redness (13.9%), itching (7.9%), and foreign body sensation (29.1%).
Many students don't properly care for their CL. Education regarding proper care and management of CL among users is advised in view of frequency of symptoms and complications reported.
评估青少年学生中隐形眼镜佩戴者的态度和行为，并根据隐形眼镜正确护理指南评估青少年对隐形眼镜护理程序的遵守程度。
对罗马高中佩戴隐形眼镜的意大利青少年进行横断面描述性研究。我们通过问卷调查询问了隐形眼镜护理的不同方面。
我们调查了罗马高中的3106名学生（占所有罗马高中生的2%），其中293人佩戴隐形眼镜（9%）；151名参与者（52%）做出回应，42名男性（27.8%）和109名女性（72.8%）。平均年龄为16.4±1.6岁。79.5%的学生每天使用隐形眼镜。45.7%的人每天佩戴隐形眼镜超过9小时。87.4%的人佩戴软性隐形眼镜。33.1%的人佩戴一次性隐形眼镜；7.9%的人佩戴每周更换的隐形眼镜，55%的人佩戴每月更换的隐形眼镜。34%的人佩戴一次性镜片两次或更多次。14.5%的学生在处理隐形眼镜前不洗手，52.3%的人在隐形眼镜掉进水槽后仍佩戴。39.7%的人在储存隐形眼镜前揉搓并清洁。10%的人使用过期的镜片护理液。只有31.1%的人每三个月更换一次隐形眼镜盒。38.4%的人在游泳池中佩戴隐形眼镜。61.6%的人有问题：眼红（13.9%）、瘙痒（7.9%）和异物感（29.1%）。
许多学生没有正确护理他们的隐形眼镜。鉴于所报告的症状和并发症的频率，建议对使用者进行关于隐形眼镜正确护理和管理的教育。
