Departamento de Oftalmología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca (IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain; Facultad de Óptica y Optometría, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Consejería de Educación y Cultura, Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2022 Apr;45(2):101411. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2021.01.006. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
To assess the level of compliance related to contact lens (CL) wear in university students in Spain.
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.
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 (X(2) = 9.104, p < 0.05). Participants with a longer history of CL wear had a greater tendency to expose their CLs to water (X(6) = 18.768, p < 0.05) and suffer CL-related problems (X(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 experience CL-related adverse events (X(2) = 10.864, p < 0.05).
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.
评估西班牙大学生隐形眼镜（CL）佩戴的依从水平。
通过学生代表向大学生分发基于网络的调查问卷，评估一般人口统计学信息、CL 佩戴史相关问题、CL 护理依从水平以及 CL 相关并发症。
共有 266 名平均年龄为 22（±4.5）岁的参与者完成了在线问卷。只有 39.1%的受访者表示他们总是按照推荐的时间表更换 CL，63.6%的受访者表示他们通常每天佩戴 CL 的时间超过推荐的时间。令人惊讶的是，64.9%的参与者表示他们没有被告知佩戴 CL 的潜在风险，只有 20%的参与者表示他们总是遵守随访，而 42.1%的受访者经常将 CL 暴露在水中。接受过适当 CL 教育的参与者更有可能参加后续护理（X(2) = 9.104，p < 0.05）。CL 佩戴史较长的参与者更倾向于将 CL 暴露在水中（X(6) = 18.768，p < 0.05）和出现 CL 相关问题（X(3) = 12.183，p < 0.05）。CL 暴露于水中的频率增加与 CL 相关不良事件的发生倾向增加之间也存在关系（X(2) = 10.864，p < 0.05）。
相当比例的大学生隐形眼镜佩戴者存在一定程度的不依从，这强调了提供准确、全面的 CL 护理指南和参加后续护理的重要性，以最大限度地减少潜在的 CL 相关并发症。应向 CL 佩戴者提供明确和明确的指南，以避免 CL 和 CL 病例接触水。
