Abstract
Purpose: Aim of this study was to examine ocular symptoms related to dry eye among contact lens wearers.
Method: College students who wear contact lens at least eight hours/three days a week were recruited and contact lens dry eye questionnaire was administered to them. Severity of the symptoms(0 to 5 scale) by sex and types of lens and correlation between eye dryness and other ocular symptoms were analyzed. Also, means of treating symptoms and the cost were studied.
Results: The most frequent ocular symptom among those queried was eye dryness(2.53±0.86) and followed by eye discomfort(2.35±0.81) and blurry vision(2.27±0.86), the least frequent was burning/stinging(1.43±0.78). There was a significant shift toward increased symptoms as wearing time gets longer. The score of eye dryness was increased 1.81±0.93(first two hrs after lens insertion) to 3.63±1.13(at the end of the day)(t=-27.755, p=0.000), and eye discomfort score was shifted 1.84±1.10 to 3.28±1.33(t=-17.897, p=0.000). There was significant correlation between eye dryness and other ocular symptoms. The symptoms were more severe among women and with extend wear basis contact lens.
Conclusion: The symptoms of dryness and discomfort are common among contact lens wearers,and that they worsen toward the end of the day.
Method: College students who wear contact lens at least eight hours/three days a week were recruited and contact lens dry eye questionnaire was administered to them. Severity of the symptoms(0 to 5 scale) by sex and types of lens and correlation between eye dryness and other ocular symptoms were analyzed. Also, means of treating symptoms and the cost were studied.
Results: The most frequent ocular symptom among those queried was eye dryness(2.53±0.86) and followed by eye discomfort(2.35±0.81) and blurry vision(2.27±0.86), the least frequent was burning/stinging(1.43±0.78). There was a significant shift toward increased symptoms as wearing time gets longer. The score of eye dryness was increased 1.81±0.93(first two hrs after lens insertion) to 3.63±1.13(at the end of the day)(t=-27.755, p=0.000), and eye discomfort score was shifted 1.84±1.10 to 3.28±1.33(t=-17.897, p=0.000). There was significant correlation between eye dryness and other ocular symptoms. The symptoms were more severe among women and with extend wear basis contact lens.
Conclusion: The symptoms of dryness and discomfort are common among contact lens wearers,and that they worsen toward the end of the day.
| Translated title of the contribution | Ocular Symptoms of Contact Lens Wearers Identified by a Dry Eye Survey |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 213-223 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | 대한시과학회지 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Sep 2011 |