Contact Lens Practices and Knowledge of Complications and its Association With Refractive Error in Saudi Arabia

Alzahrani, Othman R.; Alshehri, Fayez; Alali, Abdulrahman O; Al-Zahrani, Omar; Alzahrani, Zaid Ali; Alzahrani, Abdulrahman; Almazrou, Abdulrahman A

doi:10.7759/cureus.12786

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“…Our results revealed that more than half of the participants were using contact lenses (56.2%). This finding is in agreement with many previous studies [8,11,[15][16][17], indicating that contact lenses are widely used taking into consideration the differences in the number of participants in each study. On the contrary, there was a lesser prevalence of contact lens use noted in other studies [17][18][19].…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Future research will require greater cross-sectional sampling and qualitative studies. The cross-sectional study is not an appropriate approach for establishing the causative associations among the study variables, which is consistent with what other authors found [8,11]. Also, non-response bias is a problem in such studies, consistent with other research [12].…”

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confidence: 85%

“…Further, inflammation, dryness, keratitis, and even temporal loss of sight are all consequences of wearing contact lenses [27,25,26]. In the current study, most of the participants reported removing their lenses before sleeping similar to [8,11] and removing them before swimming. Moreover, in the current study, the most commonly reported sources of information about using contact lenses were friends (18.8%), internet (18%), self-education (17.2%), and contact lens vendor (15%).…”

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confidence: 67%

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Awareness of the Practice and Use of Contact Lenses amongst Students of the Health Faculty at Jazan University during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abuallut

Khalid

Alameer

et al. 2021

JPRI

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Background: Contact lenses are medical devices which are used as an alternative to spectacles to correct problems with eyesight. Poor hygienic handling of these lenses poses an ocular health risk. Increased popularity and usage of contact lenses in combination with insufficient cleanliness results in increased bacterial infections of the eye, even resulting in blindness. Materials and Methods: We employed a quantitative cross-sectional study, where we used questionnaires to gather data. We conducted the study among students of the Health Faculty at Jazan University where we recruited 361 participants. Using the questionnaires, we assessed the use of contact lenses and the hygiene practice when handling them among the participants. To the best of our knowledge, only one study has been conducted in the Jazan region to assess contact lens awareness and practice, which can be consider as a gap of knowledge that make our study can be consider a vital observation about usage of contact lens in the Jazan region. Results: We found that 52.6% of the participants use contact lenses. Among those it is predominantly females who use contact lenses, and their motivation is primarily for cosmetic reasons. We further found that the majority of contact lens users exhibit good hygiene practices when handling contact lenses. However, there remains more than a quarter of participants for whom the hygiene practice is poor to moderately good. Conclusion: The majority of participants 172 (84.7%) had good practice level regarding wearing contact lenses. Considering the significant fraction of participants who showed inadequate hygiene practice, we recommend better information and training for those who use contact lenses. This information and training should be predominantly made available on the internet or through contact lens vendors, as these are the most common information channels among the participants.

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Awareness of the Practice and Use of Contact Lenses amongst Students of the Health Faculty at Jazan University during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abuallut

Khalid

Alameer

et al. 2021

JPRI

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“…Although we do not have a proper explanation for this correlation, except for the possible differences in demographics among these participants, previous studies have demonstrated the importance of education on obtaining better knowledge scores. [ 20 21 ] On the other hand, Alobaidan et al . [ 21 ] reported that neither gender nor the level of education significantly correlates with having high knowledge scores of CLs use in their Saudi general population, however, younger ages less than 25 years old did.…”

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The attitude and awareness of contact lens use among medical students of King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Boqursain

Al-Hussain

Mubarak

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: Not many studies have investigated the knowledge outcomes among medical students with regards to contact lenses (CL). Thus, in this study, we aim to assess the attitude and awareness of CL use and the associated factors among medical students of King Faisal University (KFU), Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This a cross-sectional study that based developed based on a designed questionnaire that was composed of 31 questions with a maximum score of 57 points. We have also conducted a linear regression model to explore the possible important factors that may affect the level of knowledge and awareness about contact lenses care. Results: A total of 208 participants were included in this study, with a mean age of 21.0 ± 1.9, and 56.3% ( n = 117) of them being females. The total mean knowledge score in our study was 30.1 ± 7.74, which was higher in females (31.5 ± 7.09) than in male participants (28.7 ± 7.69). The results of the linear regression model showed that being female ( E = -0.37; 95%CI = -0.65— -0.10; P = 0.007), using contact lenses ( E = 0.56; 95%CI = 0.29 — 0.82; P < 0.001), and in the third year ( E = 0.66; 95%CI = 0.19— 1.13; P = 0.007) is significantly correlated with having higher knowledge scores about using CLs. Conclusion: Female participants had higher total mean knowledge scores than males. We recommend that further educational campaigns should be inaugurated to raise awareness about taking care of CLs and enhancing the related practices of wearing them.

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“…Considering the usage of cosmetic eye lenses, we found that half of the sample indicated using lenses and 33% of the participants used them for cosmetic purposes. A study conducted in Saudi Arabia found the prevalence of contact lens usage among Saudi Arabians to be 15% [ 15 ]. Moreover, we found that 24.6% of participants rarely used eye cosmetic cleansers; 4.3% never used them at all and those showed statistically significant severity of DED.…”

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Prevalence of Dry Eye Disease and Its Association With the Frequent Usage of Eye Cosmetics Among Women

Albdaya¹,

Binyousef²,

Alrashid³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Purpose: Dry eye disease (DED) is defined as a disease of the tear film and ocular surface that leads to discomfort and visual disturbance. The diagnosis of DED mainly depends on the presenting clinical features. A delay in treatment may progress into chronic eye disease. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of dry eye symptoms among eye cosmetic users in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Methods: This cross-sectional study involved adult Saudi females using eye cosmetics. The Ocular Surface Disease Index questionnaire was used to assess DED.Results: A total of 207 responses were included in this study. DED symptoms were reported among those who used eye cosmetics suggesting their effect on the tear film and its stability. This study demonstrated that mascara is the most common cosmetic used, with a prevalence of 98.6%. The prevalence of dry eye syndrome (DES) was 71.6%, where 40.5%, 13.5%, and 17.6% had severe, moderate, and mild conditions, respectively. The frequency of using inner eyeliner significantly increased the prevalence of DES, in which those who used it daily accounted for 75%. In contrast, the results showed no correlation between the frequency of using mascara or external eyeliner and the prevalence of DES. Conclusion:The prevalence of DED among women who used eye cosmetics was much higher than its prevalence in the general population, which indicates that eye cosmetics are one of the risk factors in the development of DED. Also, the severity of DED was significantly higher in women who did not use a cleanser for removing cosmetics.

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Contact Lens Practices and Knowledge of Complications and its Association With Refractive Error in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 8 publications

References 14 publications

Awareness of the Practice and Use of Contact Lenses amongst Students of the Health Faculty at Jazan University during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Awareness of the Practice and Use of Contact Lenses amongst Students of the Health Faculty at Jazan University during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The attitude and awareness of contact lens use among medical students of King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Prevalence of Dry Eye Disease and Its Association With the Frequent Usage of Eye Cosmetics Among Women

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