Daily Disposable Contact Lenses versus Spectacles in Teenagers

Plowright, Andrew J.; Maldonado‐Codina, Carole; Howarth, Gillian; Kern, Jami; Morgan, Philip B.

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“…This is analogous to a previous study which concluded that young adult tends to wear contact lenses in order to enhance their physical appearance. 14 This compounded by the fact that lenses and spectacles both allow for the same effect in terms of vision correction makes lenses an easier choice for most youth.…”

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Knowledge and attitude of youth towards contact lenses in Karachi, Pakistan

Irfan¹,

Memon²,

Shaikh³

et al. 2019

Journal of Global Health Reports

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Back Background ground Surveys have shown that contact lenses are common optical correction devices used worldwide and they are particularly popular among the youth. However, not much is known about the knowledge and attitude of youth towards contact lenses in Pakistan. This study targeted to assess the approach of youth in Karachi towards contact lenses and whether the differences noted in approach was simulated by gender. Methods Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey in September 2018, using convenience sampling and interviewed 400 individuals, aged 16-25, to assess their knowledge, attitude, and practices towards contact lenses. The respondents were asked about their knowledge and its source. Attitudes were assessed by asking participants opinions, while practice question mainly focused on the recent (up to 1 month) use of contact lenses and their experience. Chi-square test was applied to cross-tabulate gender with knowledge, attitude, and practices of youth towards contact lenses.

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Knowledge and attitude of youth towards contact lenses in Karachi, Pakistan

Irfan¹,

Memon²,

Shaikh³

et al. 2019

Journal of Global Health Reports

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“…Contact lenses are superior to spectacles in terms of visual field and optical aberration. Contact lens users might also be less distressed, which could contribute to the differences in sleep quality since the daily disposable contact lenses offered improvements in QOL measures without negatively impacting vision or eye health and benefits of contact lenses were appearance, satisfaction, activities, and peer perceptions compared with spectacles 52 53 54 . In addition, sleep and mood disorders in contact lens users might have been underestimated in the present study since dry eye patients were excluded.…”

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Decreased sleep quality in high myopia children

Ayaki

Torii

Tsubota

et al. 2016

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The aim of the present study was to evaluate sleep quality in myopic children and adults. This cross sectional study surveyed 486 participants aged from 10 to 59 years with refractive errors using a questionnaire containing the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Children (< 20 years) in the high myopia group exhibited the poorest PSQI scores (P < 0.01), while the adults showed no such correlations. Subscales of PSQI and HADS in children disclosed that the high myopia groups had the shortest sleep duration (P < 0.01), worst subjective sleep scores (P < 0.001), and latest bedtime (P < 0.05). Regression analyses in children significantly correlated myopic errors with PSQI (P < 0.05), sleep duration (P < 0.01), and bedtime (P < 0.01). Sleep efficacy (P < 0.05) and daytime dysfunction (P < 0.05) were significantly better in contact-lens users compared to the respective non-user groups across all participants. In conclusion, sleep quality in children was significantly correlated with myopic error, with the high myopia group worst affected.

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“…Plowright et al randomized subjects (aged 13–19 years) with no previous contact lens wear experience to daily disposable soft contact lenses or spectacles for 6 months. 8 A total of 110 teenagers were enrolled; 13 discontinued before study completion, 10 from the contact lens group and 3 from the spectacle group ( P = .04). No serious adverse events occurred during the study, although a 19-year-old discontinued the study at month 3 because of a contact lens–induced peripheral ulcer (CLPU) and subsequent topical medication (chloramphenicol).…”

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The Safety of Soft Contact Lenses in Children

Bullimore¹

2017

Optom Vis Sci

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PurposeThere is increasing interest in fitting children with soft contact lenses. This review collates data from a range of studies to estimate the incidence of complications, specifically corneal infiltrative events and microbial keratitis, in patients under the age of 18 years.MethodsPeer-review papers were identified using PubMed and the Web of Science. A broad range of studies are summarized including large-scale epidemiological studies of contact lens–related complications, hospital-based case series, long- and short-term prospective studies, and multicenter retrospective studies.ResultsNine prospective studies representing 1800 patient years of wear in 7- to 19-year-olds include safety outcomes. In three large prospective studies representing between 159 and 723 patient years of soft contact lens wear in patients 8 to 14 years, the incidence of corneal infiltrative events is up to 136 per 10,000 years. Data from a large retrospective study show similar rates of corneal infiltrative events: 97 per 10,000 years in 8- to 12-year-olds (based on 411 patient years of wear) and 335 per 10,000 years in 13- to 17-year-olds (based on 1372 patient years of wear). None of the prospective studies report any cases of microbial keratitis. Five clinical studies where safety data are not reported constitute a further 493 patient years. One retrospective study found no cases of microbial keratitis occurred in 8- to 12-year-olds (411 patient years) and an incidence of 15 per 10,000 patient years in 13- to 17-year-olds (1372 patient years)—no higher than the incidence of microbial keratitis in adults wearing soft contact lenses on an overnight basis.ConclusionsThe overall picture is that the incidence of corneal infiltrative events in children is no higher than in adults, and in the youngest age range of 8 to 11 years, it may be markedly lower.

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Daily Disposable Contact Lenses versus Spectacles in Teenagers

Cited by 42 publications

References 19 publications

Knowledge and attitude of youth towards contact lenses in Karachi, Pakistan

Knowledge and attitude of youth towards contact lenses in Karachi, Pakistan

Decreased sleep quality in high myopia children

The Safety of Soft Contact Lenses in Children

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