The impact of COVID-19 on soft contact lens wear in established European and US markets

Nagra, Manbir; Retallic, Neil; Naroo, Shehzad A.

doi:10.1016/j.clae.2022.101718

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“…Similar social behaviors have been exposed to people with specialist contact lenses (CLs), although no scientific evidence shows any relationship between wearing or not wearing CLs and protection against COVID-19. Nonetheless, to reduce physical contact when visiting a health facility, people using CLs are advised to consider thorough daily cleaning of their lenses to avoid exposure of their CLs to water and using daily reusable lenses ( 65 – 67 ). On the family front, pregnant women have been considered to be at risk and have been advised to shun and avoid crowded locations or social gatherings, thereby effecting maternal and neonatal morbidity rates during the peak of the pandemic ( 64 ).…”

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COVID-19, mobility restriction, and sexual behavior among a cohort of people of reproductive age: Nigeria

Adekola

Ugwu²,

Amoo³

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundOne of the non-pharmaceutical strategies adopted by various governments to control the spread of COVID-19 is mobility restriction (MR), popularly known as a lockdown. Evidence shows that MR has some unintended consequences, such as increased cases of domestic violence, rape, pornography, sex chats, incest, and other unhealthy sexual behaviors (SBs).MethodsThe study examined the influence of MR on SB in Owerri via a cross-sectional quantitative approach. A total of 425 interviewees were randomly chosen among people of a reproductive age. Data were analyzed using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate levels of analysis.ResultsA significant relationship exists between selected socio-demographic characteristics, such as age and marital status, and the ability of people to cope with sexual abstinence. Results from the logistic regression analysis further illustrated this observation as during MR people were twice as likely to engage in prolific sex chats that could spur other harmful SBs.ConclusionIt is recommended that people should be allowed to determine whether they would like to stay with their partners in subsequent lockdowns, or otherwise, to prevent some of the unpleasant SBs recorded.

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COVID-19, mobility restriction, and sexual behavior among a cohort of people of reproductive age: Nigeria

Adekola

Ugwu²,

Amoo³

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…Although several reports have described vision correction habits and ocular symptoms in the months immediately after March 2020, [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] few have reported on these habits over a more extended period when people presumably settled into a new postpandemic routine. 10,11 Regardless of if a contact lens wearer was concerned about infection risk, the abrupt lifestyle changes that the pandemic induced may have influenced a person's spectacle and/or contact lens-wearing habits. Extended time at home paired with a reduced need to choose a correction type for vocation or cosmetic motivations may have changed how often a person wore spectacles or contact lenses.…”

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“…Although infection risks might have been a concern for some especially early on in the pandemic, it has been reported that most wearers decreased contact lens wear time simply because they were spending more time at home. 5,10,11 Increased time spent on digital devices because of remote work may have changed a person's perception or satisfaction with their vision and/or symptoms associated with ocular comfort and dry eye. Increased necessity for mask wear during personal and professional activities may have also influenced if a patient chose or preferred to wear spectacles or contact lenses.…”

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Vision Correction Habits After COVID-19 Onset in Spectacle and Contact Lens Wearers

Rueff,

Chen,

Nguyen

2023

Eye &Amp; Contact Lens: Science &Amp; Clinical Practice

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Purpose: To determine how vision correction habits changed after the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic onset. Methods: Participants reported vision correction habits, refractive error, screen time, mask wearing time, and dry eye symptoms since the COVID-19 pandemic onset through email survey. Results: A total of 133 participants completed the survey. Worsening dry eye symptoms were associated with increased screen time (P=0.04). Hours per day of spectacle wear increased by approximately 1 hr (P=0.001) and was associated with increased screen time (P=0.002). Worsening dry eye symptoms were associated with increased days per week of spectacle wear (P=0.02). Participants wore contact lenses about one day per week less than before the pandemic (P=0.0001). Increased mask wearing time was associated with increased days per week of contact lens wear (P=0.03). Conclusions: After pandemic onset, hours per day of spectacle wear increased, and days per week of contact lens wear decreased. Increases in hourly spectacle wear were associated with increased screen time, whereas increased daily contact lens wear was associated with increased mask wear time, suggesting that spectacles may be preferred for screen time activities and contact lenses for mask wear.

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Challenges to the new soft contact lens wearer and strategies for clinical management

Morgan

Sulley²

2023

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

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The impact of COVID-19 on soft contact lens wear in established European and US markets

Cited by 4 publications

References 26 publications

COVID-19, mobility restriction, and sexual behavior among a cohort of people of reproductive age: Nigeria

COVID-19, mobility restriction, and sexual behavior among a cohort of people of reproductive age: Nigeria

Vision Correction Habits After COVID-19 Onset in Spectacle and Contact Lens Wearers

Challenges to the new soft contact lens wearer and strategies for clinical management

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