Lens replacement habits in soft contact lens wearers

Professional paper - Review paper

• Title (croatian): Praksa zamjene leća u nositelja kontaktnih leća
• Author: Igor Petriček
• Author: Ivana Lovrić
• Author: Rajko Pokupec
• Author: Sonja Jandroković
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences

Abstract (english)

The aim of this paper was to assess soft contact lens replacement habits of patients of Contact Lens Clinic, Zagreb University Hospital Department of Ophthalmology, Zagreb, Croatia. During spring of 2010, a survey was conducted in Contact Lens Laboratory, Zagreb University Hospital Department of Ophthalmology, Zagreb, Croatia. 47 completed surveys were collected and analyzed. The results of the survey have shown that the majority of soft contact lens wearers wear them longer than recommended by the manufacturer. It also showed that they eventually replace the lenses in regular intervals, indicating that they base their lens replacement on constant criteria. The main reasons for the eventual lens replacement were increased blur or discomfort while wearing lenses. Since it is obviously impossible to convince all lens wearers to replace their lenses as recommended by the manufacturer, it is up to the contact lens practitioners to find the way to reduce the risks of lens overwear. It may be achieved by introducing a method that will enable each soft contact lens wearer to choose an optimal lens replacement regimen without risking their eye health.

Abstract (croatian)

Cilj ovoga rada je procjena prakse zamjene leća u nositelja mekih kontaktnih leća među pacijentima Kabineta za
kontaktne leće Klinike za očne bolesti KBC Zagreb, Hrvatska. Tijekom proljeća 2010. godine provedena je anketa u
Kabinetu za kontaktne leće Klinike za očne bolesti KBC Zagreb. Sakupljeno je i analizirano 47 anketa. Rezultati ankete
pokazali su da većina nositelja mekih kontaktnih leća svoje leće nosi dulje no što je preporučeno od strane proizvođača.
Također je pokazala da ih oni na kraju zamijenjuju u pravilnim razmacima, što upućuje na činjenicu da oni zamjenu
leća baziraju na stalnim kriterijima. Glavni razlozi za konačnu zamjenu leća bili su muniji vid ili nelagoda pri nošenju
leća. Pošto je očigledno nemoguće uvjeriti sve nositelje mekih kontaktnih leća da ih zamijenjuju kako preporučuje proizvođač leća, na ordinarijusu je da pronađe najbolji način kako smanjiti rizike predugog nošenja leća. To se može postići
uvođenjem u praksu metode koja bi omogućila svakome nositelju mekih kontaktnih leća izbor optimalnog režima zamjene
leća koji ne bi ugrožavao zdravlje njegovih očiju.

• Keywords (english): Adolescent; Adult; Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; Female; Habits; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Compliance; Time Factors
• Language: english
• Publication type: Professional paper - Review paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Collegium Antropologicum
• Numbering: vol. 37, no. S. 1, pp. 175-178
• p-ISSN: 0350-6134
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:394470
• Publication: 2013-04
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/102882
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-03-27 19:55:20