Abstract: Non-compliance with practitioner recommended contact lens wear and care regimens remains a persistent clinical problem that is why this this study was conducted to identify common eye problems associated with contact lenses wear, and to estimate the actual causes and risk factors of eye problems in contact lens wearers, also to understand the patient’s behaviors during contact lens wear and their awareness about the eye problems in relation with contact lens wearing, this study was conducted in the outpatient’s clinic of ophthalmology in security forces hospital in Riyadh, Patient non-compliance with instructions for proper lens care is partly at fault. The general phenomenon of patient non-compliance has been widely studied, We report here on 100 consecutive patients fit with contact lenses . The results from this study indicate that the discouraging majority of contact lenses users illustrate a reasonable level of knowledge with regard to conformity with specialist recommended wear and care techniques. This was particularly obvious with regard to overall contact lens utilization, the significance of using fresh solution regularly and regular contact lens case replacement.
Title: Community Awareness about Common Problems Associated With Contact Lenses Wear
Author: Maha Alshammari, Dr. Ashraf Bakhsh
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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