General public awareness about contact lens care in Saudi Arabia

Abahussain, Reem; Alnamlah, Alaa; Alotaibi, Tuqa; Alharbi, Abdullah; Moafa, Alabbas; OthmanQasem, Halimah; Makrami, Almoayad; Alhablani, Farah

doi:10.24911/ijmdc.51-1595069739

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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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“…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]. Moreover, in the current study, wearing of contact lenses was more prevalent in the female participants (59.8%) which is agreement with many other studies [15,[19][20][21].…”

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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

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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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confidence: 93%

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

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“…Although the majority of female undergraduates had a positive attitude toward contact lenses and overall good understanding, there was still inadequacy in knowledge when specific elements such as CL cleaning and CL use in active inflammation/infection were considered (Boqursain et al, 2021). A cross-sectional study regarding general public awareness about contact lens care in Saudi Arabia revealed that the level of awareness of the general public about contact lens care was satisfactory, with half of the participants having a good level of awareness (Abahussain et al, 2020).…”

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Awareness of ocular complications associated with the use of cosmetic contact lenses from unlicensed vendors among Taif city, Saudi Arabia

Alghamdi¹,

Almalki²,

Althagafi³

et al. 2022

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Background: The usage of CLs has grown significantly and it is only expected to grow. However, CLs' wearers may have risk of eye infections if they fail to wear, clean, disinfect and store their CLs as directed. To assess awareness of ocular complications associated with the use of cosmetic contact lenses from unlicensed vendors and its correlation with age, gender and education level among Taif city, Saudi Arabia. Methods: Cross sectional study conducted on the general population of Taif City, Saudi Arabia. An electronic questionnaire was used for data collection. The study questionnaire was uploaded online using social media platforms by the researcher and their relatives in the Taif region till no more new answers were obtained. Results: Twenty% of participants had previously worn contact lenses and 29.5% were currently wearing them. In 31.7% and 19.4% of cases with refractive error, contact lens use was cited as cosmetic. 13.4% of study participants reported contact lens difficulties and 55.1% of them quit wearing them as a result. When asked if they were aware of any contact lens-related complications, 23.9% said that dry eye was a frequent problem. 18.0% of people complained of redness, 16.4% itching, 11.9% discomfort, 11.7% blurred vision, 12.2% eye burning, 9.9% eye stings, 11.6% corneal infection/inflammation and 8.7% of people complained of scratches on the surface of their eyes. Conclusion: Users of CLs lacked sufficient training and experience. Although many of them purchased contact lenses without a prescription for cosmetic reasons, their knowledge of and attitudes concerning contact lenses were acceptable.

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General public awareness about contact lens care in Saudi Arabia

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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

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 ocular complications associated with the use of cosmetic contact lenses from unlicensed vendors among Taif city, Saudi Arabia

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