Practitioner attitudes on children and contact lenses

Sindt, Christine W.; Riley, Colleen

doi:10.1016/j.optm.2010.11.001

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“…Sindt and Riley reported results of a survey mailed to 4004 American Optometric Association practicing member optometrists in July 2010. 16 A total of 576 surveys were returned for a response rate of 14.4%—a rate that can clearly result in bias. Nearly all responding optometrists (97%) reported fitting contact lens patients under the age of 18, and these patients represent 41% of the total contact lens patient population in the practices of respondents.…”

Section: Surveys Of Practitioner Attitudes and Behaviormentioning

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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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Section: Surveys Of Practitioner Attitudes and Behaviormentioning

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The Safety of Soft Contact Lenses in Children

Bullimore¹

2017

Optom Vis Sci

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“…About a decade ago, initial contact lens fits for refractive correction were typically only undertaken on teenagers. [11,12] A recent fitting survey report indicates that the current median age for myopia control soft lens fitting is age 12, and that fitting children as young as age 8 is increasing in frequency [13]. With the increasing prevalence of myopia globally, particularly in Asia [14], it is anticipated that fitting children as young as age 8 will become more commonplace.…”

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Ocular health of children wearing daily disposable contact lenses over a 6-year period

Woods

Jones

et al. 2021

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

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To report on the ocular health and safety of children fit with soft hydrogel daily-disposable contact lenses, and followed for 6-years in a double-masked clinical trial investigating the performance of a dual-focus contact lens designed to control myopia progression. Methods: Children aged 8− 12 years, naïve to contact lens wear, were enrolled across four international sites. During years 1-3, children were randomised to either MiSight® 1 day or Proclear® 1 day (both omafilcon A, CooperVision, Inc.). The lenses were identical in material and geometry except for the front optical zone design. At the end of year-3, all those wearing Proclear 1 day were switched to MiSight 1 day, therefore all wore MiSight 1 day in years 4− 6. Subjects agreed to wear the lenses at least 10-hours/day, 6-days/week. After dispensing, study visits were at 1-week, 1-month, 6-months and every 6-months until 6-years. At each visit, ocular measurements and subjective responses were recorded. Biomicroscopy used 0-4 grading scales; grade 0 represented no findings. Results: 144 children were enrolled: 69F:75M; mean age 10.1 years; mean cycloplegic spherical-equivalent refraction-2.11D; ethnicities included 34 East-Asian, 12 West-Asian, and 79 Caucasian. 92 completed the 6years. Only three subjects discontinued due to an ocular adverse event (AE). No contact lens related AEs were classified as serious. The incidence rate of infiltrative AEs was 0.61% (6.1/1000 wearing-years; 95%CI: 0.24%-1.57%). The most common biomicroscopy findings were limbal, bulbar and tarsal hyperaemia and tarsal roughness. 99% of all biomicroscopy findings were grade-1 or lower. After 6-years of lens wear, ocular health by biomicroscopy was similar to pre-lens wear. Conclusions: Across the 6-years, there were no contact lens related serious AEs and biomicroscopy showed no significant changes. Results suggest that children this age can successfully wear daily-disposable hydrogel contact lenses with minimal impact on ocular physiology.

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“…Kunden hat, ist die Frage zulässig, ab wann es angebracht ist, bei Kindern mit dem Anpassen von Kontaktlinsen zu beginnen. Im Rahmen einer aktuellen Befragung US-amerikanischer Optometristen wurde eine veränderte Haltung festgestellt: 21 Prozent gaben an, es sei wahrscheinlicher als noch vor einem Jahr, dass sie der Altersgruppe von 10 bis 12 Jahren Kontaktlinsen anpassen [4]. Bei einer ähnlichen Untersuchung mit Kontaktlinsenanpassern, die im Jahre 2008 abgeschlossen wurde, wurde festgestellt, dass das Alter ab 13 Jahren anscheinend der Zeitpunkt ist, ab dem sich die meisten Kontaktlinsenspezialisten bei dem Gedanken wohl fühlten, Kontaktlinsen für ihre jüngeren Patienten bzw.…”

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Die Vorteile von Kontaktlinsen bei Kindern

Bench

2012

Paediatr. Paedolog. Austria

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Practitioner attitudes on children and contact lenses

Cited by 14 publications

References 2 publications

The Safety of Soft Contact Lenses in Children

The Safety of Soft Contact Lenses in Children

Ocular health of children wearing daily disposable contact lenses over a 6-year period

Die Vorteile von Kontaktlinsen bei Kindern

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