Lens replacement habits in soft contact lens wearers [Praksa zamjene leća u nositelja kontaktnih leća]

Petriček, Igor and Lovrić, Ivana and Pokupec, Rajko and Jandroković, Sonja (2013) Lens replacement habits in soft contact lens wearers [Praksa zamjene leća u nositelja kontaktnih leća]. Collegium Antropologicum, 37 (S. 1). pp. 175-178. ISSN 0350-6134

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Abstract

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 in 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.

Item Type: Article
MeSH: Adolescent ; Adult ; Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic ; Female ; Habits ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Patient Compliance ; Time Factors
Departments: Katedra za oftalmologiju
Depositing User: Marijan Šember
Status: Published
Creators:
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Petriček, IgorUNSPECIFIED
Lovrić, IvanaUNSPECIFIED
Pokupec, RajkoUNSPECIFIED
Jandroković, SonjaUNSPECIFIED
Date: April 2013
Date Deposited: 13 Jan 2014 11:33
Last Modified: 14 Jul 2020 09:34
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URI: http://medlib.mef.hr/id/eprint/1996

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