PMID- 21493121
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120126
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 1476-5411 (Electronic)
IS  - 1367-0484 (Linking)
VI  - 34
IP  - 5
DP  - 2011 Oct
TI  - The relationship between compliance with lens replacement and contact 
      lens-related problems in silicone hydrogel wearers.
PG  - 216-22
LID - 10.1016/j.clae.2011.03.001 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: To evaluate the relationship between compliance with replacement 
      frequency (RF) and contact lens (CL)-related problems in silicone hydrogel (SiHy) 
      wearers. METHODS: 501 SiHy wearers from seven optometry offices completed surveys 
      regarding their lens wear and any CL related problems which they may have 
      experienced in the preceding 12 months. File review was subsequently conducted at 
      their optometry offices to confirm the information provided. RESULTS: 49% of 
      respondents were wearing 2-week replacement (2WR) and 51% 1-month replacement 
      (1MR) SiHy lenses. 67% wore their lenses for longer than the manufacturers' 
      recommended RF (MRRF) and 60% for longer than their optometrist's recommended RF 
      (ORRF). The mean RF was 2.6x the MRRF for 2WR and 1.5x for 1MR wearers (p<0.001) 
      with median values of 31 and 37 days, respectively. Twenty-three percent reported 
      signs or symptoms consistent with potential complications relating to CL wear. 
      This rate was significantly higher for wearers who were non-compliant with the 
      ORRF than compliant wearers (26% versus 18%, p=0.028). It was also higher for 
      those multipurpose solution users who reported never/almost never rubbing and 
      rinsing their lenses when compared with those who did this every night (29% 
      versus 17%, p=0.007). CONCLUSIONS: Two thirds of the SiHy wearers did not comply 
      with the MRRF and 2WR wearers stretched the replacement interval of their lenses 
      to a greater degree than 1MR wearers. Failing to replace lenses when recommended 
      and failing to rub and rinse lenses were associated with a higher rate of 
      patient-reported CL problems.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2011 British Contact Lens Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All 
      rights reserved.
FAU - Dumbleton, Kathryn A
AU  - Dumbleton KA
AD  - Centre for Contact Lens Research, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. 
      kdumble@uwaterloo.ca
FAU - Woods, Craig A
AU  - Woods CA
FAU - Jones, Lyndon W
AU  - Jones LW
FAU - Fonn, Desmond
AU  - Fonn D
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Multicenter Study
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20110413
PL  - England
TA  - Cont Lens Anterior Eye
JT  - Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association
JID - 9712714
RN  - 0 (Silicones)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear/psychology/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Disposable Equipment/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - *Guideline Adherence
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Patient Compliance
MH  - *Silicones
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2011/04/16 06:00
MHDA- 2012/01/27 06:00
CRDT- 2011/04/16 06:00
PHST- 2011/01/10 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2011/03/09 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2011/03/16 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2011/04/16 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/04/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/01/27 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1367-0484(11)00041-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.clae.2011.03.001 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2011 Oct;34(5):216-22. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2011.03.001. 
      Epub 2011 Apr 13.