PMID- 36474533
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 1394-195X (Print)
IS  - 2180-4303 (Electronic)
IS  - 1394-195X (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 5
DP  - 2022 Oct
TI  - Knowledge and Compliance among Contact Lens Wearers Living in Kuala Lumpur, 
      Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
PG  - 126-132
LID - 10.21315/mjms2022.29.5.13 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Many factors determine the success of wearing contact lens, including 
      knowledge and compliance towards lens care. This study aimed to evaluate the 
      level of knowledge and compliance between two groups of adult contact lens 
      wearers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. METHODS: A total of 60 participants aged 18-30 
      years old volunteered to participate in this study (30 participants prescribed 
      contact lenses at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia [UKM] optometry clinic and 
      30 participants fitted at private practices). Participants were interviewed using 
      a structured questionnaire consisting of nine questions on basic knowledge 
      related to lens wear and 13 questions on compliance, categorised into questions 
      on the cleaning process, disinfection, accessories care and replacement schedule. 
      RESULTS: All participants wore disposable contact lens 53.3% (n = 32) 
      participants preferred using monthly disposable lenses. Both groups had the same 
      level of knowledge, except knowledge of the effects of makeup (P < 0.000) and 
      duration of the solution used for cleaning (P < 0.010), showing lack of knowledge 
      on contact lenses among participants in private practices group. There were no 
      significant differences between the groups in terms of the level of compliance 
      with the cleaning process (P = 0.830), disinfection (P = 0.725), accessories care 
      (P = 0.865) and replacement schedule (P = 0.699). CONCLUSION: Participants from 
      UKM optometry clinic had better knowledge on wearing contact lens; moreover, both 
      groups had good compliance towards lens care. Contact lens practitioners should 
      provide all the necessary information to contact lens wearers so that they are 
      equipped to handle contact lenses correctly, which would minimise the risk of eye 
      complications.
CI  - (c) Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2022.
FAU - Ishak, Bashirah
AU  - Ishak B
AD  - Program of Optometry and Vision Science, Research Centre for Community Research, 
      Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 
      Malaysia.
FAU - Azizan, Amalina Nur Amiera
AU  - Azizan ANA
AD  - Program of Optometry and Vision Science, Research Centre for Community Research, 
      Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 
      Malaysia.
FAU - Mariappan, Vanitha
AU  - Mariappan V
AD  - Center of Toxicology and Risk Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti 
      Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20221028
PL  - Malaysia
TA  - Malays J Med Sci
JT  - The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS
JID - 101126308
PMC - PMC9680993
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - compliance
OT  - contact lens wearers
OT  - good practice
OT  - knowledge on contact lens
COIS- Conflict of Interest None.
EDAT- 2022/12/08 06:00
MHDA- 2022/12/08 06:01
PMCR- 2022/10/01
CRDT- 2022/12/07 02:04
PHST- 2021/10/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/03/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/12/07 02:04 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/12/08 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/12/08 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 13mjms2905_oa [pii]
AID - 10.21315/mjms2022.29.5.13 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Malays J Med Sci. 2022 Oct;29(5):126-132. doi: 10.21315/mjms2022.29.5.13. Epub 
      2022 Oct 28.