Ocular Complications in Contact Lens Wear and the Risk Factors: A retrospective analysis

Elly Liyana Zainodin; Nur Aresya  Ahmad Najmee; Farah Najwa  Hamzah; Noor Haziq  Saliman

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2881

Authors

Elly Liyana Zainodin Centre of Optometry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor, Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Selangor, Malaysia.
Nur Aresya Ahmad Najmee Centre of Optometry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor, Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Selangor, Malaysia.
Farah Najwa Hamzah Centre of Optometry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor, Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Selangor, Malaysia
Noor Haziq Saliman Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research-Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (NIHR-SRMRC), University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2881

Keywords:

Contact lens; complications; risk factors; hygiene

Abstract

Contact lens-related complications might range from harmless irritation to sight-threatening reactions. The key to prevention other than adhering to good hygiene is preliminary eye examinations and timely aftercare assessments. A retrospective analysis of 33 patient clinical records at the university clinic was performed to determine the ocular complications among soft contact lens wearers and its risk factors. Overall, findings indicate that conjunctival hyperemia was the most prevalent complication. Poor lens fit was associated with limbal injection and CLPC. Sleeping with lenses was the most non-compliant behaviour. Eyecare practitioners need to be alarmed by these risk parameters among the young wearers.

Keywords: Contact lens; complications; risk factors; hygiene

eISSN: 2398-4287Â© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2881