Purpose

this survey aimed to assess levels of compliance with contact lens wear and care among university student’s population in Jordan.

Methods

An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to assess the extent of compliance among contact lens wearers toward contact lens care in a university population. The questionnaire included 12 questions regarding compliance with contact lens care, lens case/solution replacement, general hygiene procedures related to contact lens and adherence to aftercare visits.

Results

210 contact lens wearers were interviewed. Of the study population 187 (89 %) were females and 23 (11 %) were males. The average age of the study group was 22.35 (± 3.77) years and all the study population were students (undergraduate or postgraduate).The average compliance rate of the study population was 75 %. High level of compliance was noticeable in the following aspects; not sharing lenses with others, not sleeping while wearing lenses, hand washing before lens use and not using water to clean lenses. Moderate level of compliance was reported in the following aspects; showering/swimming with lenses, using lenses longer than recommended replacement schedule and all behaviours related to contact lens care solution. However, low levels of compliance were reported in relation to cleaning and rinsing lens case and adherence to aftercare visits.

Conclusion

High to moderate levels of compliance were reported generally by participants. However, better strategies are recommended to further increase levels of compliance among contact lens wearers in Jordan related to adherence to aftercare visits. While this study is targeted contact lens wearers from a university student’s population, a future study is recommended to include larger sample of contact lens wearers from the general lay population.

中文翻译：

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评估约旦大学人群对隐形眼镜佩戴和护理的依从性。

目的

该调查旨在评估约旦大学生群体对隐形眼镜佩戴和护理的依从性水平。

方法

采访者管理的问卷用于评估大学人群中隐形眼镜佩戴者对隐形眼镜护理的依从程度。问卷包括 12 个问题，涉及隐形眼镜护理的依从性、镜片盒/溶液更换、与隐形眼镜相关的一般卫生程序以及对后续护理的依从性。

结果

210 名隐形眼镜佩戴者接受了采访。在研究人群中，187 人 (89 %) 是女性，23 人 (11 %) 是男性。研究组的平均年龄为22.35（±3.77）岁，所有研究人群为学生（本科或研究生）。研究人群的平均依从率为75%。以下几个方面的合规性很高；不与他人共用镜片，不戴镜片睡觉，使用镜片前洗手，不用水清洁镜片。在以下方面报告了中等程度的遵守情况；戴隐形眼镜洗澡/游泳、使用比推荐更换时间更长的隐形眼镜以及所有与隐形眼镜护理液相关的行为。然而，据报告，在清洁和冲洗镜片盒以及坚持后续护理方面的依从性较低。

结论

参与者普遍报告了高到中等水平的依从性。然而，建议采用更好的策略来进一步提高约旦隐形眼镜佩戴者对善后就诊的依从性。虽然这项研究针对的是大学生群体中的隐形眼镜佩戴者，但建议未来的研究包括来自一般非专业人群的隐形眼镜佩戴者的更大样本。