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Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on contact lens wear in Spain.
Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2021 06; 44(3):101351.CL

Abstract

PURPOSE

To investigate the behaviour of contact lens (CL) wearers in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic.

METHODS

An anonymized web-based questionnaire was used to assess demographics, CL history, and activity, CL wear habits and perceived risk of infection due to CL wear during the COVID-19 pandemic.

RESULTS

A total of 737 participants with an average age of 27.4 (±9.3) years completed the online questionnaire. The vast majority of respondents were soft CL wearers and reported at least two years of CL wear. Patients concerns about the increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to CL wear (40.6 % of participants) were significantly related (χ2(1) = 11.195, p < 0.05) to CL discontinuation (46 % of participants) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This fact joins the significant changes in the frequency of CL wear during the COVID-19 pandemic (χ2(4) = 31.982, p < 0.05), with a tendency to increase occasional CL wear from 29.1 % to 61.8 %. Interestingly, the majority of respondent (87.9 %) indicated that no professional had offered them information related to CL wear and COVID-19, and that they had not sought it on their own (82.2 %).

CONCLUSION

There is a relationship between the perceived risk of infection and CL dropout during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a tendency to change the CL frequency of wear, with an increase in occasional CL wear. During the ongoing pandemic, eye care practitioners should reinforce CL patient education to minimize the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and CL-related complications requiring clinical care.

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García-Ayuso D
Departamento de Oftalmología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Spain; Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca (IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain; Facultad de Óptica y Optometría, Universidad de Murcia, Spain. Electronic address: diegogarcia@um.es.
Escámez-Torrecilla M
Máster en Optometría Aplicada, Facultad de Óptica y Optometría, Universidad de Murcia, Spain.
Galindo-Romero C
Departamento de Oftalmología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Spain; Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca (IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain; Facultad de Óptica y Optometría, Universidad de Murcia, Spain.
Valiente-Soriano FJ
Departamento de Oftalmología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Spain; Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca (IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain; Facultad de Óptica y Optometría, Universidad de Murcia, Spain.
Moya-Rodríguez E
Murcia, Spain.
Sobrado-Calvo P
Departamento de Oftalmología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Spain; Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca (IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain; Facultad de Óptica y Optometría, Universidad de Murcia, Spain.
Di Pierdomenico J
Departamento de Oftalmología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Spain; Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca (IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain; Facultad de Óptica y Optometría, Universidad de Murcia, Spain. Electronic address: johnnydp@um.es.

MeSH

AdolescentAdultAgedCOVID-19Contact Lenses, HydrophilicDisposable EquipmentFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatientsRefractive ErrorsSARS-CoV-2SpainSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

32713774

Citation

García-Ayuso, Diego, et al. "Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic On Contact Lens Wear in Spain." Contact Lens & Anterior Eye : the Journal of the British Contact Lens Association, vol. 44, no. 3, 2021, p. 101351.
García-Ayuso D, Escámez-Torrecilla M, Galindo-Romero C, et al. Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on contact lens wear in Spain. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2021;44(3):101351.
García-Ayuso, D., Escámez-Torrecilla, M., Galindo-Romero, C., Valiente-Soriano, F. J., Moya-Rodríguez, E., Sobrado-Calvo, P., & Di Pierdomenico, J. (2021). Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on contact lens wear in Spain. Contact Lens & Anterior Eye : the Journal of the British Contact Lens Association, 44(3), 101351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2020.07.002
García-Ayuso D, et al. Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic On Contact Lens Wear in Spain. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2021;44(3):101351. PubMed PMID: 32713774.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on contact lens wear in Spain. AU - García-Ayuso,Diego, AU - Escámez-Torrecilla,Miguel, AU - Galindo-Romero,Caridad, AU - Valiente-Soriano,Francisco J, AU - Moya-Rodríguez,Esmeralda, AU - Sobrado-Calvo,Paloma, AU - Di Pierdomenico,Johnny, Y1 - 2020/07/17/ PY - 2020/05/20/received PY - 2020/07/13/revised PY - 2020/07/14/accepted PY - 2020/7/28/pubmed PY - 2021/6/12/medline PY - 2020/7/28/entrez KW - COVID-19 KW - Contact lens KW - Pandemic KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - Spain SP - 101351 EP - 101351 JF - Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association JO - Cont Lens Anterior Eye VL - 44 IS - 3 N2 - PURPOSE: To investigate the behaviour of contact lens (CL) wearers in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: An anonymized web-based questionnaire was used to assess demographics, CL history, and activity, CL wear habits and perceived risk of infection due to CL wear during the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: A total of 737 participants with an average age of 27.4 (±9.3) years completed the online questionnaire. The vast majority of respondents were soft CL wearers and reported at least two years of CL wear. Patients concerns about the increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to CL wear (40.6 % of participants) were significantly related (χ2(1) = 11.195, p < 0.05) to CL discontinuation (46 % of participants) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This fact joins the significant changes in the frequency of CL wear during the COVID-19 pandemic (χ2(4) = 31.982, p < 0.05), with a tendency to increase occasional CL wear from 29.1 % to 61.8 %. Interestingly, the majority of respondent (87.9 %) indicated that no professional had offered them information related to CL wear and COVID-19, and that they had not sought it on their own (82.2 %). CONCLUSION: There is a relationship between the perceived risk of infection and CL dropout during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a tendency to change the CL frequency of wear, with an increase in occasional CL wear. During the ongoing pandemic, eye care practitioners should reinforce CL patient education to minimize the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and CL-related complications requiring clinical care. SN - 1476-5411 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32713774/Influence_of_the_COVID_19_pandemic_on_contact_lens_wear_in_Spain_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -