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Dry Eye Syndrome and Ocular Fatigue according to the Status of Contact Lens Wearing and Management among Female University Students

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Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2014;25(4):259-269
Publication date (electronic) : 2014 December 31
doi : https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.4.259
Sun Her1, Kye Ha Kim2
1Department of Nursing, Nambu University, Gwangju, Korea.
2Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
Corresponding author: Kim, Kye Ha. Department of Nursing, Chosun University, 309 Pilmun-daero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Korea. Tel: +82-62-230-6326, Fax: +82-62-230-6329, kyehakim@hanmail.net
Received 2014 September 16; Revised 2014 December 15; Accepted 2014 December 18.

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine dry eye syndrome and ocular fatigue according to the status of contact lens wearing and management among female university students.

Methods

The subjects were 195 female university students wearing contact lenses. Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) and Virtual Reality Symptom Questionnaire (VRSQ) were used to determine the level of dry eye syndrome and ocular fatigue. The SPSS/WIN 21.0 program was used for analysis of data.

Results

Significant differences in the level of dry eye syndrome were observed according to the period of case solution change (F=3.36, p=.037) and the reasons for the change of lens (F=4.56, p=.004). In ocular fatigue, significant differences were observed according to the price of lens (F=3.53, p=.031), rinse in storing lens in a case (t=-2.57, p=.011), and learning about contact lens (t=-2.01, p=.046). A significant positive correlation was observed between dry eye syndrome and ocular fatigue in the subjects.

Conclusion

The results of this study show that some subjects have problems in wearing and management of contact lenses. Therefore, an education program related to contact lenses should be provided to contact lens wearers to improve the status of wearing and management of contact lenses.

Keywords: Female; Students; Contact lenses; Dry eye syndromes

Notes

This study was supported by research fund from Chosun University, 2012.

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General Characteristics (N=195)

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Dry Eye Syndrome and Ocular Fatigue (N=195)

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Dry Eye Syndrome and Ocular Fatigue according to General Characteristics (N=195)

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Dry Eye Syndrome and Ocular Fatigue according to Status of Contact Lens Wearing (N=195)

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Dry Eye Syndrome and Ocular Fatigue according to Status of Contact Lens Management (N=195)

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