Awareness, Knowledge & Practice of Contact Lens Usage among Medical Students
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Medical students often use CL. For this reason, the researchers dealt with the awareness of the students of the Faculty of Medicine at KKU in KSA and extent of awareness and practice in use of CL. Objectives: Address the important issue of use of CL and to identify the degree of awareness among students of the Faculty of Medicine at KKU in KSA and sought to highlight the importance of statistical analysis in reaching accurate and important results, also identify the most important indicators of the evolution of the health sector in Saudi Arabia. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in Asser region in KSA held during the period from March2017- Dec2017 carried out at 392 medical students. Study aiming to assess the Awareness knowledge & Practice of CL Usage among Medical students of College of Medicine, KKU and data were collected using special questionnaire. Results: Study 392 students, both gender, almost 74% were females. 68% were suffering from eye diseases. Reason to use CL among participants were predominantly for cosmetics and soft CL were predominantly used by participants 91.4%. Variable knowledge level regarding the lifespan of CL types; soft, hard and gas permeable but the majority lacks the correct information also lack the proper preservation and cleaning of CL. Although 44.6% were suffered previously from complications of CL, 41.8% remained using CL. Conclusion: It’s revealed students aren’t encourage others to use CL as medical treatment compared to surgical and glasses. Social education is highly recommended for those users.
Authors and Affiliations
Bashair M. Asiri, Wejdan A. Mobasher, Ali J. Asiry, Ibrahem H. Erwe, Atheer A. Mobasher, Nazar M. Abdalla
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.5.051
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