Eye blinking patterns, corneal staining and compliance in a group of soft contact lens wearers
Many factors influence the success of contact lens wear, including lens surface moisture, which is affected by blinking. This study was conducted to determine the eye blinking patterns, corneal staining, and compliance in a group of soft contact lens (CL) wearers. Forty-one soft CL wearers and 41...
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| author | Bashirah Ishak, Nur Sakinah Saad, Lim, Siew Lee Norlaila Mat Daud, Bariah Mohd Ali, Norhani Mohidin, |
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| description | Many factors influence the success of contact lens wear, including lens surface moisture, which is affected by blinking.
This study was conducted to determine the eye blinking patterns, corneal staining, and compliance in a group of soft
contact lens (CL) wearers. Forty-one soft CL wearers and 41 age-matched control subjects (non-CL wearers) were
recruited in this study. Blinking patterns were assessed with a digital camera attached to a slit lamp biomicroscope.
Corneal staining was graded using Institute for Eye Research (IER) grading scale with 0.1 increments. The subject’s
compliance level was determined using a questionnaire. There was no difference in eye blinking patterns between
the CL wearers and control group (Mann-Whitney, p = 0.231). The average grades of corneal staining in CL wearers
and control group were 0.38 ± 0.39 and 0.01 ± 0.08 unit, respectively. There was a significant difference in corneal
staining between the two groups (Mann-Whitney, p = 0.021). A significant positive correlation was found between
blinking patterns and corneal staining (Spearman ρ = 0.378, p = 0.015). Our results also showed that 63.4% of
the CL wearers had good compliance towards lens care. In our multiple linear regression analysis, blinking patterns
contributed significantly to corneal staining (B = 0.140, p = 0.015), while compliance level did not (B = -0.038, p =
0.471). Overall, eye blinking patterns in CL wearers influenced the risk of corneal staining. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:160082020-12-17T05:09:10Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16008/ Eye blinking patterns, corneal staining and compliance in a group of soft contact lens wearers Bashirah Ishak, Nur Sakinah Saad, Lim, Siew Lee Norlaila Mat Daud, Bariah Mohd Ali, Norhani Mohidin, Many factors influence the success of contact lens wear, including lens surface moisture, which is affected by blinking. This study was conducted to determine the eye blinking patterns, corneal staining, and compliance in a group of soft contact lens (CL) wearers. Forty-one soft CL wearers and 41 age-matched control subjects (non-CL wearers) were recruited in this study. Blinking patterns were assessed with a digital camera attached to a slit lamp biomicroscope. Corneal staining was graded using Institute for Eye Research (IER) grading scale with 0.1 increments. The subject’s compliance level was determined using a questionnaire. There was no difference in eye blinking patterns between the CL wearers and control group (Mann-Whitney, p = 0.231). The average grades of corneal staining in CL wearers and control group were 0.38 ± 0.39 and 0.01 ± 0.08 unit, respectively. There was a significant difference in corneal staining between the two groups (Mann-Whitney, p = 0.021). A significant positive correlation was found between blinking patterns and corneal staining (Spearman ρ = 0.378, p = 0.015). Our results also showed that 63.4% of the CL wearers had good compliance towards lens care. In our multiple linear regression analysis, blinking patterns contributed significantly to corneal staining (B = 0.140, p = 0.015), while compliance level did not (B = -0.038, p = 0.471). Overall, eye blinking patterns in CL wearers influenced the risk of corneal staining. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16008/1/17.pdf Bashirah Ishak, and Nur Sakinah Saad, and Lim, Siew Lee and Norlaila Mat Daud, and Bariah Mohd Ali, and Norhani Mohidin, (2020) Eye blinking patterns, corneal staining and compliance in a group of soft contact lens wearers. Sains Malaysiana, 49 (11). pp. 2785-2791. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid49bil11_2020/KandunganJilid49Bil11_2020.html |
| spellingShingle | Bashirah Ishak, Nur Sakinah Saad, Lim, Siew Lee Norlaila Mat Daud, Bariah Mohd Ali, Norhani Mohidin, Eye blinking patterns, corneal staining and compliance in a group of soft contact lens wearers |
| title | Eye blinking patterns, corneal staining and compliance in a group of soft contact lens wearers |
| title_full | Eye blinking patterns, corneal staining and compliance in a group of soft contact lens wearers |
| title_fullStr | Eye blinking patterns, corneal staining and compliance in a group of soft contact lens wearers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eye blinking patterns, corneal staining and compliance in a group of soft contact lens wearers |
| title_short | Eye blinking patterns, corneal staining and compliance in a group of soft contact lens wearers |
| title_sort | eye blinking patterns, corneal staining and compliance in a group of soft contact lens wearers |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16008/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16008/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16008/1/17.pdf |