DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i12.053

Pages: 4919-4926

Contact lens (CL) have become popular for cosmetic purpose and for correction of refractive errors [1,2]. Non-compliance and poor hygiene among CL wearers are major cause of ocular complications associated with CL use, esp. corneal ulcer [3, 4]. A cross– sectional survey, using self-designed semi-structured questionnaire of 20 elements was used. Data was collected from medical students of Ist to IXth semester of a private medical college in south India. In this survey, out of 754 students, 82 contact lens wearer students (10.87%) have participated. 48 students (58.53%) were using CL for vision correction. 38 students (46.34%) were using CL between 6months to 2 yrs. 45 students (54.87%) were using three monthly disposable CL. 57 students (69.51%) were using CL daily. 68 students (82.92%) were always washing hands before applying CL. 56 students (68.29%) were cleaning CL before and after wear. 80 students (97.56%) were cleaning CL with CL solution but 72 students (87.80%) were reusing (topping up) CL solution. 68 students (82.92%) were rinsing their CL case 1-2 times per week and nearly 69 students (84.14%) were replacing their CL case less than a year.