Opportunities and threats to contact lens practice: A global survey perspective

被引：9

作者：

Thite, Nilesh ^{[1
]}

Desiato, Alfredo ^{[2
]}

Shinde, Lakshmi ^{[1
]}

Wolffsohn, James S. ^{[2
]}

Naroo, Shehzad A. ^{[2
]}

Santodomingo-Rubido, Jacinto ^{[2
,3
]}

Cho, Pauline ^{[4
]}

Jones, Debbie ^{[5
]}

Villa-Collar, Cesar ^{[6
]}

Carrillo, Guillermo ^{[1
]}

Chan, Osbert ^{[7
]}

Wang, Haiying ^{[8
]}

Iomdina, Elena ^{[9
]}

Tarutta, Elena ^{[9
]}

Proskurina, Olga ^{[9
]}

Fan, Chi Shing ^{[9
,10
]}

Zeri, Fabrizio ^{[11
,12
]}

Bakkar, May M. ^{[13
]}

Barodawala, Fakhruddin ^{[14
]}

Dabral, Neeraj ^{[15
]}

Lafosse, Edouard ^{[16
]}

Lee, Cheni ^{[1
]}

Nichols, Jason ^{[17
]}

Chan, Jack ^{[18
]}

Park, Kyounghee ^{[1
]}

Nair, Vishakh ^{[19
]}

van der Worp, Eef ^{[20
]}

Vankudre, Gopi ^{[21
]}

Maseedupalli, Vinod ^{[22
]}

Bhattarai, Yashaswee ^{[23
]}

Nagzarkar, Dimple ^{[24
]}

Brauer, Peter ^{[25
]}

Gil-Cazorla, Raquel ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Int Assoc Contact Lens Educ, Waterloo, ON, Canada

[2] Aston Univ, Coll Hlth & Life Sci, Optometry & Vis Sci, Birmingham, W Midlands, England

[3] Menicon Co Ltd, Global R&D, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

[4] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Optometry, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[5] Univ Waterloo, Sch Optometry & Vis Sci, Waterloo, ON, Canada

[6] Univ Europea, Fac Biomed & Hlth Sci, Madrid, Spain

[7] Bausch Lomb, Asia Pacific, Singapore, Singapore

[8] Tianjin Vocat Inst, Sch Optometry, Tianjin, Peoples R China

[9] Helmholtz Natl Med Res Ctr Eye Dis, Moscow, Russia

[10] CooperVision, Singapore, Singapore

[11] Univ Milano Bicocca, Dept Mat Sci, Milan, Italy

[12] Univ Milano Bicocca, Res Ctr Opt & Optometry COMiB, Milan, Italy

[13] Jordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Appl Med Sci, Irbid, Jordan

[14] SEGi Univ, Fac Optometry & Vis Sci, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

[15] Aster DM Healthcare, Dubai, U Arab Emirates

[16] Univ Valencia, Dept Opt Optometry & Vis Sci, Optometr Res Grp, Valencia, Spain

[17] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA

[18] Singapore Optometr Assoc, Singapore, Singapore

[19] Qassim Univ, Coll Appl Med Sci, Dept Optometry, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia

[20] Eye Contact Lens Res & Educ Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

[21] Univ Buraimi, Al Buraimi, Oman

[22] Univ New South Wales, Sch Optometry & Vis Sci, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[23] Tilganga Inst Ophthalmol, Kathmandu, Nepal

[24] Jambo Eye Care, Nairobi, Kenya

[25] Saks Taylor & Brauer, Pretoria, South Africa

来源：

CONTACT LENS & ANTERIOR EYE | 2021年 / 44卷 / 06期

关键词：

Contact lens practice; Opportunities; Threats; TFOS INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP; DISCOMFORT REPORT; VISUAL-ACUITY; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; REPLACEMENT; HYDROGEL; CHILDREN; IMPAIRMENT; ATTITUDES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.clae.2021.101496

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

Aim: To understand the views of contact lens (CL) practitioners across the globe regarding what they perceive as opportunities and threats in CL practice. Methods: A self-administered anonymised questionnaire, constructed in English and translated in six more languages, was distributed through reputed international professional bodies and academic institutions worldwide. The questionnaire included items on demographic characteristics, type of practice, and questions designed to explore practitioners' perspective on the future of their CL practice over the next five years. Results: A total of 2408 valid responses were analysed. Multifocal CLs for presbyopia, CLs for myopia control, use of daily disposable (DD) CLs for occasional wear, and biocompatible materials to improve comfort were identified as promising areas of opportunities by practitioners (all 8/10). Respondents from North America, and Europe valued DDCLs for occasional wear moderately more favourable (Median: 9/10 for all) as compared to colleagues in Asia (Median: 8/10, p < 0.001), South America (Median: 8/10, p < 0.01), and Africa (Median: 8/ 10p < 0.01). Multifocal CLs for presbyopia was perceived as a better opportunity by practitioners in North America and Europe (Median: 9/10 for both), as well as in Australasia (Median: 8/10), in comparison to Asia, Africa, and Middle East (for all Median: 6/10, p < 0.001). Practitioners expressed concerns about the availability of CLs and CL prescriptions online without direct professional involvement (both 9/10). Conclusions: Overall, the most appealing opportunities for CL practice growth were identified in occasional use of DD CLs, biocompatible materials to reduce CL discomfort, multifocal CLs for presbyopia correction and man-agement of myopia control with CLs. Lack of regulation in CL sales, especially online, seemed to be a constant threat. The insights from this study can be used to design targeted strategies to enhance CL practice across the globe and in specific geographical areas.

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