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The Survey on its Wearing Schedule of Workers Wearing Contact Lens

콘택트렌즈 착용 직장인의 착용시간에 관한 조사

  • Kim, Ki-Sung (Dept. of Visual Optics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, Baekseok University) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Kyung (Dept. of Visual Optics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, Baekseok University) ;
  • Kim, Hyojin (Dept. of Visual Optics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, Baekseok University)
  • 김기성 (백석대학교 보건복지대학원 안경광학과) ;
  • 김선경 (백석대학교 보건복지대학원 안경광학과) ;
  • 김효진 (백석대학교 보건복지대학원 안경광학과)
  • Received : 2015.02.02
  • Accepted : 2015.03.11
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was to compare the habitual soft contact lens wear to recommended wearing schedule for subjects and suggest a clinical guideline for prescribing contact lens. Methods: 611 adults (39 men and 572 women) with contact lens experience took part in this study. The survey collected information about current wearing schedule (hours/day and days/week), types of lenses worn and awareness of recommended wear schedule. Results: The subjects wore the daily contact lens for $7.97{\pm}3.60$ hours/day in average. Of these, 247 subjects (40.4%) exceeded the recommended wear schedule and 36 (5.9%) wore for over 15 hours. It turned out that subjects with 3-month extended contact lenses and the ones with the conventional daily wear wore for $9.79{\pm}2.68$ hours and $8.98{\pm}3.30$ hours/day, respectively. For subjects wearing contact lenses longer than five days/week it tended to wear for over 9 hours. Those who were aware of the wear schedule were 293 (48.0%), and those not were 318 (52.0%). 56.7% of subjects who were aware of the wear schedule respected the recommendation whereas only 22.3% of those unaware of it were found to respect it. The possibility to respect the wear schedule was 4.55 times higher when wearers were aware of it. Conclusions: Korean office workers wearing contact lenses wore for $7.97{\pm}3.60$ hours/day. 247 (40.4%) of subjects wore contact lens longer than recommended wear schedule. This implies that it will need to educate contact lens wearer about recommended wear schedule and advice for the long time wearer.

목적: 콘택트렌즈 착용 경험이 있는 성인을 대상으로 콘택트렌즈 착용시간과 권장착용시간을 비교하여 올바른 콘택트렌즈 착용을 위한 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 방법: 콘택트렌즈 착용 경험이 있는 만 20세 이상의 성인남녀 611명(남성 39명, 여성 572명)을 대상으로 하였다. 일일 렌즈 착용시간, 착용 중인 렌즈의 종류, 일주일 중 렌즈 착용일수, 권장착용시간 인지와 준수여부를 설문하였다. 결과: 대상자의 일일 콘택트렌즈 착용시간은 평균 $7.97{\pm}3.60$ 시간으로 나타났다. 247명(40.4%)가 권장착용시간을 초과하여 착용하고 있었고, 36명(5.9%)은 일일 15시간 이상 착용하고 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 착용하고 있는 렌즈의 종류에 따른 착용시간은 3개월 착용 렌즈와 매일착용 렌즈가 각각 $9.79{\pm}2.68$ 시간과 $8.98{\pm}3.30$ 시간 이었다. 렌즈의 착용일수에 따라서는 주 5일 이상 착용하는 경우 평균 9시간 이상 착용하는 것으로 나타났다. 권장착용시간을 알고 있는 사람은 293명(48.0%), 모르는 사람 318명(52.0%)이었다. 권장착용시간을 알고 있는 사람의 56.7%가 착용시간을 준수한 반면, 모르는 사람은 22.3%가 착용시간을 준수하였다. 권장착용시간을 알면 권장착용시간을 지킬 확률이 4.55배 높았다. 결론: 콘택트렌즈를 착용하는 한국 직장인의 일일 평균 착용시간은 $7.97{\pm}3.60$ 시간(2~15시간)이며, 권장착용시간을 초과한 경우는 247명(40.4%)이었다. 권장착용시간에 대한 교육과 장시간 착용자에 대한 권고사항이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

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