Forms of vision correction: demographic factors in patient attitudes and perceptions.

摘要: PURPOSE To evaluate attitudes toward current treatments for vision correction in a clinical population of adults wearing spectacles and contact lenses (CLs). METHODS Patients seen the Indiana University Contact Lens Primary Care Clinics spring 2002 completed multiple-choice questionnaires evaluating their device vision, comfort, convenience, health safety, cost, overall satisfaction. They also rated interest convenience safety 30-day continuous wear (CW), 7-day extended (EW), modern orthokeratology, LASIK were given forced choice on preferred method correction. RESULTS Three hundred forty-nine CL 177 primary care patients questionnaires. Subjects reported high satisfaction with treatment. Seventy percent glasses wearers neutral or not interested CLs LASIK. very orthokeratology (70%) followed by (65%), EW (51%), CW (44%). Age sex most significant factors that influenced practices attitudes, males (especially young) indicating significantly higher use than females (P = 0.0005, chi(2)). Males more 0.011) 0.001) 0.045 P 0.003, respectively). CONCLUSIONS In 2002, many these remained cautious about CLs.