title: Self-evaluation of contact lens wearing and care by college students and health care workers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify perceptions related to the wear and care and of contact lenses and self-evaluation of the knowledge regarding their cleaning and disinfection.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was conducted by interviewing contact lens wearers among health care workers at a university hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two hundred one contact lens wearers were interviewed. The average age was 23.5 years; 69.2% were female and 71.1% were college students. Approximately 55% did not consider themselves good wearers and declared as the main reason the inadequate maintenance of the contact lenses and their cases. Regarding contact lens care, 79.1% of respondents admitted not performing it correctly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the interviewees were health care workers, their self-evaluation regarding contact lens care showed unsatisfactory knowledge and practices related to the use and care of contact lenses.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Goiás, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Ricardo
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Edméa Rita
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Temporini-Nastari
authors.forename: Milton
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruiz Alves
authors.forename: Newton
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kara-José
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018639:Contact Lens Solutions; D003261:Contact Lenses; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D012648:Self Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D018639:Contact Lens Solutions