Contact lens related quality of life in patients with keratoconus.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the impact of the different types of contact lenses (CLs) on quality of life (QoL) in patients with keratoconus based on self-reported results from The Contact Lens Impact on Quality of Life (CLIQ) Questionnaire.


METHODS
Consecutive keratoconus patients who wore CLs (rigid gas permeable [RGP], hybrid or soft toric) at least in one eye were asked to complete the CLIQ questionnaire on the Cornea Service, Wills Eye Institute.


RESULTS
A total of 71 patients with a mean age of 42.6 +/- 13.1 year were included in the study. One eye of each patient was included in the study. Of these, 40 eyes used rigid gas-permeable lenses, 20 eyes used hybrid lenses and 11 eyes used soft toric lenses. The mean CLIQperson measure was 45.5 +/- 8.2 in RGP group, 45.4 +/- 7.5 in hybrid group and 48.4 +/- 10.5 in soft toric group. There was no significant difference among the three groups in self-reported results from the CLIQ questionnaire (P = 0.8).


CONCLUSIONS
Subjects with keratoconus who wear RGP, hybrid or soft toric CLs, reported similar contact lens impact on their QoL.
Department of Ophthalmology, Cornea Service, Wills Eye Institute, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. ecohen@willseye.org
Mesut
M
Erdurmus
Elvin H
EH
Yildiz
Yasmine F
YF
Abdalla
Kristin M
KM
Hammersmith
Christopher J
CJ
Rapuano
Elisabeth J
EJ
Cohen
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003261:Contact Lenses; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult