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Date: April 30, 2009 // Author: Laura JohansenTraditional hydrogel contact lens wearers are more likely to discontinue lens use if they are older than 24 years old, according to a new study. However, age did not influence silicone hydrogel contact lens wearers from halting lens use.
The study analyzed responses from 699 hydrogel contact lens wearers and 183 silicone hydrogel lens wearers between the ages of 18 and 35. Among the hydrogel lens wearers 18 to 24 years old, 4.6 percent considered giving up their contact lenses, compared to 14.2 percent of wearers 30 to 35 years old. For silicone contact lens wearers, the consideration of halting lens wear was the same in both age groups at 9 percent.
The incidence for dry eye also increased with age among the hydrogel lens wearers in the study. Dry eye was reported among 10.6 percent of the group ages 18 to 24, and 21.1 percent of the group ages 30 to 35. For silicon contact lens wearers, about 19 percent of both age groups reported dry eye.
The study was conducted by Sheila Hickson-Curran of Vistakon, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.; Chris Hunt and Graeme Young of Visioncare Research Ltd.; and Robin L. Chalmers, clinical trial consultant.
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