Compliance and influencing factors of wearing orthokeratology in children with myopia in Dongguan / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

ABSTRACT

@#AIM: To investigate the compliance and the relative influencing factors of orthokeratology lens in the treatment of teenagers' and children's myopia in Dongguan,and provide a scientific basic for prevention and control of myopia.<p>METHODS: Totally 757 patients of teenagers' and children's myopia with orthokeratology lens in our hospital from January 2017 to December 2017 were collected. Data from medical records and return visits by telephone, short message and Wechat were collated and summarized, then grasp the compliance and the relative influencing factors of orthokeratology lens in the treatment of teenagers' and children's myopia in Dongguan by analyzing re-examine time and persistence in wearing lens.<p>RESULTS: Totally 757 patients with mean age at 11.82±2.234 years old, including 363 males, mean aged 11.66±2.256 years old, and 394 females, mean aged 11.96±2.206 years old, there was no significant difference in age comparison of boys and girls(<i>t</i>=-1.855, <i>P</i>>0.05). In terms of re-examination compliance and persistence on wearing lens, significant difference was observed in educational stage, studying way and parents' education level(<i>P</i><0.05), no significant difference was observed in gender, area, family economic status, vision before and after wearing lens and myopia control effect(<i>P</i>>0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that educational stage, studying way and parents' education level were correlated with re-examination compliance and persistence on wearing lens(<i>P</i><0.05).<p>CONCLUSION: Compliance of orthokeratology lens in the treatment of teenagers' and children's myopia in Dongguan was correlated with educational stage, studying way and parents' education level, to improve the compliance of orthokeratology lens in the treatment of teenagers' and children's myopia, Standardize fitting, standardize care, normative propaganda and education, review on time and regular return visits were important.