Demographics of international contact lens prescribing

Philip B. Morgan, Nathan Efron, Magne Helland, Motozumi Itoi, Deborah Jones, Jason J. Nichols, Eef van der Worp, Craig A. Woods

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    Abstract

    Knowledge of differences in the demographics of contact lens prescribing between nations, and changes over time, can assist (a) the contact lens industry in developing and promoting various product types in different world regions, and (b) practitioners in understanding their prescribing habits in an international context. Data that we have gathered from annual contact lens fitting surveys conducted in Australia, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK and the USA between 2000 and 2008 reveal an ageing demographic, with Japan being the most youthful. The majority of fits are to females, with statistically significant differences between nations, ranging from 62 per cent of fits in Norway to 68 per cent in Japan. The small overall decline in the proportion of new fits, and commensurate increase in refits, over the survey period may indicate a growing rate of conversion of lens wearers to more advanced lens types, such as silicone hydrogels. © 2009 British Contact Lens Association.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)27-29
    Number of pages2
    JournalContact Lens and Anterior Eye
    Volume33
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2010

    Keywords

    • Contact lens
    • Demographics
    • Fitting
    • International
    • Survey

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