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Parents cope well with aphakic contact lenses in children
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NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia — It is a challenge, but parents can successfully manage contact lens use in their aphakic children, according to a study here. Patient and parent education, a strong social support network and adequate financial aid all help parents cope with the situation, the study found.
Researchers interviewed 30 families whose children had been fitted with contact lenses for the correction of aphakia between 1990 and 1997. Eighteen families (60%) were still using contact lenses successfully; four families stopped using the lenses because of overwhelming difficulties handling them. Common problems included loss of lenses and insertion of lenses into the eyes of an uncooperative child. Other problems included irritation associated with dryness and the financial cost of maintaining the lenses.
The study is published in the August issue of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology.