Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2012, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (12): 748-750.

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Analysis of 2 666 Cases of Adverse Events of Contact Lens

OU-YANG Li-ming1, LONG Li-ping2, CHENG Xi2, LIU Ning2   

  1. 1 Hunan Food and Drug Vocational College, Hunan Changsha 410014, China;
    2 Hunan Provincial Food and Drug Safety Information Center, Hunan Changsha 410013, China
  • Received:2012-08-29 Online:2012-12-10 Published:2015-08-07

Abstract: ObjectiveTo provide reference for safe and effective use of contact lenses and reduce the incidence of adverse events by analyzing the data of the contact lens adverse event data. MethodsWith the description method, statistically analyze 2666 reports of contact lens collected in 2011 with the help of Microsoft Excel. ResultsThe cases reported by equipment production enterprises, monitoring bodies, medical institutions and pharmaceutical enterprises respectively accounted for 61.63%, 32.63%, 4.91% and 0.83% of the total number of items. According to the report the results, the ratio of men to women was 1:1.94, and there was the highest incidence between the ages ranged from 21 to 30 years old, accounts for 58.63% of the total number of cases. Eye foreign body sensation accounted for 33.05% of the adverse events. ConclusionIt's important to rationally use of contact lenses and reduce the incidence of contact lens adverse events. Propaganda and training were recommended to further promote the medical device adverse event monitoring and maintenance of public safety.

Key words: contact lens, adverse events, analysis