Evaluation of Spectacle Prescription Non-Tolerance and Its Management Strategies in A Tertiary Hospital in Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.64321/jcr.v3i2.07Keywords:
Spectacle, Non-tolerance, Dispensing, Refractive errors, DiscomfortAbstract
Background: Despite widespread utilization of spectacle for vision improvement, many individuals experience discomforts while using it. This study tends to evaluate the causes of spectacles' prescription non-tolerance in a tertiary hospital in Bauchi State.
Method: Retrospective cross-sectional research design was employed in the study. The sample size consisted of thirty males and females’ patients; aged 9 to 72 who returned to the Eye clinic of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi; within one month their spectacles were dispensed due to discomfort. Their mean age was 44.8±12.4years and 63.3% were females. The patients’ demographics, spectacles non-tolerance complaints, reassessment, and management outcomes were drawn from their medical files. Pearson chi-square test was used to investigate associations between outcome variables and p< 0.05 was considered statistically significant at 95% confidence level.
Results: A total of 1860 spectacles were dispensed during the study period, with 1.61% spectacles non-tolerance prevalence and highest at age 41-57 years (43.3%). Dispensing errors (70%) were the main causes, common among presbyopes (66.7%). Age and causes of non-tolerance were insignificantly associated (X2cal=2.62 <X20.05(12) =21.026, p=0.9976).
Conclusion: There was minimal spectacles non-tolerance outcome. However, spectacle reverification before dispensing would go a long way in reducing the frequency of non-tolerance.
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