PURPOSE: To analyze the care, complications and way of acquisition related to contact lenses wear among medical students from Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (Santo André -SP). METHODS: Questionnaire applied to medical students from the first to the sixth year from Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (Santo André -SP) was analyzed. RESULTS: 61 medical studants answered the questionnaire. 52,5% reported some ocular complications. Despite the majority (70,5%) contact lenses wear being satisfied about the contact lenses, 67% wants to operate their ametropy. CONCLUSION: An inadequate adaptation and ocular complications occurs even in users knowledgeable about this issue. Ophthalmologist must be paid more attention to contact lens care in order to prevent ocular complications.
Contact lenses; Eye infections; Medical students; Keratitis; Ametropy; Questionnaires
