Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Predictive Factorson Contact Lens Usage and Adherence to Safety Guidelines: ACross-Sectional Study
The pandemic negatively impacted CL hygiene behaviors, but professional support mitigated this effect. Strengthening patient education may improve adherence during future public health crises.
Authors
- Ithar Beshtawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-4126)
- Abdalaziz Darwish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3231-3672)
- Mohammad Alnees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5577-8499)
- Husein Sarahneh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0310-3545)
- Duha Najajra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3561-2380)
- Sondos J. Karaki
- Aseel I. Hmeidan
- Widad Abu Mayyala
- Hamza A. Abdul-Hafez
- Haitham Abu Khadija
- Omar Salloum
- Nizar Abu Hamdeh
- Idiberto José Zotarelli Filho
- Othman Hussein
- Aya Abubaker
- Dalia Minawi
- Mahdi Awwad
- Ahmad Boziya
- Deema Iftaih
Institutions
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Bethlehem University (PS)
- An-Najah National University (PS)
- Kaplan Medical Center (IL)
- Palestine Polytechnic University (PS)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2174/0115748871396371251116091541
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00