Spectacle wear compliance and quality of life among youthful myopes in the Cape Coast metropolis, Ghana: a prospective cohort study

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To determine the spectacle wear compliance, impact of myopia and its correction on quality of life of a youthful clinical sample. This study was a prospective cohort design at two eyecare facilities in Cape Coast, Ghana. The National Eye Institute 25-Item visual function questionnaire was used to assess Quality of life prior to spectacle dispensing and three months after spectacle use. Also, a compliance information sheet was used to obtain data on compliance level. Demographic data including sex, age, job category and educational level were collected and analysed. One hundred and eight (108) participants with myopia were recruited from the study centres, of which 93 (86.11%) were available for follow-up investigations on their compliance level and quality of life after three months post correction. There were 45 (46.67%) males and 63 (58.33%) females. Their ages ranged from 15 to 29 years (mean: 21.59 ± 3.64). Most (N = 83, 89.2%) participants complied with wearing spectacles. The study found a significant improvement in the overall visual quality of life scores and most subscale scores after correction. Occupation category had a significant impact on the change in visual quality of life ( p = 0.034), while sex, compliance, and educational level did not show significant interactions ( p > 0.05). The correction of myopia had a significant improvement on the quality of life among a youthful clinical sample. Also, there was a high spectacle compliance among the participants. Occupation had an association with the quality of life while sex, compliance and educational level had no impact on the quality of life.

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