Jurnal Kesehatan
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2022): Oktober: Health Journal "Love That Renews"

Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Pemakaian Lensa Kontak dengan Kejadian Iritasi Mata pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Hukum Universitas Tarumanagara

Alifah Nisrina (Universitas Tarumanagara Jakarta)
Meriana Rasyid (Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarata)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2022

Abstract

Humans can perform daily activities if they have healthy eyes. A contact lens is a visual aid that is located on the surface of the cornea. The weakness of using contact lenses that often occurs depends on many factors, namely compliance, understanding, and procedures for using contact lenses. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of the use of contact lenses with the incidence of eye irritation in students of the Faculty of Law, Tarumanagara University. The method used in this study is an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional design. The research was conducted at the Faculty of Law, Tarumanagara University in June-September 2021. The research sample was 171 students. Data were analyzed using SPSS with chi-square analysis. The results of this study indicate that most of the student's knowledge level of contact lens use is moderate as many as 101 people (49.5%). Most students experienced eye irritation as many as 168 people (82.4%). The results show a p-value of 0.000, where the p-value <0.05 means that there is a relationship between the level of knowledge of the use of contact lenses and the incidence of eye irritation in students of the Faculty of Law, Tarumanagara University.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jks

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Public Health

Description

Health Journal “Love That Renewed” is a journal which provides a forum for publishing the scientific works of health practitioners, academics, and researchers. Focus And Scope of the journal include original research article, systematic review, and case study related to health issue. The journal ...