This statistic shows the percentage of contact wearing adolescents (12-17 years) and young adults (18-24 years) in the United States who practiced select behaviors that put them at risk of eye infections, as of 2016. According to the data, 23.7 percent of contact wearing adolescents replaced their contact lenses at intervals longer than prescribed, putting them at risk of developing eye infections.
Percentage of U.S. adolescents and young adults who wore contact lenses and were at risk of eye infections due to select behaviors in 2016
Characteristic
Adolescents (12-17 years)
Young adults (18-24 years)
Sleeping or napping in contact lenses (CL)
29.8%
33.3%
Topping off solution*
10.6%
19.1%
Replacing lenses at intervals longer than prescribed
23.7%
52.4%
Did not visit eye doctor at least annually
43.9%
24%
Replacing CL case at interval longer than recommended
Original question: “When you wear contact lenses, which of these actions do you do on a regular basis (sometimes, most of the time, or always)?”
* Adding new solution to existing solution in the contact lens case instead of emptying and cleaning the case before adding new solution.
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MMWR, & CDC. (August 18, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adolescents and young adults who wore contact lenses and were at risk of eye infections due to select behaviors in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/743531/eye-infection-risk-prevalence-among-contact-lens-wearing-young-adults-united-states/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of U.S. adolescents and young adults who wore contact lenses and were at risk of eye infections due to select behaviors in 2016." Chart. August 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743531/eye-infection-risk-prevalence-among-contact-lens-wearing-young-adults-united-states/
MMWR, CDC. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adolescents and young adults who wore contact lenses and were at risk of eye infections due to select behaviors in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743531/eye-infection-risk-prevalence-among-contact-lens-wearing-young-adults-united-states/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults Who Wore Contact Lenses and Were at Risk of Eye Infections Due to Select Behaviors in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/743531/eye-infection-risk-prevalence-among-contact-lens-wearing-young-adults-united-states/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of U.S. adolescents and young adults who wore contact lenses and were at risk of eye infections due to select behaviors in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/743531/eye-infection-risk-prevalence-among-contact-lens-wearing-young-adults-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adolescents and young adults who wore contact lenses and were at risk of eye infections due to select behaviors in 2016 [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, August 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/743531/eye-infection-risk-prevalence-among-contact-lens-wearing-young-adults-united-states/
