Purpose: To investigate the tear-film osmolarity of contact lens wearers for different types of contact lenses.
Methods: Fifty six eyes of 56 cases were evaluated in four different groups according to the type of contact lens worn, with 14 eyes in each group. Groups 1 and 2 consisted of subjects who wore frequent-replacement daily wear soft contact lenses; group 1 lenses had 55% water content, and lenses in group 2 had 38% water content. Groups 3 and 4 consisted of subjects who wore rigid gas-permeable contact lenses, with a Dk value of 90 in group 3 and a Dk value of 52 in group 4. Tear-film osmolarity values in milliosmole (mosm) units were determined by auto-osmometer (Orstat 6030, Daiichi Kagacu, Kyoto, Japan) before and after contact lens wear for each group, and the results were compared statistically by ANOVA test.
Results: Before the period of contact lens wear, the tear-film osmolarity values of group 1, 2, 3, and 4 were 283.61+/-12.83 mosm, 285.23+/-8.94 mosm, 285.57+/-11.39 mosm, and 280.15+/-12.07 mosm, respectively. After the period of contact lens wear, these values were measured at 312.15+/-16.03 mosm in group 1, 316.54+/-12.14 mosm in group 2, 313.14+/-9.66 mosm in group 3, and 316.38+/-11.60 mosm in group 4. Although the difference between the values before and after the period of contact lens wear was statistically significant for each group (F=291.45; P=0.0005), there was no statistically significant difference among the groups.
Conclusions: When a contact lens is placed in the eye, the lens alters the normal structure of the tear film and affects its rate of evaporation; therefore tear-film osmolarity may increase. In our study, all contact lenses produced a similar effect on tear-film osmolarity.
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