Purpose: To understand the pattern of prescribing contact lenses in Korea during 2010 to 2013 Methods: Four hundred survey questionnaires were randomly posted to Korean Optometric clinics for 4 years. The questionnaire was the same form used for International Contact Lens Prescribing Trend and designed to collect information about the contact lenses prescribed to the first 10 patients after its receipt. Results: Among the four hundred survey questionnaires, 1937 fits were used for the analysis. The mean age at fitting was 26.2±±7.0 in 2010, 26.1±±7.6 in 2011, 24.7±±6.6 in 2012 and 24.8±±7.2 in 2013. The majority of fits were female patients (75%). Rigid Gas Permeable Lenses (RGP) accounted for 10% of the fits. Amongst the soft contact lenses, silicon hydrogel lenses were 18% of fits (17% in 2010, 10% in 2011, 20% in 2012, 24% in 2013). Toric design lenses accounted 17% of soft lenses fits and had increased during 4 years (10% in 2010, 18% in 2011, 16% in 2012, 22% in 2013), And cosmetic contact lens accounted for 29% (15% in 2010, 20% in 2011, 40% in 2012, 41% in 2013). Conclusions: The majority of the contact lenses wearers were female and mean age become slightly younger. In relation to increase of younger female contact lens wearer, cosmetic lenses prescribed was much higher (29%) than global mean (7%) and gradually increased for last 4 years. This trend could be related to the growth of beauty market in Korea. Furthermore, silicon hydrogel lenses prescribed had increased during 4 years as global market trend (silicon hydrogel lenses accounted 52% of soft contact lenses in global market).

• Byoung-Sun Chu(Dept. of Optometry & Vision Science, Catholic University)
• Jung-Bok Kim(Dept. of Optometry & Vision Science, Catholic University)
• Yeon-Joo Park(Dept. of Optometry & Vision Science, Catholic University)
• Jong-Ha Lee(Dept. of Optometry & Vision Science, Catholic University)