Table 5.

Percentage of gas permeable (GP) contact lens wearers and soft contact lens (SCL) wearers that experienced symptoms “often” or “always”.

Visit	Itching		Redness		Burning		Tearing		Light sensitivity
	GP	SCL	GP	SCL	GP	SCL	GP	SCL	GP	SCL
6 month	20.0	9.8	10.0	5.9	2.5	0	12.5	11.8	25.0	13.7
1 year	12.5	4.0	10.0	12.2	5.3	8.0	35.0	18.0	33.3	12.0*
18 month	23.1	6.1*	12.8	6.1	2.6	4.1	28.2	14.3	30.8	12.2#
2 year	18.4	6.0	12.8	12.0	7.7	4.0	30.8	10.0*	31.6	12.0#
24 month	17.9	10.3	14.3	7.7	7.1	5.1	25.0	12.8	40.7	7.9#
3 year	13.2	3.9	15.8	2.0*	7.9	3.9	29.7	9.8	36.8	4.0#

^*Significant difference between GP and SCL group by Fisher’s Exact p < 0.05

^#Significant difference between GP and SCL group by χ² test p < 0.05