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The demographic trend among Korean contact lens wearers was examined using statistical analyses to investigate the changes in their contact lens-wearing experience, duration of lens use, type of lens used, location of purchase, presence of an Eye Care Practitioner(ECP)\u2019s prescription, lens-related ophthalmic complications, and type of lenses worn at the time of complications, according to sex. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the association of each variable with the rate of complications and use of soft lenses.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The average age of the contact lens users was 33.42\u00b10.33 years, with 70.36% (weighted percentage) of users being women who used contact lenses for significantly longer periods than men (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.001). Additionally, only wearing of cosmetic lenses was significantly correlated with the occurrence of complications (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.006), and 6.76% of users purchased lenses without a prescription. Multivariate analysis among the contact lens users revealed a significant relationship between the complication rate and female sex (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002), pre-existing eye disease diagnosed by ECPs (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.0288), and duration of contact lens use (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.0001).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>We identified sex differences in contact lens usage trends in Korea. The main changes observed were an increase in middle-aged lens users and a decrease in female users compared to that in the early 2000s. In addition, contact lens complications were significantly associated with sex and pre-existing eye disease. 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