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Park, Lee, Park, Lee, Choi, Jung, and Lee: Effect of Toric Orthokeratology Lenses in Patients with Limbus to Limbus Corneal Astigmatism

Abstract

Purpose:

To report the efficacy of toric orthokeratology lenses in patients with astigmatism within 1.5 D having difficulty in wear-ing spherical orthokeratology lenses due to the limbus-to-limbus corneal astigmatism.

Methods:

Twenty-three eyes of 16 patients with limbus-to-limbus corneal astigmatism who had been wearing toric orthokeratol-ogy lenses for more than 6 months were recruited. The uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), refractive error, and keratometric changes including eccentricity before and after wearing lenses were compared, and the correlations between corneal astigma-tism as well as refractive astigmatism and lens toricity were assessed.

Results:

After wearing the lens, UCVA (log MAR) significantly improved from 0.61 ± 0.22 to 0.05 ± 0.08 ( p < 0.001). Myopia and spherical equivalent were also reduced significantly ( p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). While Simulated K (Sim K) tended to be more flattened ( p < 0.001) and the eccentricity showed significant decrease ( p < 0.001), corneal and refractive astigmatism were not changed significantly ( p = 0.330 and p = 0.124, respectively). Correlations between corneal and refractive astigmatism and lens toricity were not statistically significant (r = 0.244, p = 0.300; r = -0.051, p = 0.832). No patients showed lens decentra-tion or visual discomfort.

Conclusions:

Corneal topography was essential in patients who had difficulty in wearing spherical orthokeratology lenses due to the limbus-to-limbus corneal astigmatism. Toric orthokeratology lenses may be an effective treatment option in patients with lim-bus-to-limbus corneal astigmatism.

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Figure 1.
Corneal topography showing the limbus-to-limbus corneal astigmatism.
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Figure 2.
Comparison of refractive changes between before and after wearing toric orthokeratology lens. Corneal and re-fractive astigmatism did not change significantly after wearing lens.
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Table 1.
Dermographics of patients
Patients
Eyes (n) 23
OD/OS (eyes) 12/11
Male/female (n) 5/11
Age (years, range) 14 (7-40)
Follow up period (months, range) 12 (6-23)

OD = oculus dexter; OS = oculus sinister.

Table 2.
Comparison of uncorrected visual acuity, refractive error, and keratometric value
Before wearing lens After wearing lens p-value
Uncorrected visual acuity (log MAR, range) 0.61 ± 0.22 (0.30~1.0) 0.05 ± 0.08 (0~0.30) <0.001
Myopia (D, range) -3.60 ± 1.18 (-5.5~-1.5) -0.53 ± 0.66 (-1.25~0.5) <0.001
Refractive astigmatism (D, range) -0.64 ± 0.36 (-1.5~0) -0.73 ± 0.47 (-1.75~0) 0.124
Spherical equivalent (range) -3.92 ± 1.15 (-5.88~-1.88) -1.01 ± 1.01 (-1.75~0.50) <0.001
Sim K max (D, range) 43.59 ± 1.46 (39.75~46.30) 41.74 ± 1.68 (38.75~45.42) <0.001
Sim K min (D, range) 42.54 ± 1.56 (38.57~45.36) 40.51 ± 1.65 (37.42~44.35) <0.001
Corneal astigmatism (D, range) 1.05 ± 0.29 (0.49~1.49) 1.14 ± 0.59 (0.16~2.14) 0.330
Eccentricity (range) 0.38 ± 0.15 (0.17~0.63) -0.59 ± 0.54 (-1.12~0.60) <0.001

Values are presented as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated.

Sim K = Simulated K.

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