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Jae, Tae, Dong, and Ji: Effect of Orthokeratologic Lenses on Myopic Progression in Childhood

Abstract

Purpose

The present study assessed the influence of overnight orthokeratology (ortho-k) on the myopic progression in Korean children and analyzed factors affecting myopic progression.

Methods

The ortho-k group was comprised of 31 patients satisfying the inclusion criteria for ortho-k. In the ortho-k group, spherical equivalent refractive error (SER) was measured at baseline, and after 2 weeks, 6 and 12 months. The control group was comprised of 31 patients who were matched according to age, gender, and baseline SER of the ortho-k subjects.

Results

In the ortho-k group, the mean ± SD changes in SER from 2 weeks to 6 months, 6 to 12 months, and 2 weeks to 12 months were -0.17 ± 0.50 D, -0.04 ± 0.76 D, and -0.21 ± 0.78 D, respectively. In the control group, the changes in SER from baseline to 6 months, 6 to 12 months, and baseline to 12 months were -0.38 ± 0.42 D, -0.44 ± 0.38 D, and -0.82 ± 0.68 D, respectively. Significant differences were found between changes in SER from 6 to 12 months and from baseline to 12 months (p < 0.05). In the ortho-k group, relationships between the changes of SER for 1 year and the numeric values of baseline measurements were analyzed. When comparing the results between the group of SER change ≥ -0.5 D with the group of SER change < -0.5 D, numeric values of white-to-white diameters of the 2 groups were different, and a significant correlation was found between the range of SER change and the white-to-white diameter (Pearson's r = -0.471, p = 0.008).

Conclusions

Ortho-k is effective for slowing myopic progression. The smaller the white-to-white diameter, the slower the myopic progression could be.

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Figure 1.
The change of spherical equivalent refractive errors for 6 months and 12 months. In ortho-k group, the mean±SD changes in SER from 2 weeks to 6 months and 2 weeks to 12 months were -0.17 ± 0.50 D and -0.21 ± 0.78 D, respectively. In the control group, the changes in SER from baseline to 6 months and baseline to 12 months were -0.38 ± 0.42 D and -0.82 ± 0.68 D, respectively. *Spherical equivalent refractive error.
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Figure 2.
The change of spherical equivalent refractive errors for one year and white-to-white diameters at baseline. The change of spherical equivalent refractive errors (SER) for one year was calculated by subtracting baseline SER from SER of 12 months. A significant correlation was found between the change of SER for one year and white-to-white diameters at baseline (Pearson's r=-0.471, p=0.008). *Spherical equivalent refractive error.
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Table 1.
Baseline Data of 31 Orthokeratology and 31 Control Groups
OK (n=31) Control (n=31) p-value
Sex (M : F) 22 : 9 22 : 9 1.000
Age (mean ± SD, years) 8.58 ± 1.73 8.42 ± 1.75 0.716
SER* (mean ± SD, D) -2.54 ± 1.54 -2.54 ± 1.59 0.992

* Spherical equivalent refractive error;

Chi square test;

Unpaired t-test.

Table 2.
Changes of the Spherical Equivalent Refractive Error (D) at Each Stage of the Study of 31 Orthokeratology and 31 Control Groups
OK (D) (n=31) Control (D) (n=31) p-value
Baseline (Initial*) to 6 months -0.17 ± 0.50 -0.38 ± 0.42 0.069
6 months to 12 months -0.04 ± 0.76 -0.44 ± 0.38 0.011
Baseline (Initial*) to 12 months -0.21 ± 0.78 -0.82 ± 0.68 0.002

Values are presented as mean ± SD.

* Initial spherical equivalent refractive errors of OK groups were measured after two weeks of using OK lens;

Unpaired t-test.

Table 3.
Comparison between myopic progression and non-progression groups
Myopic progression group (n = 14) Myopic non-progression group (n = 17) p-value
SER* changes during 1-year (D) -0.87 ± 0.37 0.35 ± 0.58 0.000
Gender (male : female) 9 : 5 13 : 4 0.693
Age (year) 8.43 ± 1.99 8.71 ± 1.53 0.570
Baseline SER (D) -2.44 ± 1.76 -2.63 ± 1.39 0.518
Axial length (mm) 24.63 ± 0.52 24.78 ± 0.88 0.449
Central corneal thickness (#x00B5;m) 535 ± 37 529 ± 40 0.779
Kmax (D) 42.8 ± 1.6 43.1 ± 1.4 0.570
Kmin (D) 42. 0 ± 1.4 42.2 ± 1.2 0.860
Sim K's astigmatism (D) 0.8 ± 0.5 0.9 ± 0.3 0.138
Anterior BFS§ (D) 41.5 ± 1.2 41.6 ± 1.2 0.739
Posterior BFS§ (D) 51.0 ± 1.7 51.7 ± 1.8 0.518
Eccentricity (e) 0.52 ± 0.22 0.52 ± 0.17 0.984
ACDύ (mm) 3.25 ± 0.21 3.17 ± 0.08 30.316
VCD (mm) 21.39 ± 0.52 21.61 ± 0.90 0.101
White-to-White diameter (mm) 11.96 ± 0.29 11.66 ± 0.28 0.008
Pupil Diameter (mm) 4.49 ± 0.67 4.22 ± 0.35 0.297

Values are presented as mean ± SD.

* Spherical equivalent refractive error;

Mann-Whitney U-test;

Chi-Square test;

§ Best fit sphere;

ύ Anterior chamber depth;

Vitreous chamber depth.

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