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Jeon, Ahn, Lee, Moon, and Lee: The Effects of Overnight Orthokeratology Lens Wear on Ocular Scatter

Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate the change of visual quality after wearing orthokeratology lenses overnight.

Methods

This study included 13 patients (24 eyes) who wore orthokeratology lenses for the first time. Visual quality was assessed with the optical quality analysis system (OQAS) using the double-pass technique. The value of modulation transfer function (MTF) cutoff, Strehl ratio, and objective scatter index (OSI) were measured at baseline and 4 weeks after wearing the lenses.

Results

The mean spherical equivalent decreased from −2.70 ± 1.03 diopters (D) to 0.03 ± 0.36 D after 4 weeks of wearing orthokeratology lenses and uncorrected visual acuity improved from log MAR 0.88 ± 0.17 to log MAR 0.03 ± 0.04. The MTF cutoff decreased from 38.20 ± 11.01 to 34.79 ± 10.30 and the Strehl ratio decreased from 0.24 ± 0.07 to 0.21 ± 0.07 but without statistical significance. The OSI significantly increased from 0.38 ± 0.19 to 0.72 ± 0.40 after wearing orthokeratology lenses.

Conclusions

Orthokeratology lenses were effective for correction of myopia and astigmatism. The OSI increased after wearing the lenses, but MFT cutoff and Strehl ratios were not affected.

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Table 1.
Demographics of patients
Patients
N (eyes) 13 (24)
Sex (M/F) 6:7
OD/OS 11:13
Age (years)
 Mean ± SD 10.3 ± 6.5
 Range 7-31
Follow up period (days)
 Mean ± SD 36.5 ± 8.1
 Range 27-50
Table 2.
The refractive, keratometric variables, and visual acuity at baseline and 4 weeks after wearing orthokeratology lens
Baseline Post-treatment p-value
Manifest sphere (diopter) −2.42 ± 0.86 0.20 ± 0.30 <0.001
Manifest cylinder (diopter) −0.56 ± 0.48 −0.34 ± 0.35 0.044
Spherical equivalent (diopter) −2.70 ± 1.03 0.03 ± 0.33 <0.001
Kmin 43.37 ± 0.99 40.90 ± 1.31 <0.001
Kmax 44.50 ± 1.20 42.29 ± 1.22 <0.001
UDVA (log MAR) 0.88 ± 0.17 0.03 ± 0.04 <0.001

Values are presented as mean ± SD.

UDVA = uncorrected distance visual acuity.

Corneal curvature.

Table 3.
Baseline and post-treatment retinal image-quality results
Baseline
Post-treatment
p-value
Mean ± SD range Mean ± SD range
MTF cutoff (cycles/degree) 38.20 ± 11.02 19.39-55.39 34.79 ± 10.30 19.04-54.61 0.262
Strehl ratio 0.24 ± 0.07 0.12-0.40 0.21 ± 0.07 0.11-0.40 0.115
Width at 50% 3.46 ± 1.15 5.84-2.15 4.03 ± 1.29 6.60-2.26 0.104
Width at 10% 10.22 ± 2.94 17.08-5.82 12.19 ± 4.68 27.04-6.04 0.086
OSI 0.38 ± 0.19 0.10-0.80 0.72 ± 0.40 0.20-1.90 <0.001

MTF = modulation transfer function; OSI = objective scatter index.

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