ArticleJapanese journal of ophthalmology2018
The effect of orthokeratology on axial length elongation in children with myopia: Contralateral comparison study.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Benefits and risks of orthokeratology treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International ophthalmology · 2024Pooled it
- Changes in axial length after orthokeratology lens treatment for myopia: a meta-analysis.International ophthalmology · 2020Pooled it
- Comparative effectiveness of orthokeratology versus highly aspherical lenslets in slowing myopia progression: a retrospective study.Eye and vision (London, England) · 2026Article
- Effect of Switching Myopia Control Strategies on Axial Elongation in Children with Poor Response to Highly Aspherical Lenslet Therapy.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026Article
- Effect of orthokeratology lens wear on axial length elongation in myopic children.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Comparative efficacy of optical correction methods combined with 0.01% atropine in myopia control.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Analysis of anterior corneal surface shape after replacing orthokeratology lenses carrying a small base curve diameter.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Analysis of corneal surface shape following overnight orthokeratology with different optical zone diameters.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- IMI 2023 Digest.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2023Article
- Do monocular myopia children need to wear glasses? Effects of monocular myopia on visual function and binocular balance.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- The Relationship between Axis Length Difference and Refractive Error in Unilateral Myopic Anisometropic Children Treated with Orthokeratology.Journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Factors associated with faster axial elongation after orthokeratology treatment.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Myopia: Mechanisms and Strategies to Slow Down Its Progression.Journal of ophthalmology · 2022Review
- Temporal and spatial characterization of myopia in China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Efficacy of long-term orthokeratology treatment in children with anisometropic myopia.International journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Novel application of multispectral refraction topography in the observation of myopic control effect by orthokeratology lens in adolescents.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Update and guidance on management of myopia. European Society of Ophthalmology in cooperation with International Myopia Institute.European journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Blur Detection Sensitivity Increases in Children Using Orthokeratology.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- The Synergistic Effects of Orthokeratology and Atropine in Slowing the Progression of Myopia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the effectiveness of the orthokeratology (OK) lens slowing myopic progression compared with no intervention in pediatric eyes
methodsA retrospective review of medical records was performed on 45 monocular myopic subjects 7 to 13 years of age who were treated with monocular ortho-k lens and followed-up for more than 12 months. The monocular myopia in the subjects' eyes was -0.75 to -4.25 D (diopter), and near emmetropia in the contralateral and with-the-rule astigmatism no greater than -1.50 D. Axial elongation OU, reflecting the progression of myopia was measured at baseline using the same AL-Scan Optical Biometer and compared between the two eyes of each individual every six months for one year in all subjects and for two years in 9 subjects.
resultsAfter 12 months of lens wear, axial length had increased by 0.36 ± 0.23mm in the control eyes (P < 0.001) but showed far less change (+0.07 ± 0.21 mm) in the OK eyes (P = 0.038). The nine subjects followed-up for 2 years showed no axial length change (+0.16 ± 0.25 mm) in the OK eyes (P = 0.095) after 24 months and significant axial length growth (+0.38 ± 0.26 mm; P = 0.002) in the control eyes. Control eyes showed progressive axial length growth throughout the study compared with the one OK lens eye.
conclusionsUsing a contralateral eye study design, which prevented the influence of potential confounding factors, Effectiveness of the OK lens was proved. Myopic progression within a subject was excellent compared with no intervention.
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