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ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2022

Effects of rigid gas permeable contact lens on morphological parameters and vision-related quality of life in keratoconus patients.

Yue Xu, Yun Wang, Xiao-Feng Zhang

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Article in International journal of ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yue XuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yun WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xiao-Feng ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China.
Soochow University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate the effect of rigid gas permeable contact lens (RGP-CL) on corneal morphological parameters and vision-related quality of life in keratoconus (KC) patients.

methodsTotally 57 eyes of 30 KC patients who were followed-up for more than two years, including 17 RGP wearers (32 eyes) and 13 non-wearers (25 eyes) were retrospectively analyzed. Initial medical history and corneal topography were collected at baseline. Corneal topography, corneal aberration, optical coherence tomography, and vision-related quality of life questionnaires were performed at the last follow-up.

resultsAccording to corneal topography, increase of the flattest keratometric values was higher in RGP wearers than in non-wearers (

conclusionLong-term use of RGP does not worsen KC but may cause corneal epithelial remodeling to increase symmetry of corneal anterior surface, reduce corneal vertical coma and improve visual quality. However, RGP wearing causes a slight decrease in vision-related quality of life. The occurrence of ocular surface symptoms is mainly associated with environmental triggering factors.

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corneal aberrationkeratoconusmorphological parametersrigid gas permeable contact lensvision-related quality of life

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PMID36404965
PMCPMC9631176
OpenAlexW4307377713

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