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ArticleKorean journal of ophthalmology : KJO2023

Scleral Lens Applications Focused on Korean Patients with Various Corneal Disorders.

Ko Eun Lee, Su Young Moon, Sanghyu Nam, Joon Hyuck Jang, Jae Yong Kim, Hungwon Tchah, Hun Lee

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Article in Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ko Eun LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Su Young MoonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sanghyu NamDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Joon Hyuck JangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jae Yong KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hungwon TchahDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hun LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ulsan College · KRUniversity of Ulsan · KRAsan Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe aimed to report on the clinical outcomes of scleral lens applications in Korean patients with various corneal disorders.

methodsThis retrospective review was conducted for 62 eyes of 47 patients who had been fitted with scleral lenses for various corneal disorders. The patients were referred for inadequate spectacle-corrected visual acuity and rigid gas permeable (RGP) or soft contact lens intolerance. Uncorrected visual acuity, habitually corrected visual acuity, best lens-corrected visual acuity, topographic indices, keratometry indices, and lens parameters were evaluated.

resultsTwenty-six eyes of 19 patients with keratoconus were enrolled. Other conditions included corneal scar (13 eyes of 12 patients), phlyctenules (three eyes), laceration (four eyes), chemical burn (one eye), keratitis (one eye), Peters' anomaly (one eye), fibrous dysplasia (one eye), ocular graft-versus-host disease (two eyes of one patient), irregular astigmatism (18 eyes of 12 patients), and corneal transplant status (five eyes of four patients). The mean topographic values of the eyes include flat keratometric value (43.0 ± 6.1 diopters [D]), steep keratometric value (48.0 ± 7.4 D), and astigmatism (4.9 ± 3.6 D). Of the eyes fitted with scleral lenses, best lens-corrected visual acuity (0.10 ± 0.22 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution [logMAR]) was significantly better than the habitually corrected visual acuity (0.59 ± 0.62 logMAR, p < 0.001).

conclusionsScleral contact lenses are a good alternative for patients with corneal abnormalities and those who are intolerable to RGP contact lenses, resulting in both successful visual outcomes and patient satisfaction, especially concerning keratoconus, corneal scar, and corneal transplant status.

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AstigmatismCorneal DiseasesCorneal InjuriesKeratoconusScleraAnterior Eye SegmentContact LensesCorneal OpacityEye AbnormalitiesHumansRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesCorneal diseasesKeratoconusScleral contact lens

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PMID36950922
PMCPMC10151163
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