Long-term Efficacy of Orthokeratology Contact Lens Wear in Controlling the Progression of Childhood Myopia

Purpose: The primary outcome of this study is to compare the axial length growth of white European myopic children wearing orthokeratology contact lenses (OK) to a control group (CT) over a 7-year period. Methods: Subjects 6-12 years of age with myopia −0.75 to −4.00DS and astigmatism ≤1.00DC were p...

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Published in:	Current eye research Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 713 - 720
Main Authors:	Santodomingo-Rubido, Jacinto, Villa-Collar, César, Gilmartin, Bernard, Gutiérrez-Ortega, Ramón, Sugimoto, Keiji
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Taylor & Francis 04.05.2017
Subjects:	Axial length Axial Length, Eye - pathology Child Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic Corneal Topography Disease Progression Female Follow-Up Studies Humans long-term efficacy Male Myopia - diagnosis Myopia - physiopathology Myopia - therapy myopia control myopia progression Orthokeratologic Procedures - methods orthokeratology Refraction, Ocular Time Factors Treatment Outcome myopia progression long-term efficacy orthokeratology Axial length myopia control
ISSN:	0271-3683, 1460-2202
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