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Objective:To investigate the effect of peripheral plus ring size and its potential associations with pupil diameter (PD) on axial length (AL) elongation in myopic patients after wearing orthokeratology lenses.Methods:A case-control study was conducted.One hundred eyes from 100 myopic patients who underwent orthokeratolokgy lenses fitting were enrolled at Beijing Ming Vision and Ophthalmology from January to June 2020.AL and central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements were obtained using Lenstar LS900 ocular biometry, and steep keratometry (Ks), flat keratometry (Kf) were assessed using the TMS-4 corneal topographer.The patients were divided into larger peripheral plus ring diameter (LPPRD) group consisting of 55 eyes with PD<PPRD-0.9 mm and smaller PPRD (SPPRD) group consisting of 45 eyes with PPRD-0.9 mm <PD<PPRD+ 0.9 mm based on PPRD and PD sizes in the tangential difference map.Differences in the above parameters before and after wearing orthokeratology lenses were compared between the two groups.The study followed the Declaration of Helsinki.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Ineye Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (No.2021yh-008). All the subjects and their guardians understood the purpose and method of the study and signed the informed consent voluntarily.Results:The PPRD of LPPRD group was (5.15±0.37)mm 12 months after wearing orthokeratology lenses, which was significantly higher than (4.75±0.32)mm of SPPRD group ( t=0.214, P<0.01). The elongation of AL at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after wearing orthokeratology lenses were (0.13±0.07), (0.23±0.11), (0.31±0.13) and (0.36±0.41)mm in LPPRD group, and (0.06±0.05), (0.11±0.06), (0.14±0.07) and (0.17±0.08)mm in SPPRD group, respectively.There were significant differences in AL elongation at different time points after wearing orthokeratology lenses between the two groups ( Fgroup=30.527, P<0.01; Ftime=16.528, P<0.01), and the AL elongation at different time points was smaller in SPPRD group than in LPPRD group, showing statistically significant differences (all at P<0.01). Compared to before wearing orthokeratology lenses, Ks and Kf were significantly smaller and CCT was thinner 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after wearing orthokeratology lenses in both groups (all at P<0.01). There was no significant difference in Ks, Kf, and CCT between the two groups (all at P>0.05). There was no significant difference in PD at different time points before and after wearing orthokeratology lenses between the two groups ( Fgroup=1.133, P=0.293; Ftime=231.427, P=0.112). Conclusions:The size of peripheral plus ring and its relationship with PD are key factors influencing the AL elongation rate in myopic patients after wearing orthokeratology lenses.With smaller PPRD, patients have slower AL elongation and better myopia control.
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Objective To investigate the value of bone marrow imprint in the diagnosis of plasma cell myeloma and the remission rate after chemotherapy.Methods Bone marrow aspiration,bone marrow imprint,and bone marrow biopsy of plasma cell myeloma with 128 patients were collected.The bone marrow biopsy was used as the standard.Bone marrow imprint was compared to bone marrow aspiration in bone marrow nucleated cells quantity,infiltration degree,and diagnostic coincidence rate.Sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,and Youden index were evaluated.Results The results of bone marrow imprint showed that the number of nucleated cells was better than that of bone marrow aspiration (P ＜ 0.05),and was similar to that of bone marrow biopsy (P ＞ 0.05).Bone marrow biopsy combined with CD38 (+) showed the degree of infiltration of bone marrow as the standard,and the bone marrow imprint was better than that of bone marrow aspiration (P ＜ 0.05),and was similar to that of bone marrow biopsy (P ＞0.05).To evaluate the compliance rate of bone marrow infiltration in bone marrow imprint:In phase Ⅰ,the compliance rate of bone marrow aspiration was 95.83％ (23/24) and bone marrow imprint of 91.67％ (22/24),the difference was not statistically significant (P ＞ 0.05);In phase Ⅱ,bone marrow imprint coincidence rate was 92.86％ (65/70),which was significantly higher than that of bone marrow aspiration in 65.71％ (46/70) (P ＜0.05);In phase Ⅲ,bone marrow imprint coincidence rate was 79.41％ (27/34),which was significantly higher than that of bone marrow aspiration in 44.12％ (15/34) (P ＜ 0.05).The other parameters,such as sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,and Youden index were better than those of bone marrow aspiration.Conclusions Bone marrow imprint has characteristics that both bone marrow aspiration and bone marrow biopsy have.It has obvious advantages in diagnosis of plasma cell myeloma and monitoring the remission after chemotherapy.
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Objective To investigate the value of bone marrow imprint in the diagnosis of plasma cell myeloma and the remission rate after chemotherapy.Methods Bone marrow aspiration,bone marrow imprint,and bone marrow biopsy of plasma cell myeloma with 128 patients were collected.The bone marrow biopsy was used as the standard.Bone marrow imprint was compared to bone marrow aspiration in bone marrow nucleated cells quantity,infiltration degree,and diagnostic coincidence rate.Sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,and Youden index were evaluated.Results The results of bone marrow imprint showed that the number of nucleated cells was better than that of bone marrow aspiration (P ＜ 0.05),and was similar to that of bone marrow biopsy (P ＞ 0.05).Bone marrow biopsy combined with CD38 (+) showed the degree of infiltration of bone marrow as the standard,and the bone marrow imprint was better than that of bone marrow aspiration (P ＜ 0.05),and was similar to that of bone marrow biopsy (P ＞0.05).To evaluate the compliance rate of bone marrow infiltration in bone marrow imprint:In phase Ⅰ,the compliance rate of bone marrow aspiration was 95.83％ (23/24) and bone marrow imprint of 91.67％ (22/24),the difference was not statistically significant (P ＞ 0.05);In phase Ⅱ,bone marrow imprint coincidence rate was 92.86％ (65/70),which was significantly higher than that of bone marrow aspiration in 65.71％ (46/70) (P ＜0.05);In phase Ⅲ,bone marrow imprint coincidence rate was 79.41％ (27/34),which was significantly higher than that of bone marrow aspiration in 44.12％ (15/34) (P ＜ 0.05).The other parameters,such as sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,and Youden index were better than those of bone marrow aspiration.Conclusions Bone marrow imprint has characteristics that both bone marrow aspiration and bone marrow biopsy have.It has obvious advantages in diagnosis of plasma cell myeloma and monitoring the remission after chemotherapy.