Lentes esclerales: características e indicaciones / Scleral lenses: characteristic and indications

Los lentes de contacto esclerales o de apoyo escleral constituyen una de las opciones terapéuticas más relevantes en el tratamiento y corrección óptica de las enfermedades corneales primaria o secundarias, que traen como consecuencia alteraciones de la curvatura, de la regularidad de la superficie y de su transparencia. La evolución y el desarrollo de este tipo de lentes han abierto un diapasón de múltiples opciones para su uso. En la actualidad se prescriben por numerosos especialistas y ópticas del mundo con una gran aceptación y confort de los pacientes que los utilizan, lo que ha popularizado su comercialización. Realizamos una búsqueda de diversos artículos publicados en los últimos diez años para profundizar en el conocimiento de las características e indicaciones de los lentes de contacto esclerales(AU)

Scleral contact lenses or sclera support lenses are one of the most relevant therapeutic options in the treatment and optical correction of primary or secondary corneal diseases which result in alterations in the curvature, the regularity of surface and transparency. The development of this type of lenses has opened up a range of multiple options for their use. Nowadays, many specialists and optical centers worldwide prescribe them, with a great deal of acceptance by and comfort for the patients using them, and their marketing has become popular. A search of several articles published in the last ten years was made to expand the knowledge about the characteristics of and indications for the sclera contact lenses(AU)

Application of HL-K rigid gas permeable contact lens for keratoconus / 眼科新进展

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of rigid gaspermeable contact lens (RGPCL) for correcting keratoconus and analyze the predictors for the base curve of RGPCL.Methods Data of 86 patients (143 eyes) with keratoconus fitted with RGPCL were retrospectively analyzed.All eyes were divided into the mild (n =18 eyes),moderate (n =73 eyes),advanced (n =34 eyes) and severe group (n =18 eyes).After evaluating the lens fitting,best corrected visual acuity of eyes wearing spectacle lenses and RGPCL among the 4 groups was statistically compared.And the correlation between the fitting guidance index and HL-K RGPCL base curve in each group was analyzed according to keratometry.Results All patients wearing RGPCL gained significantly better corrected vision in the mild (t =-3.336,P =0.004),moderate (t =-11.213,P ＜0.001),advanced (t =-13.959,P ＜0.001) and severe groups(t =-11.047,P ＜0.001) than those with spectacles.Equivalent spherical degree of spectacle lenses was lower than the diopter of HL-K RGPCL in the moderate (P =0.043) and severe group (P =0.006).The mean base curve of RGPCL was (50.52 ±5.64) diopter,and it was correlated with corneal curvature parameters.In mild group,the RGPCL base curve was correlated with the steep keratometry (P ＜ 0.001).The average K and relative steep K of 0.2 mm (Rm-0.2) were highly correlated with RGPCL base curve in moderate group (r =0.798,P ＜ 0.001;r =0.798,P ＜ 0.001),in advanced group (r =0.745,P ＜ 0.001;r =0.745,P ＜ 0.001) and in severe group (r =0.616,P =0.007;r =0.617,P =0.006).Conclusion Patients with keratoconus wearing HL-K RGPCL can obtain ideal corrected vision.Determination of RGPCL base curve by adjusting the corresponding indicators is conducive to improving the long-term wearing safety of the lens and enhancing the efficiency of lens fitting.