The Efficacy and Safety of Dream Lens(TM) in School Children
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 913-919, 2004.
Artigo
em Coreano
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| ID: wpr-11084
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This project was designed to study the effectiveness and safety of Dream lens(TM) (OK B+ series lenses, Contex, USA) in correcting myopia in a population of school children, under 13 years old.METHODS:
Twenty-three school children aged 7 to 13 years followed over a 3-month period were fitted with lenses in the Vision Eye Center from September 2002 to March 2003. Slit lamp examination, uncorrected visual acuity, autorefraction and autokeratometry by Canon RK-5 and topography were measured at baseline and at 1week, 1 month, and 3 months after the lenses were worn.RESULTS:
The mean baseline autorefraction was -2.54 +/- 1.00 diopters (range -0.63~-4.00) and baseline uncorrected visual acuity over 0.5 was 11.1% and over 0.8 was 0%. Vision correction of over 0.8 was found in 80% of the cases in the first 1 week, 78% at 1 month, 91% at 3 months with the most rapid improvement occurring during the first 1 week. Superficial punctate keratitis occurred in 4 of 45 eyes, but there was no other pathologic problem.CONCLUSIONS:
Dream lens is an effective and safe means of temporarily reducing myopia in a certain range of myopic patients; however, further studies are needed to determine the long-term effects on the eye health.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Acuidade Visual
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Ceratite
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Miopia
Limite:
Adolescente
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Criança
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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