Short-term effects of orthokeratology on corneal morphology changes for myopia teenagers

AIM:To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Orthokeratology in correcting and curing mild and moderate myopia for teenager patients by investigating the clinical response of wearing Orthokeratology at day or night and further analyze the underlying factors. METHODS: Eighty-nine eyes(spherical equivalent refraction≤-6.00D, astigmatism with the rule ≤-1.50D and astigmatism against the rule ≤-0.75D)of 45 teenagers aged between nine and twenty wearing Orthokeratology contact lens from 2012 to 2014 were selected and then randomly divided into two groups, twenty-nine eyes wearing at day and sixty eyes wearing at night. The lens were put on eight to ten hours each time. Uncorrected visual acuity, residual spherical equivalent refraction, central corneal thickness, corneal curvature were examined punctually in addition to checking any kind of eye damage or complication after Orthokeratology at 1wk, 1, 3 and 6mo. RESULTS:Uncorrected visual acuity was markedly corrected while residual spherical equivalent refraction was reduced after one wk contact lens wearing treatment. The above results were of statistical significance(P