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Hao J, Lin Z, Xi X, Yang Z, Artal P, Lan W. The induced defocus by Defocus Incorporated Soft Contact lenses is dependent on visual distance and ambient illuminance. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2024. [PMID: 38980146 DOI: 10.1111/opo.13364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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PURPOSE Defocus Incorporated Soft Contact (DISC) lenses, a commonly used type of multifocal lens in clinical practice, may slow down myopia progression by inducing myopic retinal defocus. The purpose of this study was to explore whether the induced defocus across the retina could be affected by visual environments encountered in the real world, such as differences in viewing distance and ambient illuminance. METHODS In this cross-over trial, 30 myopic adults wore both DISC lenses and single vision contact (SVC) lenses in random order. An open-view Hartmann-Shack scanning wavefront sensor was used to measure defocus at different retinal locations along the horizontal meridian under four experimental conditions: far target (3 m) and near targets (0.33 m) under scotopic (<1 lux) or photopic (~300 lux) conditions. RESULTS The results showed that DISC lenses induced more myopic retinal defocus than SVC lenses in all conditions (all p < 0.05), except for the scotopic near target. In addition, for DISC lenses, the defocus was greater in the photopic than the scotopic conditions for both the far and near targets (both p < 0.05). CONCLUSION In conclusion, the retinal defocus induced by these multifocal lenses was dependent on both visual distance and ambient illuminance, indicating that the visual conditions might affect the anti-myopia efficacy of these devices.
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- Jiangdong Hao
- Aier Academy of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Province Optometry Engineering and Technology Research Centre, Changsha, China
- Hunan Province International Cooperation Base for Optometry Science and Technology, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Province Optometry Engineering and Technology Research Centre, Changsha, China
- Hunan Province International Cooperation Base for Optometry Science and Technology, Changsha, China
- Laboratorio de Óptica, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Hunan Province Optometry Engineering and Technology Research Centre, Changsha, China
- Hunan Province International Cooperation Base for Optometry Science and Technology, Changsha, China
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- Aier Academy of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Province Optometry Engineering and Technology Research Centre, Changsha, China
- Hunan Province International Cooperation Base for Optometry Science and Technology, Changsha, China
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- Aier Academy of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Laboratorio de Óptica, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Aier Academy of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Province Optometry Engineering and Technology Research Centre, Changsha, China
- Hunan Province International Cooperation Base for Optometry Science and Technology, Changsha, China
- Guangzhou Aier Eye Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Aier School of Optometry and Vision Science, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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Jabeen A, Luensmann D, Woods J, Hill JS, Jones L. Evaluation of Lag of Accommodation with Full-Field Diffusion Optics Technology™ (DOT) Contrast Management Spectacle Lenses in Emmetropic Children. Clin Ophthalmol 2024; 18:1181-1190. [PMID: 38711574 PMCID: PMC11073533 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s453790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the impact on the lag of accommodation (LOA) in emmetropic children after short-term wear of full-field Diffusion Optics TechnologyTM (DOT) spectacle lenses, designed to modulate retinal contrast to control myopia progression. Patients and Methods This was a single-visit, prospective, randomized, subject-masked study of emmetropes (ametropes ±1.00D or less in each meridian) with no history of myopia control treatment. Unaided logMAR visual acuity was measured, and ocular dominance was determined using the sighting method. In a randomized order, participants wore plano full-field contrast management (DOT) spectacles (no clear central aperture) or control spectacles (standard single vision spectacle lenses). Each participant was given 5 minutes for adaptation to the respective lenses before open field autorefraction measurements were taken at 6 meters and 40 cm. Ten measurements were taken for each eye. Data were evaluated from the right eye and the dominant eye separately. Results A total of 30 participants (20 females and 10 males) with a mean age of 10.4 ± 2.8 (7 to 17) years completed the study. There was no significant difference in right eye mean LOA with contrast management spectacles 0.57 ± 0.39D versus control spectacles 0.62 ± 0.34D; Wilcoxon test, p = 0.37. For dominant eyes, LOA values were 0.60 ± 0.40D and 0.68 ± 0.33D with contrast management spectacles and control spectacles, respectively (p = 0.14). Additionally, no significant difference was observed in mean LOA between males and females or between age groups (7-11 years vs 12-17 years) for either right or dominant eyes with contrast management or control spectacles (all p > 0.05). Conclusion Full-field contrast management spectacle lenses had no significant effect on LOA compared to standard single vision spectacle lenses, indicating no differential impact on accommodative response over the short period of lens wear tested.
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- Asiya Jabeen
- Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Erdinest N, Atar-Vardi M, Lavy I, London N, Landau D, Pras E, Morad Y. Effective Decrease in Myopia Progression With Two Mechanisms of Management. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2024; 61:204-210. [PMID: 38112389 DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20231120-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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PURPOSE To ascertain the effectiveness of 0.01% atropine treatment to inhibit myopia progression and the possible additive potency with peripheral defocus contact lenses over 3 years and the rebound effect 1 year after cessation of treatment. METHODS This prospective study included 127 children aged 8 to 5 years, divided into three treatment groups: 0.01% atropine and single-vision spectacles (At+SV, n = 36), 0.01% atropine and peripheral defocus contact lens (At+PDCL, n = 30), and 0.01% atropine and dual-focus contact lens (At+DF, n = 25). A control group was prescribed single-vision spectacles (n = 36). Cycloplegic spherical equivalence refraction was measured every 6 months during 3 years of treatment and 1 year after cessation. RESULTS Myopia progression decreased over 3 years of treatment, more during the second and third years than the first year, to a statistically significant degree in the atropine groups (P < .01): in the first, second, and third years, respectively, -0.42 ± 0.34, -0.19 ± 0.18, -0.22 ± 0.19 diopters (D) in the At+SV group, -0.26 ± 0.21, -0.14 ± 0.37, and -0.15 ± 0.31 D in the At+PDCL group, and -0.22 ± 0.15, -0.15 ± 0.22, and -0.11 ± 0.14 D in the At+DF group. Myopia progressed 1 year after cessation of treatment: -0.29 ± 0.28 D in the At+SV group, -0.13 ± 0.28 D in the At+PDCL group, and -0.09 ± 0.18 D in the At+DF group. After 3 years, there was no statistically significant difference in myopia progression between the At+SV and At+PDCL or At+DF groups (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS Low-dose atropine has been substantiated in this cohort as an effective treatment to decelerate myopia progression over 3 years, more effective in the second and third years of treatment. The combination treatment did not exhibit a statistically significant advantage over monotherapy in this cohort. The At+DF group exhibited a statistically lower rebound effect than the At+SV group. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2024;61(3):204-210.].
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Mahmood M, Day M, Seidel D, Cameron LA. The effect of multifocal contact lenses on the dynamic accommodation step response. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2024; 44:321-333. [PMID: 38303152 DOI: 10.1111/opo.13275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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PURPOSE To measure the dynamic accommodation response (AR) to step stimuli with and without multifocal contact lenses (MFCLs), in emmetropes and myopes. METHODS Twenty-two adult subjects viewed alternating distance (0.25D) and near (3D) Maltese crosses placed in free space, through two contact lens types: single vision (SVCL) or centre-distance multifocal (MFCL; +2.50D add). The AR level was measured along with near to far (N-F) and far to near (F-N) step response characteristics: percentage of correct responses, magnitude, latency, peak velocity and duration of step response. RESULTS There was no difference between N-F and F-N responses, or between refractive groups in any aspect of the accommodation step response dynamics. The percentage of correct responses was unaffected by contact lens type. Through MFCLs, subjects demonstrated smaller magnitude, longer latency, shorter duration and slower peak velocity steps than through SVCLs. When viewing the near target, the AR through MFCLs was significantly lower than through SVCLs. When viewing the distance target with the MFCL, the focal points from rays travelling through the distance and near zones were approximately 0.004D behind and 2.50D in front of the retina, respectively. When viewing the near target, the respective values were approximately 1.89D behind and 0.61D in front of the retina. CONCLUSION The defocus error required for accommodation control appears not to be solely derived from the distance zone of the MFCL. This results in reduced performance in response to abruptly changing vergence stimuli; however, these errors were small and unlikely to impact everyday visual tasks. There was a decrease in ocular accommodation during near tasks, which has previously been correlated with a reduced myopic treatment response through these lenses. With MFCLs, the estimated dioptric myopic defocus was the largest when viewing a distant stimulus, supporting the hypothesis that the outdoors provides a beneficial visual environment to reduce myopia progression.
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- Mubeen Mahmood
- Department of Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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Signes-Soler I, Roselló Sivera S, Cantó-Vañó J, Giménez-Sanchís I, Albarrán-Diego C. Visual Performance of Two Designs of Myopia Management Soft Contact Lenses Compared with a Monofocal One in Young Adults. J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2023; 18:359-368. [PMID: 38250233 PMCID: PMC10794806 DOI: 10.18502/jovr.v18i4.14544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Purpose To compare the visual performance of two distinct types of soft contact lenses (CL) aimed at slowing down myopia progression with the performance of a monofocal soft CL. Methods In a prospective double-masked, crossover trial, 18 myopic adults (aged 18-30 years old) were fitted in a randomized order with three types of disposable CL: MiSightTM (dual-focus), MyloTM (extended depth of focus -EDOF-), and ClaritiTM (single distance vision). Measurements were taken after wearing the CL for five days with five days off in between at two different optometry centers. High contrast distance visual acuity (VA) with spectacles and for each of the different CL, subjective refraction, slit lamp exam, aberrometry, stereopsis, monocular and binocular amplitude of accommodation and accommodative facility, and horizontal phorias were measured. Results The high contrast distance VAwas better for the single vision CL compared to the myopia control CL. No significant differences were observed between the r two myopia control CL. The overall root mean square (RMS) was higher for the double focus CL (RMS = 1.18 ± 0.29 µm), followed by the EDOF CL (RMS = 0.76 ± 0.35 µm) and then the single vision CL (RMS = 0.50 ± 0.19 µm). The primary spherical aberration (SA) mean value was low for all of the three CL, without statistical differences among them. No other significant differences were detected. Conclusion The overall RMS resulted in a higher value for the dual-focus than the EDOF CL, but no differences in high contrast distance VA and binocularity were detected between them. The monofocal CL's performance was better than the myopia control CL.
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- Isabel Signes-Soler
- Universidat de València, Department of Optics and Optometry and Vision Sciences, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
- Optica Signes, Calpe (Alicante)
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- Universidat de València, Department of Optics and Optometry and Vision Sciences, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
- Clínica Dr Gonzalo Muñoz, Valencia, Spain
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Sah RP, Meyer D, Jaskulski M, Rickert M, Cheng X, Brennan N, Kollbaum PS. Impact of zone geometry on the introduction of myopic defocus in young adult eyes wearing multi-zone lenses. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2023; 43:1110-1124. [PMID: 37326329 DOI: 10.1111/opo.13182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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PURPOSE Multizone contact lenses control myopia progression by proposed introduction of myopic defocus. This project investigated how much of the pupil area and how many dioptres of myopic defocus are introduced by different lens zone geometries with near- and off-axis viewing. METHODS Ten young myopic adults (18-25 years) binocularly wore four soft contact lenses including a single vision (SV), concentric-ring dual-focus (DF), centre-distance multifocal (MF) and a RingBoost™ (RB) multi-zone design containing a combination of coaxial and non-coaxial zones. A modified aberrometer captured aberrations and pupil sizes at four target vergences between -0.25 and -4.00 D (on-axis) and across the central ±30° of the horizontal retina (off-axis). Defocus was quantified as the difference between the measured refractive state and the target vergence within each zone of a multi-zone design within the pupil and compared with that of equivalent zone areas of the SV lens. The percentage of the pupil containing myopic defocused light for each lens was calculated. RESULTS Defocus within the distance correction zones of multi-zone lenses was similar to that of the SV lens. When viewing on-axis at -0.25 D target vergence, on average 11% of the pupil was myopic with SV, whereas 62%, 84% and 50% of the pupil was myopic for the DF, MF and RB designs, respectively. At -4.00 D target vergence, all lenses exhibited a systematic decrease in the percentage of pupil area having myopic defocus (SV: 3%; DF: 18%; MF: 5% and RB: 26%). The off-axis proportions were similar across multi-zone lenses; however, multi-zone lenses retained approximately 1.25-3.0× more myopic defocus than the SV lens. CONCLUSIONS Subjects accommodated using the distance-correction zones of multi-zone lenses. Multi-zone contact lenses introduced significant myopic defocus on-axis and across the central ±30° retina. However, the magnitude and proportion of defocus were influenced by zone geometry, add power and pupil size.
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- Raman Prasad Sah
- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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Chandler MA, Robich ML, Jordan LA, Mutti DO, Berntsen DA, Fenton R, Day E, Walline JJ. Accommodation in Children after 4.7 Years of Multifocal Contact Lens Wear in the BLINK Study Randomized Clinical Trial. Optom Vis Sci 2023; 100:425-431. [PMID: 37369096 PMCID: PMC10527037 DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000002040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE When worn for myopia control in children, soft multifocal contact lenses with a +2.50 D add reduced the accommodative response over a 3-year period, but wearing them for more than 4 years did not affect accommodative amplitudes, lag, or facility. PURPOSE This study aimed to compare the accommodative response to a 3D stimulus between single-vision, +1.50-D add, and +2.50-D add multifocal contact lens wearers during 3 years of contact lens wear and then to compare accommodative amplitude, lag, and facility between the three groups after an average of 4.7 years of wear. METHODS Bifocal Lenses In Nearsighted Kids study participants aged 7 to 11 years old were randomly assigned to wear single-vision, +1.50-D add, or +2.50-D add soft contact lenses (CooperVision, Pleasanton, CA). The accommodative response to a 3D stimulus was measured at baseline and annually for 3 years. After 4.7 years, we measured objective accommodative amplitudes, lead/lag, and binocular facility with ±2.00-D flippers. We compared the three accommodative measures using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), adjusting for clinic site, sex, and age group (7 to 9 or 10 to 11 years). RESULTS The +2.50-D add contact lens wearers exhibited lower accommodative response than the single-vision contact lens wearers for 3 years, but the +1.50-D add contact lens wearers exhibited only lower accommodative response than did the single-vision contact lens wearers for 2 years. After adjustment for clinic site, sex, and age group, there were no statistically significant or clinically meaningful differences between the three treatment groups for accommodative amplitude (MANOVA, P = .49), accommodative lag (MANOVA, P = .41), or accommodative facility (MANOVA, P = .87) after an average of 4.7 years of contact lens wear. CONCLUSIONS Almost 5 years of multifocal contact lens wear did not affect the accommodative amplitude, lag, or facility of children.
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- The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio
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- The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio
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- The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio
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- The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio
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Sankaridurg P, Berntsen DA, Bullimore MA, Cho P, Flitcroft I, Gawne TJ, Gifford KL, Jong M, Kang P, Ostrin LA, Santodomingo-Rubido J, Wildsoet C, Wolffsohn JS. IMI 2023 Digest. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2023; 64:7. [PMID: 37126356 PMCID: PMC10155872 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.64.6.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Myopia is a dynamic and rapidly moving field, with ongoing research providing a better understanding of the etiology leading to novel myopia control strategies. In 2019, the International Myopia Institute (IMI) assembled and published a series of white papers across relevant topics and updated the evidence with a digest in 2021. Here, we summarize findings across key topics from the previous 2 years. Studies in animal models have continued to explore how wavelength and intensity of light influence eye growth and have examined new pharmacologic agents and scleral cross-linking as potential strategies for slowing myopia. In children, the term premyopia is gaining interest with increased attention to early implementation of myopia control. Most studies use the IMI definitions of ≤-0.5 diopters (D) for myopia and ≤-6.0 D for high myopia, although categorization and definitions for structural consequences of high myopia remain an issue. Clinical trials have demonstrated that newer spectacle lens designs incorporating multiple segments, lenslets, or diffusion optics exhibit good efficacy. Clinical considerations and factors influencing efficacy for soft multifocal contact lenses and orthokeratology are discussed. Topical atropine remains the only widely accessible pharmacologic treatment. Rebound observed with higher concentration of atropine is not evident with lower concentrations or optical interventions. Overall, myopia control treatments show little adverse effect on visual function and appear generally safe, with longer wear times and combination therapies maximizing outcomes. An emerging category of light-based therapies for children requires comprehensive safety data to enable risk versus benefit analysis. Given the success of myopia control strategies, the ethics of including a control arm in clinical trials is heavily debated. IMI recommendations for clinical trial protocols are discussed.
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- Padmaja Sankaridurg
- Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- University of Houston, College of Optometry, Houston, Texas, United States
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- University of Houston, College of Optometry, Houston, Texas, United States
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
- Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Centre for Eye Research Ireland, School of Physics and Clinical and Optometric Sciences, Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Johnson & Johnson Vision, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- University of Houston, College of Optometry, Houston, Texas, United States
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- UC Berkeley Wertheim School Optometry & Vision Science, Berkeley, California, United States
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- College of Health & Life Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Wagner S, Süer E, Sigdel B, Zrenner E, Strasser T. Monocular transcorneal electrical stimulation induces ciliary muscle thickening in contralateral eye. Exp Eye Res 2023; 231:109475. [PMID: 37061116 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2023.109475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
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Transcorneal electrical stimulation (TES) is used as therapy for retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and was suggested for assessing retinal sensitivity by determining phosphene thresholds, subjective luminance impressions caused by retinal stimulation. Further applications concerned the accommodation process, revealing an improved accommodative amplitude in presbyopic eyes after TES treatment. The respective changes of the ciliary muscle (CM), the structure most important for near vision, during TES are yet unknown. In a pilot study, we aimed to assess whether monocular TES leads to morphological and functional CM changes and whether central accommodation control is affected. Ten healthy, near-emmetropic adults participated in the trial (4 females, age 26.3 ± 3.6 years). Using a wavefront and a stimulus generator, a biphasic square-wave stimulus (2 s positive and 6 s negative amplitude) of 0 μA average current was produced and transferred to the eye by means of a Dawson-Trick & Litzkow electrode. Prior to the stimulation, an individual determination of phosphene thresholds served to define individual TES current amplitudes, which ranged between 60 and 100 μA. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging of the right eye's temporal ciliary muscle was performed before and during ipsi-as well as contralateral monocular TES in randomized order in the morning and afternoon of the same day. During imaging, subjects fixated a target at 4 m distance and refraction was simultaneously recorded via eccentric infrared photorefraction. OCT images were assessed using previously published custom-developed software, allowing the definition of selective CM thickness (CMT) readings, and plotting of continuous CMT profiles along the muscle border. CMT profiles revealed that both stimulations, on the ipsi- and contralateral eye, induced a thickening of the CM compared to the non-stimulated state. The selective CMT readings confirmed a significant increase with ipsi- (31 ± 30 μm; p = 0.010) and contralateral (25 ± 16 μm; p = 0.001) TES. However, refraction during far vision was not significantly affected by either stimulation (ipsilateral [n = 5]: median Δw/-w/o = 0 D; contralateral [n = 7]: Δw/-w/o = 0.13 D). Pupil size on average increased during TES, but without reaching significance (ipsilateral [n = 5] median Δw/-w/o = 0.23 mm, contralateral [n = 7] Δw/-w/o = 0.39 mm). Ipsilateral CM thickening could be explained by local changes within the stimulated ciliary muscle, such as increased blood flow or interstitial fluid rise induced by TES. However, the CMT increase in the right eye when TES was performed contralaterally, on the left eye, indicates an involvement of the central control circuit of accommodation. Further possible explanations for this finding are a synchronization of neuronal activities in the visual pathway, the release of vasoactive neuropeptides, or effects on the central blood pressure regulation. Given a neuromodulation effect on the CM function, TES might have implications for children with accommodation insufficiencies and as additional therapy in myopia control management, e.g. in combination with multifocal contact lens treatment. Our study is important for the clinical application of TES, and the outcome might add crucial knowledge to the current understanding of the accommodation process and inform research and treatment of both myopia and presbyopia.
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- Sandra Wagner
- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str.7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str.7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str.7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str.7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany; University Eye Hospital Tuebingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str.7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany; Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), Otfried-Mueller-Str. 25, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str.7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany; University Eye Hospital Tuebingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str.7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
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Schmid KL, Gifford KL, Atchison DA. The effect of concentric and aspheric multifocal soft contact lenses on binocular vision in young adult myopes. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2023; 46:101588. [PMID: 35304065 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2022.101588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE Multifocal soft contact lenses (MFCLs) are prescribed to inhibit myopia progression; these include aspheric and concentric designs. The effects of MFCLs on visual quality, accommodation and vergence in young-adult myopes were evaluated. METHODS Participants were twenty-six myopes (19-25 years, spherical equivalent -0.50 to -5.75D), with normal binocular vision and no past myopia control. Pupil sizes were 4.4 ± 0.9 mm during distance viewing and 3.7 ± 0.8 mm at near. In random order, participants wore four MFCLs: Proclear single vision distance, MiSight concentric dual focus (+2.00D), distance center aspheric (Biofinity, +2.50D) (CooperVision lenses), and NaturalVue aspheric (Visioneering Technologies). Testing included visual acuity, contrast sensitivity (Pelli-Robson), stereoacuity, accommodation response, negative and positive relative accommodation, horizontal phorias, horizontal fusional vergence and AC/A ratio, and a visual quality questionnaire. RESULTS The four lenses differed in distance (p = 0.001) and near visual acuity (p = 0.011), and contrast sensitivity (p = 0.001). Compared with the single vision lens, the Biofinity aspheric had the greatest visual impact: 0.19 ± 0.14 logMAR distance acuity reduction, 0.22 ± 0.15 log contrast sensitivity reduction. Near acuity was affected less than distance acuity; the reduction was greatest with the NaturalVue (0.05 ± 0.07 logMAR reduction). The MFCLs altered the autorefraction measure at distance and near (p = 0.001); the accommodation response was less with aspheric lenses. Negative relative accommodation reduced with the aspheric lenses (p = 0.001): by 0.9 ± 0.5D with Biofinity and 0.5 ± 0.7D with NaturalVue. Exophoric shifts were greater with aspheric lenses (1.8 ± 2.4Δ Biofinity, 1.7 ± 1.7Δ NaturalVue) than with the concentric MiSight (0.5 ± 1.3Δ). CONCLUSIONS MFCLs alter visual performance, refraction and vergence; two aspheric lenses had greater effect than a concentric lens.
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- Katrina L Schmid
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Qld 4059, Australia.
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Qld 4059, Australia; Myopia Profile Pty Ltd, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Qld 4059, Australia
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Vera J, Redondo B, Galan T, Machado P, Molina R, Koulieris GA, Jiménez R. Dynamics of the accommodative response and facility with dual-focus soft contact lenses for myopia control. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2023; 46:101526. [PMID: 34674953 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2021.101526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of using dual-focus soft contact lenses for myopia control on the dynamics of the accommodative response and facility. METHODS 24 young adult myopes were fitted with dual-focus soft contact lenses for myopia control (MiSight®) and single-vision soft contact lenses (Proclear®). The WAM-5500 open-field autorefractor was used to measure the dynamics of the accommodative response (magnitude and variability) in binocular conditions, with accommodative data being gathered from the dominant eye, at three viewing distances (500 cm, 40 cm, and 20 cm) during 90 s. Also, the binocular accommodative facility was assessed with the WAM-5500 autorefractor. All participants performed the same experimental protocol with the dual-focus (MiSight) and single-vision (Proclear) soft contact lenses, with both experimental sessions being carried in two different days and following a counterbalanced order. RESULTS This study showed greater lags of accommodation with the MiSight than the Proclear lenses at near distances (40 cm: 1.27 ± 0.77 vs. 0.68 ± 0.37 D, corrected p-value = 0.002, Cohen-d = 0.90; and 20 cm: 1.47 ± 0.84 vs. 1.01 ± 0.52 D, corrected p-value = 0.007, Cohen-d = 0.75), whereas a higher variability of accommodation was observed with the dual-focus than the single-vision lenses at 500 cm (0.53 ± 0.11 vs. 0.23 ± 0.10 D), 40 cm (0.82 ± 0.31 vs. 0.68 ± 0.37 D), and 20 cm (1.50 ± 0.56 vs. 1.15 ± 0.39 D) (corrected p-value < 0.001 in all cases, and Cohen-ds = 0.67-2.33). Also, a worse quantitative (27.75 ± 8.79 vs. 34.29 ± 10.08 cycles per minute, p = 0.029, Cohen-d = 0.48) and qualitative (23.68 ± 7.12 vs. 28.43 ± 7.97 score, p = 0.039, Cohen-d = 0.45) performance was observed with the MiSight when compared to the Proclear lenses. CONCLUSIONS The use of dual-focus soft contact lenses for myopia control alters the dynamics of accommodative response and facility in the short-term. Although this optical design has demonstrated its effectiveness for myopia control, eye care specialists should be aware of the acute effects of these lenses on accommodation performance.
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- Jesús Vera
- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Department of Computer Science, Durham University, UK
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- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Vedhakrishnan S, de Castro A, Vinas M, Aissati S, Marcos S. Accommodation through simulated multifocal optics. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:6695-6710. [PMID: 36589586 PMCID: PMC9774842 DOI: 10.1364/boe.473595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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We evaluated the interaction of multifocal patterns with eye's accommodation. Seven patterns were mapped on the spatial light modulator and the deformable mirror of an adaptive optics visual simulator, and projected onto the subjects' eyes, representing different contact lens designs: NoLens, Bifocal Center Distance (+2.50D), Bifocal Center Near (+2.50D) and Multifocal Center Near-MediumAdd (+1.75D) and Center Near HighAdd (+2.50D), positive and negative spherical aberration (±1µm). The change in spherical aberration and the accommodative response to accommodative demands were obtained from Hartmann-Shack measurements. Positive spherical aberration and Center Distance designs are consistent with a higher accommodative response (p=0.001 & p=0.003): steeper shift of SA towards negative values and lower accommodative lag.
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- Shrilekha Vedhakrishnan
- Instituto de Optica ”Daza de Valdes”, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, IO-CSIC, Serrano, 121, Madrid 28006, Spain
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- Instituto de Optica ”Daza de Valdes”, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, IO-CSIC, Serrano, 121, Madrid 28006, Spain
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine and Harvard Medical school, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Blossom St, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Visual Science; The Institute of Optics; Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Instituto de Optica ”Daza de Valdes”, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, IO-CSIC, Serrano, 121, Madrid 28006, Spain
- Center for Visual Science; The Institute of Optics; Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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Effect of Spectacle Lenses with Highly Aspherical Lenslets on Binocular Vision and Accommodation in Myopic Children with and without Intermittent Exotropia. J Ophthalmol 2022; 2022:9306848. [PMID: 36276921 PMCID: PMC9581704 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9306848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the influence of spectacle lenses with highly aspherical lenslets (HAL) on binocular vision and accommodation in myopic children with intermittent exotropia (IXT) and compare the changes after wearing HAL in binocular vision and accommodation in myopic children with or without IXT. Method Forty myopic subjects aged 8–12 years were recruited: 20 with IXT and 20 visually normal children. Stereoacuity, phoria, accommodative facility, fusional vergence, vergence facility, near point of convergence, amplitude of accommodation, and accommodative response (AR) were measured by wearing HAL or single vision spectacle lenses (SVL) in a random order after adapting for 20 minutes. Accommodative microfluctuation (AMF) was defined as the standard deviation of AR. Changes in binocular vision and accommodation after wearing HAL were compared between the two groups. Results No significant differences were found in binocular vision after wearing HAL versus SVL in either group (all P > 0.05). A greater AMF was found after wearing HAL than after wearing SVL in both groups (0.04 D, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.03 to 0.05 D, P < 0.001 for the IXT group; 0.05 D, 95% CI, 0.03 to 0.07 D, P < 0.001 for the visually normal group); however, the other accommodation parameters did not change significantly (all P > 0.05). There were no differences in the changes after wearing HAL in any parameter between the two groups (all P > 0.05). Conclusion HAL did not significantly change the binocular vision and accommodation for myopic children with or without IXT except for AMF in the short term.
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Alanazi M, Caroline P, Lampa M, Liu M. Visual performance with multifocal corneal gas-permeable contact lenses in young adults: A pilot study. JOURNAL OF OPTOMETRY 2022; 15:305-312. [PMID: 35120873 PMCID: PMC9537242 DOI: 10.1016/j.optom.2022.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the performance of four experimental multifocal gas permeable contact lens (MFGPCL) designs and their impact on visual function in young adults. METHODS Seventeen young adults (age, 23.17 ± 4.48 years) enrolled in the study. Each participant was randomly assigned to wear two of four MFGPCL designs. They wore the first type of the assigned lens binocularly for one week and, after one week of washout period, wore another design on both eyes for another week. The four MFGPCL designs were as follows: design A (distance zone [DZ] 1.5 mm / add 3.0 D), B (DZ 1.5 mm / add 1.5 D), C (DZ 3.0 mm / add 3.0 D), and D (DZ 3.0 mm / add 1.5 D). Baseline visual acuity, contrast sensitivity function, and accommodation data were collected at baseline and repeated after one week of MFGPCL daily wear. RESULTS Distance and near visual acuities were not significant affected with the four MFGPCL designs. Contrast sensitivity was significantly lower in design A across all measured spatial frequencies (p < 0.05), with no significant impact from other designs on all frequencies. No significant effect was observed on accommodation measured at 33 cm (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Three of the investigated MFGPCL designs preserve satisfactory visual performance. Lens design A incorporated with higher add and smaller center zone diameter had a stronger impact on the visual performance.
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- Muteb Alanazi
- Optometry Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; College of Optometry, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, United States.
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- College of Optometry, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, United States
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- College of Optometry, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, United States
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- UC Berkeley School of Optometry, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Huang Y, Li X, Wang C, Zhou F, Yang A, Chen H, Bao J. Visual acuity, near phoria and accommodation in myopic children using spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets: results from a randomized clinical trial. EYE AND VISION 2022; 9:33. [PMID: 36045391 PMCID: PMC9434851 DOI: 10.1186/s40662-022-00304-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Objectives
To investigate the short- and long-term effects of myopia control spectacle lenses with highly aspherical lenslets (HAL) and slightly aspherical lenslets (SAL) on visual function and visual quality using data obtained from a randomized controlled clinical trial.
Methods
This was a prospective, randomized, controlled, and double-blinded study; 170 myopic children aged 8–13 years were randomly assigned to the HAL, SAL, or single-vision spectacle lenses (SVL) groups. Distance and near visual acuity (VA) at high (100%) and low (10%) contrast in photopic and scotopic conditions, near phoria, stereoacuity, and accommodative lag, microfluctuations (AMFs), amplitude (AA) were measured after wearing lenses for 10 min, 6 months, and 12 months.
Results
In total, 161 subjects completed all follow-up in 12 months and were included in the analysis. After 10 min of wearing, the HAL and SAL groups had lower scotopic and low-contrast VA than the SVL group (decreased 0.03–0.08 logMAR and 0.01–0.04 logMAR in different VAs in the HAL and SAL groups, respectively, all P < 0.05). The reduction in VA was recovered at 12 months as the HAL and SAL groups exhibited significant VA improvements, and the VA was not different among the three groups (all P > 0.05). The HAL and SAL groups had significantly larger AMFs than the SVL group (HAL vs. SAL vs. SVL: 0.21 ± 0.08 D vs. 0.16 ± 0.05 D vs. 0.15 ± 0.06 D at baseline, 0.19 ± 0.07 D vs. 0.17 ± 0.05 D vs. 0.13 ± 0.07 D at 12 months, all P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in accommodative lag, AA, or phoria between the groups (all P > 0.05). The HAL and SAL groups had reduced stereoacuity compared to the SVL group at baseline (70’ vs. 60’ vs. 50’, P = 0.005), but no difference was observed at 12 months (70’ vs. 70’ vs. 70’, P = 0.11).
Conclusions
HAL and SAL have no significant influence on accommodation and phoria except had larger AMF than SVL. Scotopic VA and low-contrast VA are reduced with short-term HAL and SAL use but recovered to be at same level with the SVL after 1 year of use.
Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR1800017683. Registered on 9 August 2018. http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=29789
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Chen ST, Tung HC, Chen YT, Tien CL, Yeh CW, Lian JS, Cheng CY. The influence of contact lenses with different optical designs on the binocular vision and visual behavior of young adults. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6573. [PMID: 35449200 PMCID: PMC9023515 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10580-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Theoretically, contact lenses change the accommodation and vergence demands of the eyes and directly or indirectly influence binocular vision. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of different optical designs of contact lenses on binocular vision and visual behavior among young adults. In this randomized, single-blinded experimental study, visual behavioral performance (VBP) and Ocular Surface Disease Index questionnaires were used for preliminary screening. Nineteen myopic subjects aged 20-26 years (21.59 ± 1.40 years) participated in the study. Baseline values for subjective refraction and binocular visual functions were evaluated. All the subjects were randomly grouped to wear different optical designs of single-vision, progressive, and bifocal contact lenses. Eye examinations were performed on the first day (CL baseline), 2nd week, and 4th week of wearing the lenses. In addition, subjects completed the VBP and visual quality questionnaire again at the end of the examination. Single-vision contact lenses (Lens 1) increased accommodative lag, negative relative accommodation, and distant and near vergence; however, vergence facilities, accommodative facilities, heterophoria, and the comfort and posture balance dimensions in the VBP questionnaire were improved. Progressive contact lenses (Lens 2) reduced the lag of accommodation and near vergence; in addition, vergence facilities and accommodative facilities were also improved. Bifocal contact lenses (Lens 3) affected negative and positive relative accommodation, but vergence facilities and accommodative facilities also progressed. Furthermore, both progressive (Lens 2) and bifocal (Lens 3) contact lenses enhanced overall visual behavioral performance. In terms of visual quality, single-vision contact lenses (Lens 1) were the most comfortable, progressive and bifocal contact lenses reduced distant visual acuity and stability, progressive contact lenses (Lens 2) had more complaints about halos at night, and bifocal contact lens (Lens 3) users were more likely to have double vision. Compared with single-vision contact lenses, progressive and bifocal contact lenses relaxed accommodation, reduced the lag of accommodation, and improved visual behavioral performance. Although the vergence function showed a significant change, it did not show worse trends when wearing contact lenses. Contact lenses with different optical designs have a great influence on binocular vision and visual behavioral performance.
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- Shyan-Tarng Chen
- Department of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Shu-Zen Junior College of Medicine and Management, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. .,Department of Ophthalmology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Redondo B, Vera J, Molina R, Galán T, Machado P, Jiménez R. Changes in accommodation and behavioural performance with a contact lens for myopia management: A comparison between a dual-focus and a single-vision soft contact lens. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2022; 42:753-761. [PMID: 35305040 PMCID: PMC9313609 DOI: 10.1111/opo.12978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Introduction Dual‐focus soft contact lenses for myopia management have demonstrated to be an effective strategy to reduce myopia progression. However, this optical design has been shown to alter visual quality and accommodative function. The aim of this study was to examine the accommodative and behavioural performance during the execution of a psychomotor vigilance task (PVT) while wearing dual‐focus and single‐vision soft contact lenses. Methods The steady‐state accommodative response was recorded with the WAM‐5500 binocular open‐field autorefractor during the execution of a 10‐min PVT at 50 cm either with the dual‐focus (MiSight 1‐day) or single‐vision (Proclear 1‐day) soft contact lenses, using a sample of 23 healthy young adults. Each experimental session was performed on two different days in a counterbalanced order. Results A greater lag of accommodation, variability of accommodation and reaction time was found while wearing dual‐focus in comparison with single‐vision soft contact lenses (mean differences during the 10‐min PVT were 0.58 ± 0.81 D, p < 0.001; 0.31 ± 0.17 D, p < 0.001 and 15.22 ± 20.93 ms, p = 0.002, respectively). Also, a time‐on‐task effect was found for the variability of accommodation and reaction time (p = 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively), observing higher values over time. However, the lag of accommodation did not change significantly as a function of time‐on‐task (p = 0.33). Conclusion Dual‐focus soft contact lens wear influences the steady‐state accommodative response and behavioural performance during the execution of a visual vigilance task in the short‐term. Eye care practitioners should be aware of these effects when prescribing these lenses for myopia management, and provide specific recommendations according to the individual visual needs.
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- Beatriz Redondo
- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- CLARO (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Jiménez R, Redondo B, Galán T, Machado P, Molina R, Vera J. Impact of dual-focus soft contact lens wear on near work-induced transient myopia. Clin Exp Optom 2022; 106:296-302. [PMID: 35073496 DOI: 10.1080/08164622.2022.2029684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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CLINICAL RELEVANCE Dual-focus soft contact lenses are effective in slowing myopia progression; however, their influence on near work-induced transient myopia (NITM) remains unknown. When performing a 5-min near task at 20 cm, we observed that dual-focus soft contact lens wear induced greater lags of accommodation and a lower initial NITM than single-vision soft contact lenses, which provides relevant information for better understanding the impact of using this optical design on the accommodative function. BACKGROUND NITM has been proposed as a myogenic factor, although it is a matter of debate by the scientific community. The main objective of this study was to assess the short-term effect of wearing dual-focus soft contact lenses for myopia control on the steady-state accommodative response and NITM. METHODS Twenty-four young myope adults wore, on two different days, dual-focus and single-vision soft contact lenses, while the accommodative response was dynamically measured with an open-field autorefractor during the execution of the NITM task. The shift and the time required to recover baseline levels in the refractive state after performing the 5-min near task (20 cm) were the main dependent variables. RESULTS We found a lower magnitude of accommodation during the execution of the near task with the dual-focus in comparison to the single-vision soft contact lenses (p < 0.001). There was a lower initial NITM with the dual-focus when compared to the single-vision lenses (corrected p-value = 0.003, Cohen's d = 0.68), but no statistically significant differences were observed for decay duration (p = 0.984). CONCLUSIONS Dual-focus soft contact lens wear causes a reduced accommodative response during a near task, and an initial small myopic shift at distance after a 5-min period of near viewing. The current findings may help to understand the mechanisms involved in myopia control with this optical strategy.
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- Raimundo Jiménez
- Claro (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Claro (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Claro (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Claro (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Claro (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Claro (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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London N, Erdinest N, Lavy I, Levinger N, Pras E, Morad Y. Original article: Myopia control utilizing low-dose atropine as an isolated therapy or in combination with other optical measures: A retrospective cohort study. Taiwan J Ophthalmol 2022. [PMID: 37484626 PMCID: PMC10361442 DOI: 10.4103/tjo.tjo_31_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the additive potency of low-dose atropine combined with optical measures designed to decrease myopia progression. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study included 104 myopic children aged 5-12 over 4 years, divided into five groups: daily instillation of 0.01% atropine and distance single-vision spectacles (A), 0.01% atropine and progressive addition lenses (A + PAL), 0.01% atropine and soft contact lens with peripheral blur (A + CL). Two control groups were included, prescribed bifocal spectacles or single vision (SV) spectacles. Cycloplegic spherical equivalence refraction was measured biannually, including 1 year after cessation of treatment. RESULTS A significant decrease in myopia progression was noted during the 2nd and 3rd years of atropine treatment: A -0.55 ± 0.55D, -0.15 ± 0.15, -0.12 ± 0.12D were 1st, 2nd, 3rd years, respectively, A + PAL -0.47 ± 0.37D, -0.10 ± 0.25D, and -0.11 ± 0.25D were 1st, 2nd, 3rd years, respectively, A + CL -0.36 ± 0.43D, -0.13 ± 0.29D, and -0.10 ± 0.27D were 1st, 2nd, 3rd years, respectively. Myopia progression over 3 years, respectively, was -0.82 ± 0.50D, -0.70 ± 0.69D, -0.59 ± 0.66D in the bifocal group and -1.20 ± 1.28D, -0.72 ± 0.62D, -0.65 ± 0.47D in the SV group. One year after cessation of atropine treatment, myopia progression was - 0.32 ± 0.31D in A, -0.23 ± 0.28D in A + PAL, and -0.18 ± 0.35D in A + CL. CONCLUSION Atropine 0.01% presented as effective at decelerating myopia progression, more prominent in the 2nd and 3rd years of treatment. Combining atropine 0.01% with optical modalities exhibited a trend for added efficacy over monotherapy. A + CL exhibited the least rebound effect 1 year after cessation of treatment.
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Prousali E, Haidich AB, Tzamalis A, Ziakas N, Mataftsi A. 'The role of accommodative function in myopic development: A review.'. Semin Ophthalmol 2021; 37:455-461. [PMID: 34821535 DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2021.2006724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Purpose: Involvement of the accommodative mechanism in myopia progression has been hypothesised and investigated over the past years, given the emerging myopia crisis across the globe. This review aimed at exploring the clinical role of accommodative function in myopia development.Methods: A literature search of MEDLINE and EMBASE was performed from conception to May 2021.Results:The initial stimulus for accommodation is derived from near work, in an attempt of the eye to obtain a clear image. When there is a lag in the accommodative response, the resulting blurred retinal image is believed to precipitate axial elongation and lead to myopia development. The dynamic accommodative functions implicated in binocular vision evaluation include the accommodative accuracy, amplitude and facility. Association of these accommodative parameters to current treatment options for myopia control is of great clinical interest. Effective myopia treatments, including orthokeratology, multifocal lenses and atropine eyedrops appear to induce changes in the dynamic accommodative response.Conclusions: Current knowledge indicates an evident relationship between the accommodative mechanism and myopia development. Further investigation by future studies is warranted in order to explore the use of accommodative function as a promising myopia-monitoring tool.
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- Efthymia Prousali
- 2nd Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene, Social-Preventive Medicine and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 2 Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 2 Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 2 Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Gifford KL, Schmid KL, Collins JM, Maher CB, Makan R, Nguyen E, Parmenter GB, Rolls BM, Zhang XS, Atchison DA. Multifocal contact lens design, not addition power, affects accommodation responses in young adult myopes. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2021; 41:1346-1354. [PMID: 34605581 DOI: 10.1111/opo.12892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Prolonged nearwork has been implicated in myopia progression. Accommodation responses of young-adult myopes wearing different multifocal contact lenses were compared. METHODS Twenty adults, 18-25 years, with myopia (spherical equivalent refraction -0.50 to -5.50 D, mean -2.1 ± 1.6 D) wore five lens types in random order: Proclear single vision distance (SV), MiSight concentric dual-focus +2.00 D Add (MS), Biofinity aspheric centre distance +1.50 D Add (CD1) and +2.50 D Add (CD2) (all Coopervision), and NaturalVue aspheric (Visioneering Technologies) (NVue). Using a Grand-Seiko WAN-5500 autorefractor with binocular correction and viewing right eye accommodative responses were measured after a 10 min adaptation period at 4.0, 1.0, 0.5, 0.33 and 0.25 m distances. Dynamic measurements were taken for 4 s at 6 Hz. Accommodative stimuli and responses were referenced to 4 m (i.e., refraction differences between 4 m and nearer distances). Accommodation lags and refraction instabilities (standard deviations of dynamic responses) were determined. For comparison, results were obtained for an absolute presbyopic eye, where trial lenses counteracted the accommodation stimulus. RESULTS For SV and MS, accommodation responses were similar to the stimulus values. For aspheric lenses CD1, CD2 and NVue, accommodation responses were approximately 1.0 D lower across the stimulus range than with SV and MS, and rates of change were approximately 0.84 D per 1 D stimulus change. MS produced greater refraction instabilities than other lenses. For the presbyope, changes in refraction matched the trial lenses, indicating that corrections due to measurement through the different lenses were not needed. CONCLUSION Reductions in accommodation response occurred in young myopes wearing aspheric multifocal contact lenses independent of the labelled 'add' power. The concentric dual-focus MS lens produced minimal lags but had greater instability than the other lenses. The results indicate that the mechanism of multifocal contact lenses slowing myopia progression is unlikely to be through relaxing accommodation, at least in young adults.
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- Kate L Gifford
- Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Ong ACH, Cruickshank FE, Sheppard AL, Davies LN. The efficacy of multifocal soft contact lenses for the alleviation of asthenopic symptoms in myopes with accommodative lag. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2021; 45:101514. [PMID: 34511307 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2021.101514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of multifocal soft contact lenses to reduce asthenopic symptoms in myopes with accommodative lag. METHODS Twenty-four myopic participants, aged 18-35 years, with mean spherical equivalent (MSE) of ≤ -0.75D, were recruited in a randomised, double-blind crossover study. All participants were existing contact lens wearer with near orthophoria or esophoria, presenting with subjective asthenopic symptoms at baseline [Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey (CISS) score ≥ 21] and a lag of accommodation ≥ +0.75 D. All participants were initially fitted with single vision contact lenses for a one month period. Participants were then randomly assigned 1:1 to wear low add or high add multifocal soft contact lenses for a further month. After this period, the groups were reversed. Data were collected at baseline and following one month's wear of each lens. Change in CISS score was evaluated as the primary outcome measure, while secondary outcome measures were changes in accommodative lag and heterophoria status. RESULTS Baseline CISS score was (mean ± SD) 25.04 ± 4.58. Post-intervention scores were as follows: single vision: 24.46 ± 4.59, low add: 12.17 ± 6.89, high add: 13.71 ± 7.23. Both low add and high add multifocal soft contact lens wear was associated with an improvement in CISS score compared to baseline CISS and single vision (all p < 0.01). No significant difference was found between the CISS score for the baseline CISS and single vision (p = 1.00). No significant difference was found in lag of accommodation between lens conditions (all p > 0.05), however, there was an exophoric shift in near heterophoria between single vision and both multifocal contact lenses (low add: (mean difference 1.33 Δ, p = 0.02; high add: mean difference 1.23 Δ, p = 0.02) but not between habitual spectacle or any other modality (all p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The use of multifocal soft contact lenses for a one-month period was associated with reduced severity of asthenopic symptoms in pre-presbyopic myopes with accommodative lag. Whilst improvement of symptoms does not appear to be mediated by a significant reduction in accommodative lag, changes in heterophoria may play a role in reducing asthenopic symptoms.
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- Alex C H Ong
- Ong's Optics, Singapore; School of Optometry, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
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- School of Optometry, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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Avetisov SE, Myagkov AV, Egorova AV, Poskrebysheva ZN, Zhabina OA. [Results of a two-year clinical study of myopia control with bifocal defocus-inducing soft contact lenses]. Vestn Oftalmol 2021; 137:5-12. [PMID: 34156772 DOI: 10.17116/oftalma20211370315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The development of methods for myopia control remains one of the most topical trends in modern ophthalmology. Optical approaches to myopia control employ the induction of peripheral myopic defocus, which can be done with the use of multifocal soft contact lenses (SCLs). PURPOSE To review the results of a two-year multicenter clinical study of myopia control with bifocal defocus-inducing SCLs. MATERIAL AND METHODS The two-year study enrolled 100 patients aged 8 to 16 years who had mild or moderate bilateral myopia with spherical equivalent of (-)0.25 to (-)5.75 D. Based on the degree of myopia and the method of its correction, patients were divided into two main and two control groups. Multifocal SCLs with +4.0 D add power and monofocal SCLs were used for myopia correction. The results were evaluated by the clinical data of refraction, axial length and state of accommodation. The observation times were 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. RESULTS After 12 months of bifocal SCLs usage, signs of stabilization of myopia progression were identified in 72 and 73.5% of subjects of both main groups, after 24 months - in 54 and 79.5% of subjects, respectively. Statistically significant reduction in axial elongation amounting to 87-88% was also observed in patients using bifocal SCLs. A significant increase in positive relative accommodation (PRA) was observed in all groups. CONCLUSION The study indicates the effectiveness of bifocal soft contact lenses in slowing the progression of mild and moderate myopia.
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- S E Avetisov
- Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russia.,I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Ophthalmology Clinic «Krugozor», Izhevsk, Russia
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Przekoracka K, Michalak KP, Olszewski J, Michalski A, Przekoracka‐Krawczyk A. Computerised dynamic posturography for postural control assessment in subjects wearing multifocal contact lenses dedicated for myopia control. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2021; 41:486-495. [DOI: 10.1111/opo.12818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Katarzyna Przekoracka
- Laboratory of Bionics and Experimental Medical Biology Department of Bionics and Bioimpendance University of Medical Sciences Poznań Poland
- Laboratory of Vision and Neuroscience NanoBioMedical Centre Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań Poznań Poland
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- Laboratory of Vision and Neuroscience NanoBioMedical Centre Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań Poznań Poland
- Laboratory of Vision Science and Optometry Faculty of Physics Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań Poznań Poland
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- Laboratory of Bionics and Experimental Medical Biology Department of Bionics and Bioimpendance University of Medical Sciences Poznań Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology University of Medical Sciences Poznań Poland
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- Laboratory of Vision and Neuroscience NanoBioMedical Centre Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań Poznań Poland
- Laboratory of Vision Science and Optometry Faculty of Physics Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań Poznań Poland
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Visual Performance with Spherical and Multifocal Contact Lenses in a Pediatric Population. Optom Vis Sci 2021; 98:483-489. [PMID: 33967252 DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000001695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE This pilot study compared subjective and objective vision of children wearing single-vision and +2.00, +3.00, and +4.00 D add power soft multifocal contact lenses to determine whether the higher add power-thought to provide better myopia control-resulted in visual compromise. PURPOSE This study aimed to determine the maximum add power children wearing center-distance soft multifocal contact lenses could accept objectively and subjectively. METHODS Myopic children were assigned in random order to wear omafilcon A single-vision or multifocal "D" contact lenses with +2.00, +3.00, or +4.00 D add power for 1 week each. High-contrast distance and near visual acuity, low-contrast distance visual acuity, and contrast sensitivity were measured at each visit along with a quality of vision questionnaire to assess their vision. The Friedman test was performed to evaluate the impact of add power on all outcome measures. RESULTS Eleven subjects were enrolled, and nine subjects completed the study. The median age of completed subjects was 11 years. Median logMAR low-contrast distance visual acuity was reduced in the +3.00 (+0.20) and +4.00 (+0.28) D add lenses compared with the +2.00 (+0.16) D add and single-vision lenses (+0.10, P < .001). All three multifocal lenses resulted in reduced contrast sensitivity (+1.35 to +1.40) compared with single-vision lenses (+1.60, P < .001). In general, +3.00 and +4.00 D add lenses resulted in worse glare/starbursts, ghost images, computer vision, changing fixation distance, and overall vision, but results varied. There were no differences among the lenses with respect to subjective assessments of distance vision, near vision, strain or tiredness, contact lens comfort, or sporting activities. CONCLUSIONS The +3.00 D and higher add powers result in more objective and subjective vision-related issues than single-vision lenses, but the +2.00 D add multifocal lenses were well tolerated.
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Logan NS, Radhakrishnan H, Cruickshank FE, Allen PM, Bandela PK, Davies LN, Hasebe S, Khanal S, Schmid KL, Vera-Diaz FA, Wolffsohn JS. IMI Accommodation and Binocular Vision in Myopia Development and Progression. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021; 62:4. [PMID: 33909034 PMCID: PMC8083074 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.5.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The role of accommodation in myopia development and progression has been debated for decades. More recently, the understanding of the mechanisms involved in accommodation and the consequent alterations in ocular parameters has expanded. This International Myopia Institute white paper reviews the variations in ocular parameters that occur with accommodation and the mechanisms involved in accommodation and myopia development and progression. Convergence is synergistically linked with accommodation and the impact of this on myopia has also been critiqued. Specific topics reviewed included accommodation and myopia, role of spatial frequency, and contrast of the task of objects in the near environment, color cues to accommodation, lag of accommodation, accommodative-convergence ratio, and near phoria status. Aspects of retinal blur from the lag of accommodation, the impact of spatial frequency at near and a short working distance may all be implicated in myopia development and progression. The response of the ciliary body and its links with changes in the choroid remain to be explored. Further research is critical to understanding the factors underlying accommodative and binocular mechanisms for myopia development and its progression and to guide recommendations for targeted interventions to slow myopia progression.
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- Nicola S Logan
- School of Optometry, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Vision and Hearing Sciences Research Centre, School of Psychology and Sports Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Optometry, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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- School of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Richdale K, Cox I, Kollbaum P, Bullimore MA, Bakaraju RC, Gifford P, Plainis S, McKenney C, Newman S, Tomiyama ES, Morgan PB. CLEAR – Contact lens optics. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2021; 44:220-239. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2021.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Gregory HR, Nti AN, Wolffsohn JS, Berntsen DA, Ritchey ER. Visual Performance of Center-distance Multifocal Contact Lenses Fit Using a Myopia Control Paradigm. Optom Vis Sci 2021; 98:272-279. [PMID: 33771957 PMCID: PMC8007064 DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000001665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the visual performance of center-distance MFCLs in nonpresbyopic adults under different illumination and contrast conditions compared with a single-vision contact lens (SVCL). METHODS Twenty-five adult subjects were fit with three different lenses (CooperVision Biofinity D MFCL +2.50 add, Visioneering Technologies NaturalVue MFCL, CooperVision Biofinity sphere). Acuity and reading performance were evaluated. RESULTS A statistically significant difference in high-contrast distance acuity was observed (Biofinity, -0.18 ± 0.06; Biofinity MFCL, -0.14 ± 0.08; NaturalVue MFCL, -0.15 ± 0.03; repeated-measures [RM] ANOVA, P = .02). Under mesopic, high-contrast conditions, MFCLs performed worse than SVCLs (Biofinity, -0.05 ± 0.091; Biofinity MFCL, +0.03 ± 0.09; NaturalVue MFCL, +0.05 ± 0.091; RM-ANOVA, P < .0001). Under low-contrast conditions, MFCLs performed one line worse in photopic lighting and two lines worse under mesopic conditions (RM-ANOVA, P < .0001). Glare reduced acuity by 0.5 logMAR for all lenses (RM-ANOVA, P < .001). A statistically significant difference in near acuity was observed (RM-ANOVA, P = .02), but all lenses achieved acuity better than -0.1 logMAR (Biofinity, -0.16 ± 0.06; Biofinity MFCL, -0.17 ± 0.04; NaturalVue MFCL, -0.13 ± 0.08). Reading performance in words per minute (wpm) was worse with MFCLs (Biofinity MFCL, 144 ± 22 wpm; NaturalVue MFCL, 150 ± 28 wpm) than with SVCLs (156 ± 23 wpm; RM-ANOVA, P = .02) regardless of letter size (RM-ANOVA, P = .13). No difference in acuity between the MFCLs was detected (RM-ANOVA: all, P > .05). CONCLUSIONS Multifocal contact lenses perform similarly to SVCLs for high-contrast targets and display reduced low-contrast acuity and reading speed. Practitioners should recognize that high-contrast acuity alone does not describe MFCL visual performance.
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- Hannah R Gregory
- The Ocular Surface Institute, University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas
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- The Ocular Surface Institute, University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas
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- Optometry and Vision Science Research Group, Department of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- The Ocular Surface Institute, University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas
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Patient experience and physiological response to two commercially available daily disposable myopia control contact lenses. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2021; 45:101426. [PMID: 33618977 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2021.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND A range of myopia management (MM) contact lenses are becoming available to practitioners. These lenses are designed to slow myopia progression and axial elongation. This study explored the initial experience of participants wearing daily disposable MM contact lenses to investigate established factors previously associated with successful lens wear. METHODS This was a prospective, double-masked, crossover study. Twenty participants aged 18-30 years old were assigned to wear two daily disposable MM lenses in a randomised order. Visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and amplitude/lag of accommodation were assessed at baseline, post-insertion, and after 2 and 6 h of lens wear. Self-reported lens comfort and vision quality were recorded at the same timepoints, and at 10 h post-insertion. Pairwise comparisons were performed between the two lenses at each timepoint, as well as assessing changes throughout wear. The relationship of the measured parameters to overall lens satisfaction was also assessed. RESULTS There were no significant differences between the two MM lenses at any timepoint for any of the participant-reported parameters, including overall satisfaction. A small difference in visual acuity was noted at 6 h post-insertion, although this is unlikely to be clinically significant. Comfort decreased throughout the day, most notably at 10 h post-insertion. A moderate positive correlation was observed between participant-reported visual quality and overall satisfaction. A similar pattern was seen for comfort and overall satisfaction. Self-reported vision quality and measured visual acuity were poorly correlated, highlighting the benefit of subjectively assessing the quality of vision with these lenses. CONCLUSIONS The participants demonstrated comparable measures across a range of measures between the two MM lenses. Notably, half of the participants demonstrated a clear lens preference, although the preferred lens varied between individuals. Candidates for MM may benefit from trialling more than one MM lens design, to maximise initial wearing satisfaction.
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Wu TE, Chen HA, Jhou MJ, Chen YN, Chang TJ, Lu CJ. Evaluating the Effect of Topical Atropine Use for Myopia Control on Intraocular Pressure by Using Machine Learning. J Clin Med 2020; 10:jcm10010111. [PMID: 33396943 PMCID: PMC7794848 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10010111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Atropine is a common treatment used in children with myopia. However, it probably affects intraocular pressure (IOP) under some conditions. Our research aims to analyze clinical data by using machine learning models to evaluate the effect of 19 important factors on intraocular pressure (IOP) in children with myopia treated with topical atropine. The data is collected on 1545 eyes with spherical equivalent (SE) less than -10.0 diopters (D) treated with atropine for myopia control. Four machine learning models, namely multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), classification and regression tree (CART), random forest (RF), and eXtreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), were used. Linear regression (LR) was used for benchmarking. The 10-fold cross-validation method was used to estimate the performance of the five methods. The main outcome measure is that the 19 important factors associated with atropine use that may affect IOP are evaluated using machine learning models. Endpoint IOP at the last visit was set as the target variable. The results show that the top five significant variables, including baseline IOP, recruitment duration, age, total duration and previous cumulative dosage, were identified as most significant for evaluating the effect of atropine use for treating myopia on IOP. We can conclude that the use of machine learning methods to evaluate factors that affect IOP in children with myopia treated with topical atropine is promising. XGBoost is the best predictive model, and baseline IOP is the most accurate predictive factor for endpoint IOP among all machine learning approaches.
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- Tzu-En Wu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 11101, Taiwan;
- School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (H.-A.C.); (Y.-N.C.)
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- Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan; (M.-J.J.); (T.-J.C.)
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (H.-A.C.); (Y.-N.C.)
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- Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan; (M.-J.J.); (T.-J.C.)
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- Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan; (M.-J.J.); (T.-J.C.)
- Artificial Intelligence Development Center, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan
- Department of Information Management, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan
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Weng R, Naduvilath T, Philip K, Chen X, Sankaridurg P. Exploring non-adherence to contact lens wear schedule: Subjective assessments and patient related factors in children wearing single vision and myopia control contact lenses. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2020; 44:94-101. [PMID: 33288408 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2020.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine factors associated with non-adherence to contact lens wear schedule involving single vision and myopia control contact lenses in children. METHODS Data from 379 children enrolled in a prospective, double masked, randomized clinical trial, aged 8-13 years, cycloplegic spherical equivalent of -0.75 to -3.50D and wearing either: single vision silicone hydrogel (SiH) CL (control lens); two anti-myopia SiH CL that incorporated relative plus in the central and periphery in a stepped manner (test lens I and II); and two extended depth of focus hydrogel CL (test lens III and IV) was considered. A questionnaire was administered to the participants at every scheduled visit and gathered information on days of wear/week and subjective assessments of ocular comfort and visual quality on an analog scale of 1-10.Participants were categorized as "Adherent" when lens wear was ≥ 6 days/week or "Non-adherent" when lens wear ≤ 5 days/week. Categorized adherence data was summarized as a percentage across visits for each CL type. Differences between the two groups were analyzed using linear mixed model. RESULTS For the control lens, 79.6 % participants were adherent as compared to 63.7%-74.6% with test lenses (p=0.026). Non-adherence was greater in those that discontinued (p<0.001). Subjective ratings of visual quality for static and dynamic tasks were lower with non-adherent wearers and more variable between visits. Ocular comfort was also poorer in non-adherent wearers irrespective of lens material or lens design. Male gender, lower baseline myopia, lower high contrast visual acuity and esophoria were associated with a higher risk of non-adherence. CONCLUSIONS The study identified a wide range of factors associated with non-adherence to lens wear schedule. Paying specific attention to these factors when evaluating patients for CL wear and taking steps to ensure satisfaction in lens wear may promote longer term continuation of wear.
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- Rebecca Weng
- Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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- Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Centre, Sun Yet Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Lam CSY, Tang WC, Qi H, Radhakrishnan H, Hasegawa K, To CH, Charman WN. Effect of Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments Spectacle Lens Wear on Visual Function in Myopic Chinese Children. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2020; 9:11. [PMID: 32879767 PMCID: PMC7442864 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.9.9.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Purpose To compare visual function of myopic children who had worn either defocus incorporated multiple segment (DIMS) spectacle lenses or single vision (SV) spectacle lenses over two years. Methods We included 160 Chinese myopic (−1 diopter [D] to −5 D) children aged 8 to 13 years in a randomized clinical trial; they wore either DIMS lenses (DIMS; n = 79) or regular SV spectacles lenses (n = 81) full time for 2 years. Visual function, including high-contrast visual acuity (VA) and low-contrast VA at distance and near, binocular functions, and accommodation, before, during, and after 2 years of spectacle wear were assessed when both groups wore SV corrections. Changes of visual function between the two groups and within groups were compared. Results There were no statistically significant differences in the 2-year visual function changes between DIMS and SV groups (repeated measures analysis of variance with group as factor; P > 0.05). Statistically significant improvement in the best-corrected distance high-contrast VA (P < 0.001) and stereoacuity score (P < 0.001) were found after DIMS lens wear over 2 years. Similar findings were observed after SV spectacle lens wear. For both the DIMS and SV groups, there were statistically significant decreases in accommodative lag, monocular and binocular amplitude of accommodation after two years (P < 0.01), but not in the changes in distance low-contrast VA, near high-contrast VA, near low-contrast VA, or phoria. Conclusions Although changes in some visual function were shown during 2 years of DIMS lens wear, similar changes were found with SV lens wear. Wear of DIMS spectacle lenses for 2 years does not adversely affect major visual function when children return to SV corrections. Translational Relevance DIMS spectacle lenses did not cause any adverse effects on visual function.
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- Carly Siu Yin Lam
- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Technical Research and Development Department, Vision Care Section, Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Technical Research and Development Department, Vision Care Section, Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Changing accommodation behaviour during multifocal soft contact lens wear using auditory biofeedback training. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5018. [PMID: 32193512 PMCID: PMC7081315 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61904-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Biofeedback training has been used to access autonomically-controlled body functions through visual or acoustic signals to manage conditions like anxiety and hyperactivity. Here we examined the use of auditory biofeedback to improve accommodative responses to near visual stimuli in patients wearing single vision (SV) and multifocal soft contact lenses (MFCL). MFCLs are one evidence-based treatment shown to be effective in slowing myopia progression in children. However, previous research found that the positive addition relaxed accommodation at near, possibly reducing the therapeutic benefit. Accommodation accuracy was examined in 18 emmetropes and 19 myopes while wearing SVCLs and MFCLs (centre-distance). Short periods of auditory biofeedback training to improve the response (reduce the lag of accommodation) was performed and accommodation re-assessed while patients wore the SVCLs and MFCLs. Significantly larger accommodative lags were measured with MFCLs compared to SV. Biofeedback training effectively reduced the lag by ≥0.3D in individuals of both groups with SVCL and MFCL wear. The training was more effective in myopes wearing their habitual SVCLs. This study shows that accommodation can be changed with short biofeedback training independent of the refractive state. With this proof-of-concept, we hypothesize that biofeedback training in myopic children wearing MFCLs might improve the treatment effectiveness.
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SIGNIFICANCE The Bifocal & Atropine in Myopia (BAM) study aims to determine whether combining 0.01% atropine and +2.50-diopter add center-distance soft bifocal contact lenses (SBCL) slows myopia progression more than SBCL alone. The results could provide significant information on the myopia control effect of combining optical and pharmacological treatments. PURPOSE This article describes the subject characteristics at baseline, the study methods, and the short-term effects of this combination treatment on visual acuity (VA) and vision-related outcomes. METHODS Subjects from the BAM study who met the baseline eligibility criteria were dispensed the combination treatment for 2 weeks to determine final eligibility. Outcome measures included VA at near and distance (Bailey-Lovie logMAR charts), near phoria (modified Thorington), accommodative lag (Grand Seiko WAM-5500), and pupil size (NeurOptics VIP-200 Pupillometer). Compliance was monitored using surveys. Two subgroups in the Bifocal Lenses In Nearsighted Kids study, single-vision contact lens wearers and those who wore +2.50-diopter add SBCL, will serve as the age-matched historical controls for BAM study. RESULTS Forty-nine BAM subjects (9.6 ± 1.4 years) were enrolled; mean spherical equivalent cycloplegic autorefraction was -2.33 ± 1.03 diopters. After 2 weeks of treatment, the best-corrected low-contrast (10% Michelson) distance VA was reduced (pre-treatment, +0.09 ± 0.07; post-treatment, +0.16 ± 0.08; P < .0001), but the high-contrast VA at near or distance was unaffected. Near phoria increased by approximately 2 in the exo direction (P = .01), but the accommodative lag was unchanged. The pupil size was not significantly different between pre-treatment and post-treatment of either the photopic or mesopic condition. Surveys indicated that the subjects wore SBCL 77 ± 22% of waking hours and used atropine 6.4 ± 0.7 days per week. CONCLUSIONS Two weeks of combination treatment reduced low-contrast distance VA and increased near exophoria slightly, but the subjects were compliant and tolerated the treatment well.
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Przekoracka K, Michalak K, Olszewski J, Zeri F, Michalski A, Paluch J, Przekoracka-Krawczyk A. Contrast sensitivity and visual acuity in subjects wearing multifocal contact lenses with high additions designed for myopia progression control. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2019; 43:33-39. [PMID: 31843372 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2019.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2019] [Revised: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the visual performance of multifocal contact lenses (MFCLs) with high addition powers designed for myopia control. METHODS Twenty-four non-presbyopic adults (mean age 24 years, range 18-36 years) were fitted with soft MFCLs with add powers of +2.0 D (Add2) and +4.0 D (Add4) (RELAX, SwissLens) and single vision lenses (SVCL; Add0) in a counterbalanced order. In this double-masked study, half of the participants were randomly fitted with 3 mm-distance central zone MFCLs while the other half received 4.5 mm-distance central zone MFCLs. Visual acuity was measured at distance (3.0 m) and at near (0.4 m). Central and peripheral contrast sensitivity was evaluated at distance using the Gabor patch test. The area under the logarithmic contrast sensitivity function curve (ALCSF) was calculated and compared between the groups (i.e. different additions powers used). RESULTS Near and distance visual acuities were not affected by the lenses, neither Add2 nor Add4, when compared to Add0, however, CZ3 significantly reduced distance visual acuity with Add4 when compared to CZ4.5 (-0.08 logMAR vs. for CZ3 and -0.18 logMAR for CZ4.5, p = 0.013). MFCLs impaired central ALCSF only when Add2 was used (15.99 logCS for Add2 and 16.36 logCS for SVCLs, p = 0.021). Peripheral ALCSF was statistically lower for both addition powers of the MFCLs when compared to SVCLs (12.70 for Add2 and Add4, 13.73 for SVCLs, p = 0.009). The above effects were the same for both central zones used. CONCLUSIONS MFCLs with CZ3 diameter and high add power (Add4) slightly reduced distance visual acuity when compared to CZ4.5 but no reduction in this parameter was found with medium add power (Add2). Central contrast sensitivity was impaired only by MFCLs with the lower add power (Add2). Both add powers in the MFCLs reduced peripheral contrast sensitivity to a similar extent.
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- Katarzyna Przekoracka
- Laboratory of Bionics and Experimental Medical Biology, Department of Bionics and Bioimpendance, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Parkowa 2, 60-775, Poznań, Poland; Laboratory of Vision and Neuroscience, NanoBioMedical Center, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań, Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Vision and Neuroscience, NanoBioMedical Center, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań, Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; Laboratory of Vision Science and Optometry, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań, Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Bionics and Experimental Medical Biology, Department of Bionics and Bioimpendance, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Parkowa 2, 60-775, Poznań, Poland.
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- University of Milano Bicocca, Department of Materials Science, R. Cozzi 55, I-20125 Milan, Italy; School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, B4 7ET, Birmingham, UK.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chair of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 5D, 60-806 Poznań, Poznań, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Vision Science and Optometry, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań, Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Vision and Neuroscience, NanoBioMedical Center, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań, Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; Laboratory of Vision Science and Optometry, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań, Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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Cheng X, Xu J, Brennan NA. Accommodation and its role in myopia progression and control with soft contact lenses. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2019; 39:162-171. [PMID: 30994197 DOI: 10.1111/opo.12614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine the impact of contact lens optical design on accommodative behaviour of children and the correlation between myopia progression and the accommodative response of the eye while wearing a contact lens designed for myopia control. METHODS A post-hoc analysis was conducted on data from a previously published myopia control trial. A total of 109 subjects (aged 8 to 11 years, myopia: -0.75 to -4.00 D) wore either a Control (single-vision, n = 57) or a Test (with positive spherical aberration, +SA, n = 52) soft contact lens, binocularly for 1 year. Accommodative response was measured as the subject observed targets at -1.00 to -4.00 D vergence using the Grand Seiko WAM-5500 open-field autorefractor (www.grandseiko.com). Slope of accommodative response (SAR) as well as distance and near phoria and stimulus accommodative convergence/accommodation (AC/A) were compared between each group at baseline without study lenses and at 1-week and 1-year visits with study lenses. The SAR was also compared to changes in axial length (AL) and spherical equivalent cycloplegic auto refraction (SECAR). RESULTS At baseline, there was no significant difference in SAR between the two study groups (ΔSAR = -0.039, p = 0.84). At 1 week, mean SAR of the Test group was significantly less than for the Control group (ΔSAR = -0.203, p < 0.0001), an effect that persisted to 1 year (ΔSAR = -0.129, p < 0.0001). In the Test group, greater SAR was associated with less change in AL (regression coefficient: -0.59 mm, p < 0.0001) and SECAR (regression coefficient: 1.12 D, p = 0.006) at 1 year. In the Control group, associations between SAR and change in AL and SECAR were not statistically significant. Compared to the Control group, eyes of the Test group appeared to be more exophoric with study lenses, however, the difference between the two groups was only significant at 1 week for distance phoria and 1 year for near phoria. CONCLUSION The soft contact lens with +SA for controlling myopia progression resulted in an apparent decrease in mean accommodation. Within the Test group, reduced accommodative response correlated with greater myopia progression, suggesting some subjects in the Test group utilised the +SA for near viewing, inducing hyperopic defocus at the retina. Accordingly, the potential impact of a lens optics on accommodative function should be considered during design of myopia control lenses.
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- Xu Cheng
- Johnson & Johnson Vision, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Johnson & Johnson Vision, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Hughes RP, Vincent SJ, Read SA, Collins MJ. Higher order aberrations, refractive error development and myopia control: a review. Clin Exp Optom 2019; 103:68-85. [PMID: 31489693 DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Evidence from animal and human studies suggests that ocular growth is influenced by visual experience. Reduced retinal image quality and imposed optical defocus result in predictable changes in axial eye growth. Higher order aberrations are optical imperfections of the eye that alter retinal image quality despite optimal correction of spherical defocus and astigmatism. Since higher order aberrations reduce retinal image quality and produce variations in optical vergence across the entrance pupil of the eye, they may provide optical signals that contribute to the regulation and modulation of eye growth and refractive error development. The magnitude and type of higher order aberrations vary with age, refractive error, and during near work and accommodation. Furthermore, distinctive changes in higher order aberrations occur with various myopia control treatments, including atropine, near addition spectacle lenses, orthokeratology and soft multifocal and dual-focus contact lenses. Several plausible mechanisms have been proposed by which higher order aberrations may influence axial eye growth, the development of refractive error, and the treatment effect of myopia control interventions. Future studies of higher order aberrations, particularly during childhood, accommodation, and treatment with myopia control interventions are required to further our understanding of their potential role in refractive error development and eye growth.
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Gifford KL, Richdale K, Kang P, Aller TA, Lam CS, Liu YM, Michaud L, Mulder J, Orr JB, Rose KA, Saunders KJ, Seidel D, Tideman JWL, Sankaridurg P. IMI - Clinical Management Guidelines Report. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 60:M184-M203. [PMID: 30817832 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-25977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Best practice clinical guidelines for myopia control involve an understanding of the epidemiology of myopia, risk factors, visual environment interventions, and optical and pharmacologic treatments, as well as skills to translate the risks and benefits of a given myopia control treatment into lay language for both the patient and their parent or caregiver. This report details evidence-based best practice management of the pre-, stable, and the progressing myope, including risk factor identification, examination, selection of treatment strategies, and guidelines for ongoing management. Practitioner considerations such as informed consent, prescribing off-label treatment, and guides for patient and parent communication are detailed. The future research directions of myopia interventions and treatments are discussed, along with the provision of clinical references, resources, and recommendations for continuing professional education in this growing area of clinical practice.
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- Kate L Gifford
- Private Practice and Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Private Practice and University of California, Berkeley, United States
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- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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- University of California, Berkeley, California, United States
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- University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Wolffsohn JS, Kollbaum PS, Berntsen DA, Atchison DA, Benavente A, Bradley A, Buckhurst H, Collins M, Fujikado T, Hiraoka T, Hirota M, Jones D, Logan NS, Lundström L, Torii H, Read SA, Naidoo K. IMI - Clinical Myopia Control Trials and Instrumentation Report. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 60:M132-M160. [PMID: 30817830 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-25955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The evidence-basis based on existing myopia control trials along with the supporting academic literature were reviewed; this informed recommendations on the outcomes suggested from clinical trials aimed at slowing myopia progression to show the effectiveness of treatments and the impact on patients. These outcomes were classified as primary (refractive error and/or axial length), secondary (patient reported outcomes and treatment compliance), and exploratory (peripheral refraction, accommodative changes, ocular alignment, pupil size, outdoor activity/lighting levels, anterior and posterior segment imaging, and tissue biomechanics). The currently available instrumentation, which the literature has shown to best achieve the primary and secondary outcomes, was reviewed and critiqued. Issues relating to study design and patient selection were also identified. These findings and consensus from the International Myopia Institute members led to final recommendations to inform future instrumentation development and to guide clinical trial protocols.
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- James S Wolffsohn
- Ophthalmic Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Indiana University, School of Optometry, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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- The Ocular Surface Institute, College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- Indiana University, School of Optometry, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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- School of Health Professions, Peninsula Allied Health Centre, Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- Department of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Ophthalmic Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- African Vision Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Koh S, Inoue R, Sato S, Haruna M, Asonuma S, Nishida K. Quantification of accommodative response and visual performance in non-presbyopes wearing low-add contact lenses. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2019; 43:226-231. [PMID: 31327577 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2019.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Digital eye strain encompasses a range of ocular and visual symptoms across all age groups. Recently, symptoms associated with accommodative or binocular vision stress have become a major problem, especially in young individuals. The purpose of this prospective, single-blinded study was to objectively quantify the accommodative response and visual performance of low-add soft contact lenses (CLs) in young non-presbyopic individuals. METHODS A daily disposable low-add bifocal design lens (low-add CL) was tested. It employs a centre-distance optical zone and peripheral zone with the added power of +0.50 D to support near vision. Sixteen subjects aged 20-39 years were enrolled in the study. Refractive state and accommodation were measured using an open-field autorefractor with three target vergences, namely, -0.20 D, -2.5 D, and -4.0 D. Binocular visual acuity at high (100%) and low (40%, 20%) contrast and reading ability were assessed. Monofocal soft CLs were used as controls. RESULTS Accommodative response with low-add CLs was significantly smaller than those with two monofocal CL wearing conditions, i.e., at 40 cm (2.5 D of stimulus) and 25 cm (4.0 D of stimulus) (all p < 0.05). The 20% contrast visual acuity at distance was significantly better with low-add CLs and second-time monofocal CLs compared to first-time monofocal CLs (all p < 0.05). The reading ability was not significantly different. CONCLUSIONS Quantification of accommodative response and visual performance demonstrated that using low-add CLs alleviated the accommodation under the near-vision condition, without sacrificing distance vision, in non-presbyopes.
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- Department of Innovative Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Innovative Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; SEED CO., LTD., Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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The influence of age, refractive error, visual demand and lighting conditions on accommodative ability in Malay children and adults. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019; 257:1997-2004. [PMID: 31273509 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-019-04405-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Near work, accommodative inaccuracy and ambient lighting conditions have all been implicated in the development of myopia. However, differences in accommodative responses with age and refractive error under different visual conditions remain unclear. This study explores differences in accommodative ability and refractive error with exposure to differing ambient illumination and visual demands in Malay schoolchildren and adults. METHODS Sixty young adults (21-25 years) and 60 schoolchildren (8-12 years) were recruited. Accommodative lag and accommodative fluctuations at far (6 m) and near (25 cm) were measured using the Grand Seiko WAM-5500 open-field autorefractor. The effects of mesopic room illumination on accommodation were also investigated. RESULTS Repeated-measures ANOVA indicated that accommodative lag at far and near differed significantly between schoolchildren and young adults [F(1.219, 35.354) = 11.857, p < 0.05]. Post hoc tests using the Bonferroni correction showed that at near, there was a greater lag in schoolchildren (0.486 ± 0.181 D) than young adults (0.259 ± 0.209 D, p < 0.05). Repeated-measures ANOVA also revealed that accommodative lag at near demands differed statistically between the non-myopic and myopic groups in young adults and schoolchildren [F(3.107, 31.431) = 12.187, p < 0.05]. Post hoc tests with Bonferroni correction showed that accommodative lag at near was significantly greater in myopic schoolchildren (0.655 ± 0.198 D) than in non-myopic schoolchildren (0.202 ± 0.141 D, p < 0.05) and myopic young adults (0.316 ± 0.172 D, p < 0.05), but no significant difference was found between myopic young adults (0.316 ± 0.172 D) and non-myopic young adults (0.242 ± 0.126 D, p > 0.05). Accommodative lag and fluctuations were greater under mesopic room conditions for all ages [all p < 0.05]. CONCLUSION Greater accommodative lag was found in myopes than in emmetropes, in schoolchildren than in adults, and under mesopic conditions than under photopic conditions. Accommodative fluctuations were greatest in myopes and in mesopic conditions. These results suggest that differences exist in the amount of blur experienced by myopes and non-myopes at different ages and under different lighting conditions.
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Li Q, Fang F. Advances and challenges of soft contact lens design for myopia control. APPLIED OPTICS 2019; 58:1639-1656. [PMID: 30874202 DOI: 10.1364/ao.58.001639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Myopia has shown a rapid increase during the past decades around the world, posing great threat to ocular health. Myopia is mostly attributed to an overgrowth of the axial length of the eye, which is an abnormal growth of the sclera that is attributed to a series of environmental and genetic factors and their interactions. Soft contact lenses have the potential to be an ideal method of correction for slowing myopic progression. This paper serves as a comprehensive review of the state of the art in the field of soft contact lens design for myopia control. The knowledge gaps are identified in designing the contact lenses and potential challenges are also presented that could be faced in future development.
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Binocular and accommodative function in the controlled randomized clinical trial MiSight® Assessment Study Spain (MASS). Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2018; 257:207-215. [PMID: 30196481 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-018-4115-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the binocular and accommodative function in children wearing dual focus (DF) MiSight® contact lenses (CLs) for myopia control compared with children wearing single-vision (SV) spectacles. METHODS This was a randomized, controlled clinical trial involving subjects aged 8 to 12, with myopia ranging from - 0.75 to - 4.00D and astigmatism < 1.00D, allocated to MiSight® study CLs group or control group wearing SV. Binocular and accommodative function was determined at baseline, 12-, and 24-month visits, assessed by the following sequence of tests: distance and near horizontal phoria, accommodative convergence/accommodation (AC/A) ratio, stereopsis, accommodative amplitude (AA), and accommodative response (AR) at 33, 25 and 20 cm. RESULTS Seventy-four children completed the study: 41 in the CL group and 33 in the SV group. CLs group did not show any significant differences in binocular and accommodative measurements throughout the study. In control group, distance and near phoria, stereopsis, AC/A and AR at 20 cm did not show any significant change, but AA, AR at 33 cm and AR at 25 cm were greater at 24-month visit compared with baseline (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS DF lenses do not change the binocular and accommodative function in children wearing dual focus CLs. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT01917110.
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