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Jiang N, Zheng Y, Chen M, Zhou J, Min SH. Binocular balance across spatial frequency in anisomyopia. Front Neurosci 2024; 18:1349436. [PMID: 38332861 PMCID: PMC10850230 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1349436] [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: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Purpose Anisomyopia is prevalent in myopia and studies have reported it exhibits impaired binocular function. We investigated the binocular balance across spatial frequency in adults with anisomyopia and compared it to in individuals with less differences in refractive error, and examined whether ocular characteristics can predict binocular balance in anisomyopia. Methods Fifteen anisomyopes, 15 isomyopes and 12 emmetropes were recruited. Binocular balance was quantitatively measured at 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 c/d. The first two groups of the observers were tested with and without optical correction with contact lenses. Emmetropes were tested without optical correction. Results Binocular balance across spatial frequency in optically corrected anisomyopes and isomyopes, as well as emmetropes were found to be similar. Their binocular balance nevertheless still got worse as a function of spatial frequency. However, before optical correction, anisomyopes but not isomyopes showed significant imbalance at higher spatial frequencies. There was a significant correlation between the dependence on spatial frequency of binocular imbalance in uncorrected anisomyopia and interocular difference in visual acuity, and between the dependence and interocular difference in spherical equivalent refraction. Conclusion Anisomyopes had intact binocular balance following correction across spatial frequency compared to those in isomyopes and emmetropes. Their balance was weakly correlated with their refractive status after optical correction. However, their binocular balance before correction and binocular improvement following optical correction were strongly correlated with differences in ocular characteristics between eyes.
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Affiliated Eye Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Affiliated Eye Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Hussain A, Gopalakrishnan A, Chowdhury S, Agarkar S. Progression pattern of non-amblyopic Anisomyopic eyes compared to Isomyopic eyes. Eur J Pediatr 2023; 182:4329-4339. [PMID: 37462797 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05088-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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This study aimed to determine the progression pattern of non-amblyopic anisomyopic children from ages 6 to 16 years. This retrospective study analyzed the electronic medical records of 8680 myopic children who visited Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India over eight years (2009 to 2017). A total of 711 records were retrieved based on inclusion criteria. In addition, 423 records out of 711 had consecutive follow-up for three years (baseline plus three follow-up visits) and were considered to determine the progression pattern. The cycloplegic sphero-cylindrical refraction was taken for analysis and converted to vector notation of M (SE), J0, and J45. Anisomyopia referred to the interocular difference of myopic SE of ≥ 1 D whereas isomyopia referred to the interocular difference of myopic SE of < 1 D. Based on the refraction of the less ametropic eye, anisomyopes were further categorized into bilateral anisometropic myopia (BAM) and unilateral anisometropic myopia (UAM). The isomyopic cohort showed a mean annual progression of -0.49 ± 0.54 D (median [IQR] -0.38 D [{-0.75}-0.00]). In BAM, the mean annual progression of the more myopic eye was -0.45 ± 0.55 D (median [IQR] -0.38 D [{-0.75}-0.00]), and the less myopic eye was -0.37 ± 0.55 D (median [IQR] -0.25 D [{-0.63}-0.00]). This difference was significant (t (212) = -2.14, p < 0.05). In UAM, the myopic eyes (-0.39 ± 0.51 D; median [IQR] -0.25 D [{-0.75}-0.00]) showed a statistically significant higher mean annual progression compared to emmetropic eyes (-0.22 ± 0.36 D; median [IQR] 0.00 D [{-0.44}-0.00]; t (96) = -3.30, p < 0.001). In terms of progression trend, in the BAM group, the rate of change of mean SE between the more myopic and the less myopic eyes were similar (-1.12 ± 1.20 D; median [IQR] -1.13 D [{-2.00}-{-0.38}] vs. -1.05 ± 1.25 D; median [IQR] -0.88 D [{-1.75}-{-0.13}]; t (138) = -0.64, p > 0.05). However, the more myopic eyes of UAM showed a higher myopic trend compared to the emmetropic eyes (-1.37 ± 1.06 D; median [IQR] -1.32 D [{-2.13}-{-0.50}] vs. -0.96 ± 1.11 D; median [IQR] -0.75 D [{-1.56}-{-0.25}]; t (61) = -2.74, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Children with BAM and UAM eyes exhibit different progression patterns from each other. While the rate of the refractive shift in myopic eyes of UAM is similar to isomyopic eyes, BAM eyes present a slower rate of progression than isomyopic eyes. What is Known: • The rate of change of refraction in anisomyopes is higher compared to isomyopic children. • Less myopic eyes tend to shift towards more myopia while more myopic eyes show stable refraction. What is New: • The progression pattern of bilateral anisometropic myopia and unilateral anisometropic myopia differ from one another. • While the rate of the refractive shift in myopic eyes of unilateral anisometropic myopia is similar to isomyopic eyes, bilateral anisometropic myopia eyes present a slower rate of progression than isomyopic eyes. • The pattern of change in the interocular difference of anisometropia depends on the laterality (bilateral or unilateral ametropia), and degree of spherical equivalent in the more ametropic eye.
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- Azfira Hussain
- Myopia Clinic, Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, No.41, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India.
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- Myopia Clinic, Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, No.41, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India
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- Myopia Clinic, Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, No.41, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
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Zhou Y, Zhang XF, Chen XJ, Wang M, Cai JR, Xiong YJ, Song Y, Sun ZM. Prevalence of anisometropia and influencing factors among school-age children in Nantong, China: a cross-sectional study. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1190285. [PMID: 37397717 PMCID: PMC10307961 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1190285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
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Objective To investigate the prevalence of anisometropia and associated parameters among school-aged children in Nantong, China. Methods This school-based, cross-sectional study examined students from primary schools, junior high schools, and senior high schools in an urban area of Nantong, China. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the specific correlations between anisometropia and related parameters. Non-cycloplegic autorefraction was assessed for each student. Anisometropia was defined as the spherical equivalent refraction (SE) difference ≥ 1.0 D between eyes. Results A total of 9,501 participants were validated for analyses, of which 53.2% (n = 5,054) were male, and 46.8% (n = 4,447) were female. The mean of age was 13.32 ± 3.49 years, ranging from 7-19 years. The overall prevalence of anisometropia was 25.6%. Factors such as myopia, scoliosis screening positive, hyperopia, female sex, older age, and higher weight had a significantly higher risk of anisometropia (p < 0.05). Conclusion There was a high prevalence of anisometropia in school-age children. Some physical examination parameters are closely related to children's anisometropia, especially myopia and scoliosis. Preventing myopia and controlling its progression may be the most important ways to reduce the prevalence of anisometropia. Correcting scoliosis may be an important factor in controlling the prevalence of anisometropia, and maintaining good reading and writing posture may be helpful in controlling the prevalence of anisometropia.
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- Yue Zhou
- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nantong Fifth People’s Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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Hussain A, Gopalakrishnan A, Chowdhury S, Agarkar S. Effectiveness of 0.01% atropine in anisomyopic children. Indian J Ophthalmol 2023; 71:2109-2114. [PMID: 37203091 PMCID: PMC10391398 DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2762_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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Purpose To investigate the change in ocular parameters of anisomyopic children treated with 0.01% atropine. Methods This retrospective study analyzed the data of anisomyopic children who underwent comprehensive examination at a tertiary eye center in India. Anisomyopic subjects (difference of ≥1.00 D) of age 6-12 years who were treated with 0.01% atropine or prescribed regular single vision spectacle and had follow-ups of more than 1 year were included. Results Data from 52 subjects were included. No difference was observed in the mean rate of change of spherical equivalent (SE) of more myopic eyes between 0.01% atropine (-0.56 D; 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.82, -0.30) and single vision lens wearers (-0.59 D; 95% CI: -0.80, -0.37; P = 0.88). Similarly, insignificant change in the mean SE of less myopic eyes was noted between the groups (0.01% atropine group, -0.62 D; 95% CI: -0.88, -0.36 vs. single vision spectacle wearer group, -0.76 D; 95% CI: -1.00, -0.52; P = 0.43). None of the ocular biometric parameters showed any difference between the two groups. Though anisomyopic cohort treated with 0.01% atropine revealed a significant correlation between the rate of change of mean SE and axial length in both eyes (more myopic eyes, r = -0.58; P = 0.001 and less myopic eyes, r = -0.82; P < 0.001) compared to single vision spectacle wearer group, the change was not significant. Conclusion Administration of 0.01% atropine had minimal effect on reducing the rate of myopia progression in anisomyopic eyes.
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- Azfira Hussain
- Myopia Clinic, Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Myopia Clinic, Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Myopia Clinic, Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Liu T, Ma W, Wang J, Yang B, Dong G, Chen C, Wang X, Liu L. The effects of base curve aspheric orthokeratology lenses on corneal topography and peripheral refraction: A randomized prospective trial. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2023; 46:101814. [PMID: 36681621 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2023.101814] [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: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND To investigate the effects of orthokeratology (ortho-k) lenses with aspheric and spherical base curve designs on corneal refractive power (CRP) and peripheral refraction. METHODS Children aged 8 to 12 years with myopia between -0.75 D to -4.00 D, astigmatism ≤1.00 D, and corneal astigmatism ≤1.50 D were randomly assigned to the base curve aspheric (BCA) and base curve spherical (BCS) ortho-k lens groups. CRP was assessed for the central 8 mm cornea along horizontal and vertical meridians, and peripheral refraction was measured at 10°, 20°, and 30° along the nasal and temporal retina. Primary measurements included relative corneal refractive power change (RCRPC) and relative peripheral refraction change (RPRC). RESULTS The 3-month results of the 33 and 29 subjects (right eye only) in the BCA and BCS groups, respectively, were obtained. Nonsignificant differences were found in the baseline data between the two groups (p > 0.05). At the 3-month follow-up visit, the mean RCRPC in the BCA group (2.08 ± 0.65 D) was significantly greater than that in the BCS group (1.32 ± 0.81 D) (F1,51 = 25.25, p < 0.001). The BCA group (-1.82 ± 0.65 D) exhibited a larger absolute RPRC than the BCS group (-0.98 ± 0.54 D) (F1,57 = 33.73, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS It was found that the BCA ortho-k lens resulted in a more aspheric treatment zone and a more myopic relative peripheral refraction (RPR) along the horizontal meridian. The more myopic RPR was contributed by a more hyperopic central refraction and a more myopic peripheral refraction in the BCA group.
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- Tong Liu
- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Laboratory of Optometry and Vision Sciences, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Laboratory of Optometry and Vision Sciences, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Laboratory of Optometry and Vision Sciences, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Laboratory of Optometry and Vision Sciences, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Laboratory of Optometry and Vision Sciences, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Laboratory of Optometry and Vision Sciences, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Manoharan MK, Atchison DA, Verkicharla PK. Do Anisometropic Eyes Have Steeper Retinas Than Their Isometropic Counterparts? Optom Vis Sci 2023; 100:67-73. [PMID: 36705716 DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000001948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE Our findings suggest that retinal shapes of the eyes of anisometropes are not different from that of the eyes of isometropes with the same refractions. PURPOSE We investigated ( a ) intereye differences in relative peripheral eye lengths between isometropes and anisometropes and ( b ) if the retinal shape is different between isometropic and anisometropic eyes with the same central refraction. METHODS Central and peripheral eye lengths were determined along the horizontal meridian in 10° intervals out to ±30° using a noncontact biometer in 28 isometropes and 16 anisometropes. Retinal coordinates were estimated using these eye lengths and ray tracing. Retinal shape was determined in terms of vertex radius of curvature ( Rv ), asphericity ( Q ), and equivalent radius of curvature ( REq ). Linear regression was determined for the REq as functions of central refraction in a subset of isometropic and anisometropic eyes having the same refraction. RESULTS The differences in relative peripheral eye lengths between the two eyes of anisometropes were significantly greater than for isometropes at ±30° eccentricities. Higher myopic eyes of anisometropes had smaller Rv , more negative Q , and smaller REq than the lower myopic eyes for both isometropes and anisometropes (mean ± standard error of the mean: Rv , 9.8 ± 0.5 vs. 11.7 ± 0.4 mm [ P = .002]; Q , -1.1 ± 0.2 vs. -0.5 ± 0.2 [ P = .03]; REq , 11.5 ± 0.3 vs. 12.4 ± 0.2 mm [ P = .01]). Intercepts and slopes of the linear regressions of REq in anisometropes and their isometropic counterparts with the same refraction were not significantly different from each other ( P > .05). CONCLUSIONS Higher myopic eyes of anisometropes had similar retina shapes along the horizontal meridian to those of isometropic eyes with the same refraction.
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Hashem O, Sheha H. Ten-Year Outcomes of LASIK for Pediatric Myopic Anisometropia. Clin Ophthalmol 2022; 16:4293-4301. [PMID: 36578667 PMCID: PMC9792104 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s387302] [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: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate long-term safety, effectiveness, and stability of unilateral LASIK in pediatric myopic anisometropic amblyopia. Methods This retrospective study included children who received unilateral LASIK for myopic anisometropia of >6 D, after mandatory 6-month occlusion/penalization therapy. They were evaluated at 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and biannually until 10 years. Outcome measures included visual acuity, refraction, ocular alignment, stereopsis, corneal clarity, and corneal topography. Results 32 patients (16 girls) with mean age of 8.6 ± 2.3 years completed 10 years of follow up after unilateral LASIK. Mean preoperative spherical equivalent refraction (SER) was -10.3D ±2.0D in the affected eye, with anisometropic difference of -9.5D ±1.7D. Mean post-LASIK SER was -1.3D±0.8D (p<0.001). Anisometropia significantly decreased to 0.3D±0.8D, 0.4D±1.0D, and 1.0±2.5D at 6 months, 1 year and 10 years respectively (p<0.001). 11 patients (34%) who had preoperative intermittent exotropia (< 15°) regained orthophoria in all gazes, while 5 of 10 who had constant exotropia with large angle (>30°) required strabismus surgery for ocular alignment. BCVA improved from 0.04±0.6 Decimal at baseline to 0.6 ±0.2 after LASIK and occlusion therapy (p< 0.001). Despite insignificant refractive regression in both eyes, patients have maintained orthophoria, improved stereopsis, clear cornea, and the topography showed no evidence of post-LASIK ectasia. Conclusion LASIK appears safe, effective, and stable for correcting refractory pediatric myopic anisometropia, in which conventional measures fail or endanger normal visual development. Eliminating anisometropic aniseikonia consequently restores binocular vision and stereopsis which, along with amblyopia therapy, would reverse amblyopia and prevent recurrence.
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- Omar Hashem
- Cornea and Refractive Department, Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Giza, Cairo, Egypt,Correspondence: Omar Hashem, Research Institute of Ophthalmology, 2 Al Ahram Street, Giza, Cairo, Egypt, Tel +201222422032, Email
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine & Glaucoma Research Organization, Miami, FL, USA,Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Gao R, Ren Y, Li S, Xu H, Lin X, McAlinden C, Ye J, Huang J, Yu J. Assessment of corneal biomechanics in anisometropia using Scheimpflug technology. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:994353. [PMID: 36338123 PMCID: PMC9632863 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.994353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Purpose: To investigate the relationship between corneal biomechanical and ocular biometric parameters, and to explore biomechanical asymmetry between anisometropic eyes using the corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology device (Corvis ST). Methods: 180 anisometropic participants were included. Participants were divided into low (1.00≤△Spherical equivalent (SE) < 2.00D), moderate (2.00D≤△SE < 3.00D) and high (△SE ≥ 3.00D) anisometropic groups. Axial length (AL), keratometry, anterior chamber depth (ACD) and corneal biomechanical parameters were assessed using the OA-2000 biometer, Pentacam HR and Corvis ST, respectively. Results: The mean age of participants was 16.09 ± 5.64 years. Stress-Strain Index (SSI) was positively correlated with SE (r = 0.501, p < 0.001) and negatively correlated with AL (r = -0.436, p < 0.001). Some other Corvis ST parameters had weak correlation with SE or AL. Corneal biomechanical parameters except for time of first applanation (A1T), length of second applanation (A2L), deformation amplitude (DA), first applanation stiffness parameter (SPA1) and ambrosia relational thickness-horizontal (ARTh) were correlated with ametropic parameters (SE or AL) in multiple regression analyses. A1T, velocity of first applanation (A1V), time of second applanation (A2T), A2L, velocity of second applanation (A2V), corneal curvature radius at highest concavity (HCR), peak distance (PD), DA, deformation amplitude ratio max (2 mm) (DAR), SPA1, integrated radius (IR), and SSI showed significant differences between fellow eyes (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference in asymmetry of corneal biomechanics among the three groups (p > 0.05). Asymmetry of some biomechanical parameters had weak correlation with asymmetry of mean corneal curvatures and ACD. However, asymmetry of corneal biomechanical parameters was not correlated with asymmetry of SE or AL (p > 0.05). Conclusion: More myopic eyes had weaker biomechanical properties than the contralateral eye in anisometropia. However, a certain linear relationship between anisometropia and biomechanical asymmetry was not found.
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- Rongrong Gao
- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, United Kingdom
- Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport, United Kingdom
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- Department Ophthalmology, Yiwu Central Hospital, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
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- Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Shanghai, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Superficial Retinal Vessel Density and Foveal Avascular Zone in Myopic Anisometropia: An OCTA-Based Study in Young Chinese Children. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:1229009. [PMID: 35845945 PMCID: PMC9279070 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1229009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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This retrospective study investigated superficial retinal vessel density (SRVLD) and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in children with myopic anisometropia. We included 84 eyes of 42 individuals with myopic anisometropia and no posterior segment abnormalities. All eyes underwent OCTA. Individual SRVLD and FAZ area were measured on OCTA. Using a paired t-test, we compared the interocular difference between the fellow eyes for all the measurements. SRVLD was significantly higher in the relatively more myopic eyes than in the fellow eyes in the whole population and in patients with an interocular difference of >1.5 D (p = 003 and 0.01, respectively). In patients with an interocular difference of ≤1.5 D in spherical equivalent refraction, only the nasal sector showed higher SRVLD in the less myopic eyes. SRVLD in the whole image and parafoveal sector was significantly lower in the dominant eye (paired t-test, p = 003 and 0.03, respectively), while other locations showed no difference. The area, perimeter, and circularity index in FAZ parameters showed no difference. SRVLD showed no significant differences between the two types of eyes, with an interocular difference of ≤1.5 D but increased in the relatively more myopic eyes than in the fellow eyes in children with myopic anisometropia, with an interocular difference of >1.5 D. Increasing SRVLD may show a compensatory increase to maintain retinal function and thus maintain normal visual function in the relatively more myopic fellow eyes. As the study to use patients as self-control with OCTA analysis in both eyes, this study provides some reference value for further interpretation of the pathogenesis of anisometropia.
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Langenbucher A, Szentmáry N, Cayless A, Röggla V, Leydolt C, Wendelstein J, Hoffmann P. Similarity of eyes in a cataractous population—How reliable is the biometry of the fellow eye for lens power calculation? PLoS One 2022; 17:e0269709. [PMID: 35771869 PMCID: PMC9246162 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background
In some situations it is necessary to use biometry from the fellow eye for lens power calculation prior to cataract surgery. The purpose of this study was to analyse the lateral differences in biometric measurements and their impact on the lens power calculation.
Methods
The analysis was based on a large dataset of 19,472 measurements of 9736 patients prior to cataract surgery with complete biometric data of both left and right eyes extracted from the IOLMaster 700. After randomly indexing the left or right eye as primary (P) and secondary (S), the differences between S and P eye were recorded and analysed (Keratometry (RSEQ), total keratometry (TRSEQ) and back surface power (BRSEQ)), axial length AL, corneal thickness CCT, anterior chamber depth ACD, lens thickness LT). Lens power was calculated with the Castrop formula for all P and S eyes, and the refraction was predicted using both the P and S eye biometry for the lens power calculation.
Results
Lateral differences (S-P, 90% confidence interval) ranged between -0.64 to 0.63 dpt / -0.67 to 0.66 dpt / -0.12 to 0.12 dpt for RSEQ / TRSEQ / BRSEQ. The respective difference in AL / CCT / ACD / LT ranged between -0.46 to 0.43 mm / -0.01 to 0.01 mm / -0.20 to 0.20 mm / -0.13 to 0.14 mm. The resulting difference in lens power and predicted refraction ranged between -2.02 to 2.00 dpt and -1.36 to 1.30 dpt where the biometry of the S eye is used instead of the P eye. The AL and RSEQ were identified as the most critical parameters where the biometry of the fellow eye is used.
Conclusion
Despite a strong similarity of both eyes, intraocular lens power calculation with fellow eye biometry could yield different results for the lens power and finally for the predicted refraction. In 10% of cases, the lens power derived from the S eye deviates by 2 dpt or more, resulting in a refraction deviation of 1.36 dpt or more.
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- Achim Langenbucher
- Department of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Center for Limbal Stem Cell and Aniridia Research, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
- Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis-University, Budapest, Hungary
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- School of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Department of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
- Department of Optometry and Ophthalmology, AKH Vienna University Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Optometry and Ophthalmology, AKH Vienna University Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
- Department of Ophthalmology, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Augen- und Laserklinik Castrop-Rauxel, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
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Sun X, Zhang Y, Chen Y. Corneal aberrations andanisometropia in children. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 105:801-805. [PMID: 34886752 DOI: 10.1080/08164622.2021.2003689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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 Children with anisometropia have different refractive errors in each eye. Studies reported similar ocular higher-order aberrations (HOAs) in each eye within anisometropia. It is unclear whether binocular corneal HOAs within anisometropia are likewise similar. This study compared interocular differences in corneal HOAs among children with anisometropia, and explored correlations between corneal HOAs and anisometropia. BACKGROUND This study aimed to compare interocular differences in corneal aberrations in children with low and high anisometropia and to determine correlations between the size of interocular differences in corneal HOAs and the degree of anisometropia. METHODS This was a retrospective, self-controlled study: 69 children with myopic anisometropia were divided into a high anisometropia group (34 children, interocular difference in spherical equivalent refraction ≧2D) and a low anisometropia group (35 children, 2D >interocular difference in spherical equivalent refraction ≧1D). Binocular corneal aberrations were measured using Sirius combined corneal topographer and tomographer. Paired t-tests, Wilcoxon rank sum tests, and Spearman correlation analyses were used in the current study. RESULTS For the low anisometropia group, there were no statistically significant interocular differences in corneal HOAs (P>0.05). For the high anisometropia group, higher myopic eyes had lower coma in 3mm diameter than those of the contralateral eyes (in the total cornea and the anterior corneal surface; P<0.05). No interocular difference was found in corneal total higher-order aberration and spherical aberration in the high anisometropia group (P>0.05). Among all 69 children with anisometropia, interocular differences in coma were not correlated with the degree of anisometropia (P>0.05). CONCLUSION For children with high anisometropia, higher myopic eyes had lower coma than those of the contralateral eyes. However, no obvious correlation was found between interocular differences in coma and the degree of anisometropia.
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- Xiaoxiao Sun
- Institute of Medical Technology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medical Technology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing, China
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He Y, Liu L, Vincent SJ. Compression Factor and Visual Performance in Adults Treated With Orthokeratology. Eye Contact Lens 2021; 47:413-419. [PMID: 33974574 DOI: 10.1097/icl.0000000000000796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of compression factor on visual performance in orthokeratology (ortho-k). METHODS Myopic adults were fitted with ortho-k lenses with either a 0.75 diopter (D) or 1.75 D compression factor. Higher-order aberrations (HOAs), corneal topography, and responses to the National Eye Institute/Refractive Error Quality of Life Instrument-42 questionnaire were measured at baseline and 6-month and 12-month follow-up along with a satisfaction questionnaire. Subjective refraction, high-contrast, and low-contrast visual acuity were measured at baseline and 1-day, 1-week, 6-month, and 12-month follow-up. RESULTS Forty-four myopic (mean spherical equivalent refraction: -3.66±0.84 D) adults (median age 25 years) completed the 12-month follow-up. After ortho-k lens wear, levels of satisfaction of vision after waking were significantly higher than vision before sleep for both compression factors (both P<0.01). The increased compression factor (ICF) resulted in less myopia at the 1-week visit (P=0.04) and better high-contrast unaided visual acuity at the 1-day visit (P=0.03) compared with the conventional compression factor (CCF). No other significant differences were observed for the compression factor for treatment zone diameter, lens decentration, or any subjective measurements. Individual HOA terms , , , and were significantly higher in the CCF group (0.75 D) (all P<0.05). The HOA visual Strehl ratio decreased significantly after lens wear (P<0.001) but did not vary with the compression factor. CONCLUSIONS An ICF did not result in clinically significant differences in subjective refraction, visual acuity, unaided vision, or the total ocular HOA profile compared with a CCF (0.75 D) in myopic adults after long-term ortho-k lens wear.
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- Yuanhao He
- Department of Optometry and Visual Science (Y.H.), West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Ophthalmology (L.L.), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; and Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory (S.J.V.), Centre for Vision and Eye Research, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Vincent SJ, Collins MJ, Read SA, Carney LG. Myopic anisometropia: ocular characteristics and aetiological considerations. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 97:291-307. [DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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- Stephen J Vincent
- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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Wang Q, Liu W, Wu Y, Ma Y, Zhao G. Central corneal thickness and its relationship to ocular parameters in young adult myopic eyes. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 100:250-254. [PMID: 27757993 DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Qing Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Eyes of Aniso-Axial Length Individuals Share Generally Similar Corneal Biometrics with Normal Eyes in Cataract Population. J Ophthalmol 2020; 2020:4760978. [PMID: 33178451 PMCID: PMC7648247 DOI: 10.1155/2020/4760978] [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: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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AIMS To determine the characteristics of corneal biometrics in eyes from aniso-axial length cataract patients compared with eyes from non-aniso-axial length individuals. METHODS This is a retrospective case series. Cataract patients with preoperative binocular measurements were recruited. A binocular axial difference of ≥1 mm was considered to indicate aniso-axial length. The anterior segmental biometrics were measured using Pentacam HR (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany) and IOLMaster 500 (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany). Comparisons of biometrics were made among 4 eye conditions: the longer eyes from aniso-axial length patients, the shorter eyes from aniso-axial length patients, the longer eyes from non-aniso-axial length patients, and the shorter eyes from non-aniso-axial length patients. The aniso-axial length eyes were also stratified into 8 subgroups with axial length (AL) increments of 1 mm, and the biometrics of the subgroups were compared. RESULTS There was smaller anterior corneal astigmatism in the shorter aniso-axial length group than those in the longer aniso-axial length group (1.01 ± 0.70 D vs 1.12 ± 0.76 D, P=0.031). The longer aniso-axial length eyes had greater anterior corneal steep curvature (44.13 ± 1.69 D vs 43.87 ± 1.69 D, P=0.009) and anterior corneal astigmatism (1.12 ± 0.76 D vs 1.02 ± 0.69 D, P=0.023) compared with longer non-aniso-axial length subjects. Other corneal biometrics were similar between the aniso-axial length eyes and the non-aniso-axial length eyes. In the longer aniso-axial length group, the posterior corneal aberrations of eyes in the ≥5 mm subgroups were greater than those in the <5 mm subgroups (0.879 ± 0.183 μm vs 0.768 ± 0.178 μm for total aberrations, P < 0.001; 0.228 ± 0.086 μm vs 0.196 ± 0.043 μm for high-order aberrations, P=0.036; 0.847 ± 0.173 μm vs 0.741 ± 0.179 μm for low-order aberrations, P=0.001). CONCLUSION Eyes of aniso-axial length individuals share generally similar corneal biometrics with normal eyes in cataract population. Anterior corneal astigmatism of the longer eyes from the aniso-axial length cataract patients was higher than that of the longer eyes from the non-aniso-axial length individuals. Total posterior corneal aberrations of the longer aniso-axial length eyes increased when the binocular axial difference was over 5 mm.
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Vincent SJ, Tan Q, Ng ALK, Cheng GPM, Woo VCP, Cho P. Higher order aberrations and axial elongation in combined 0.01% atropine with orthokeratology for myopia control. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2020; 40:728-737. [PMID: 32888318 DOI: 10.1111/opo.12730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the changes in higher order aberrations (HOA's) for photopic and mesopic pupil diameters in children undergoing orthokeratology treatment (OK) or combined 0.01% atropine with orthokeratology treatment (AOK), and their association with axial elongation. METHODS Children aged 6 to <11 years with 1.00-4.00 D of myopia were randomly assigned to each treatment group. Photopic and mesopic pupil diameters were quantified using automated pupillometry and HOA's were measured with a Hartmann-Shack aberrometer and Badal system to control for accommodation. HOA's were rescaled to photopic and mesopic pupil diameters and fitted with a 6th order Zernike polynomial expansion. Axial length was measured using an optical biometer under cycloplegia. RESULTS Baseline and six-month data from 25 AOK and 28 OK participants were analysed. At the six-month visit, pupil diameter was larger in the AOK group under photopic conditions (3.70 ± 0.42 vs 3.12 ± 0.33 mm, p < 0.001), along with a range of HOA metrics [3rd to 6th order and higher order root mean square error values (HO RMS), all p ≤ 0.003] and individual Zernike terms (primary spherical aberration, and oblique quadrafoil, both p ≤ 0.03). Axial elongation was greater in the OK treatment group (0.05 ± 0.08 vs -0.01 ± 0.12 mm, p = 0.02). In the AOK group, axial elongation was correlated with the increase in photopic pupil diameter (r = -0.45, p = 0.02) and with several HOA metrics; however, these associations were not observed in the OK group. CONCLUSION AOK treatment resulted in increased photopic pupil size and HOA's, and significantly less axial elongation over a six-month period compared to OK treatment alone. The improved myopia control observed with combination 0.01% atropine and orthokeratology may be a result of an enhanced optical effect due to a larger photopic pupil size.
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- Stephen J Vincent
- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Hong Kong Ophthalmic Associates, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Hong Kong Ophthalmic Associates, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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SIGNIFICANCE Anisomyopia is a natural experimental paradigm that compares dose response between fellow eyes. This study is the first to explore whether orthokeratology (ortho-k) has a dose-response effect on axial length growth and reduces the interocular difference in axial length in anisomyopic children. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of ortho-k on axial length elongation between the fellow eyes of anisomyopic children. METHODS In this retrospective study, 49 anisomyopic children who wore ortho-k lenses were assigned to the anisomyopic ortho-k group. Based on the one-to-one match principle (same age and proximate spherical equivalent), high-isomyopic and low-isomyopic groups each enrolled 49 isomyopic children who wore ortho-k lenses with spherical equivalent similar to that of the more myopic eye and the less myopic eye in the anisomyopic ortho-k group, respectively. Forty-nine anisomyopic children who wore spectacles were enrolled in the anisomyopic spectacle group. At baseline and at 1- and 2-year visits, axial length was measured. Axial length elongation and interocular difference in axial length were compared. RESULTS In the anisomyopic ortho-k group, the less myopic eyes exhibited more axial length elongation than did the more myopic eyes during 1- and 2-year treatment periods (P < .01). However, there was no significant difference in axial length elongation between the fellow eyes in the isomyopic groups and anisomyopic spectacle group. At the 2-year visit, the interocular difference in axial length of children in the anisomyopic ortho-k group significantly decreased from 0.72 ± 0.34 to 0.56 ± 0.38 mm (P < .05). In contrast, ortho-k lens-wearing isomyopic children or spectacle-wearing anisomyopic children did not show a significant change in interocular difference in axial length. CONCLUSIONS Orthokeratology could reduce the amount of anisomyopia in children primarily through stronger myopia control in the more myopic eye.
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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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- Rohan Pj Hughes
- 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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Armstrong RA. Should Pearson's correlation coefficient be avoided? Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2019; 39:316-327. [PMID: 31423624 DOI: 10.1111/opo.12636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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PURPOSE To survey the use of Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) and related statistical methods in the ophthalmic literature, to consider the limitations of r, and to suggest suitable alternative methods of analysis. RECENT FINDINGS Searching Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO), Optometry and Vision Science (OVS), and Clinical and Experimental Optometry (CXO) online archives using correlation and Pearson's r as search terms resulted in 4057 and 281 hits respectively. Coefficient of determination, r square, or r squared received fewer hits (65, 8, and 22 hits respectively). The assumption that r follows a bivariate normal distribution was rarely encountered (3 hits) although several studies applied Spearman's rank correlation (70 hits). The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was widely used (178 hits), but fewer hits were recorded for partial correlation (43 hits) and multiple correlation (13) hits. There was little evidence that the problem of sample size was addressed in correlation studies. SUMMARY Investigators should be alert to whether: (1) the relationship between two variables could be non-linear, (2) the data are bivariate normal, (3) r accounts for a significant proportion of the variance in Y, (4) outliers are present, the data are clustered, or have a restricted range, (5) the sample size is appropriate, and (6) a significant correlation indicates causality. In addition, the number of significant digits used to express r and the problems of multiple testing should be addressed. The problems and limitations of r suggest a more cautious approach regarding its use and the application of alternative methods where appropriate.
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- Richard A Armstrong
- School of Life and Health Sciences: Ophthalmic Research Group, School of Optometry, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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Jiang S, Chen Z, Bi H, Xia R, Shen T, Zhou L, Jiang J, Zhang B, Lu F. Elucidation of the more myopic eye in anisometropia: the interplay of laterality, ocular dominance, and anisometropic magnitude. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9598. [PMID: 31270453 PMCID: PMC6610619 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45996-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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This study reveals how, in a myopic anisometrope, the odds of an eye being more myopic are related to laterality, ocular dominance, and magnitude of anisometropia. In 193 subjects, objective refraction was performed with cycloplegia. Sighting, motor, and sensory dominance were determined with the hole-in-the-card test, convergence near-point test, continuous flashing technique, respectively. Multiple logistic regression was used for probability analysis. Seventy percent of the subjects had a right eye that was more myopic, while 30% of them had a more myopic left eye. When the right eye was the sensory dominant eye, the probability of the right eye being more myopic increased to 80% if the anisometropia was less than 3.0 D, and decreased below 70% if anisometropia was beyond 3.0 D. When the left eye was the sensory dominant eye, the probability of the left eye being more myopic increased to above 40% if the anisometropia was less than 4.0 D and decreased below 30% if the anisometropia was beyond 4.0 D. Therefore, between the two eyes of anisometropes, laterality tilts the chance of being more myopic to the right. Being the sensory dominant eye increases an eye’s probability of being more myopic by another 10% if the magnitude of anisometropia is moderate.
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- Siyu Jiang
- Wenzhou Medical University, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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- Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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- Nova Southeastern University, College of Optometry, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314, USA
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- Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China.,Nova Southeastern University, College of Optometry, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314, USA
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- Wenzhou Medical University, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China.,Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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- Nova Southeastern University, College of Optometry, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314, USA.
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- Wenzhou Medical University, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China.
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Lau JK, Vincent SJ, Cheung SW, Cho P. The influence of orthokeratology compression factor on ocular higher-order aberrations. Clin Exp Optom 2019; 103:123-128. [PMID: 31264269 DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12933] [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: 03/16/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate the influence of compression factor upon changes in ocular higher-order aberrations (HOAs) in young myopic children undergoing orthokeratology treatment. METHODS Subjects aged between six and < 11 years, with low myopia (0.50-4.00 D inclusive), low astigmatism (≤ 1.25 D), and anisometropia (≤ 1.00 D), were randomly assigned to wear orthokeratology lenses of different compression factors in each eye (one eye 0.75 D and the fellow eye 1.75 D). HOAs were measured weekly over one month of lens wear. Wavefront analysis was conducted over a 5-mm pupil using a sixth order Zernike polynomial expansion. Linear mixed models were used to examine the individual Zernike co-efficients and specific root-mean-square (RMS) error (spherical, comatic, total HOAs) metrics and their changes between the two eyes during the study period. RESULTS Twenty-eight myopic (mean manifest spherical equivalent refraction: -2.10 ± 0.58 D) children (median [range] age: 9.3 [7.8-11.0] years) were analysed. Significant interocular differences in HOAs at baseline were observed for Z 6 - 6 and Z 6 - 4 only (both p < 0.05). During the lens wear period, eyes fitted with the increased compression factor showed greater changes in primary spherical aberration ( Z 4 0 , p = 0.04) and RMS values for spherical and total HOAs (both p < 0.01). Considering data from both eyes together, after adjusting for the paired nature of the data, some other Zernike terms ( Z 3 1 and Z 6 0 , both p < 0.01) and the RMS value of comatic aberrations (p < 0.001) significantly increased after one month of orthokeratology treatment. The increase in primary spherical aberration ( Z 4 0 ) was positively correlated with the reduction in spherical equivalent refractive error, but only in eyes fitted with the increased compression factor (r = 0.69, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Increasing the orthokeratology compression factor by 1.00 D significantly altered some HOAs, particularly spherical aberration. Given the association between positive spherical aberration and eye growth in children, further research investigating the influence of orthokeratology compression factor on axial eye growth is warranted.
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- Jason K Lau
- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Visual Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Lau JK, Vincent SJ, Collins MJ, Cheung SW, Cho P. Ocular higher-order aberrations and axial eye growth in young Hong Kong children. Sci Rep 2018; 8:6726. [PMID: 29712928 PMCID: PMC5928153 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24906-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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This retrospective longitudinal analysis aimed to investigate the association between ocular higher-order aberrations (HOAs) and axial eye growth in Hong Kong children. Measures of axial length and ocular HOAs under cycloplegia were obtained annually over a two-year period from 137 subjects aged 8.8 ± 1.4 years with mean spherical equivalent refraction of -2.04 ± 2.38 D. A significant negative association was observed between the RMS of total HOAs and axial eye growth (P = 0.03), after adjusting for other significant predictors of axial length including age, sex and refractive error. Similar negative associations with axial elongation were found for the RMS of spherical aberrations ([Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] combined) (P = 0.037). Another linear mixed model also showed that greater levels of vertical trefoil [Formula: see text], primary spherical aberration [Formula: see text] and negative oblique trefoil [Formula: see text] were associated with slower axial elongation and longer axial length (all P < 0.05). These findings support the potential role of HOAs, image quality and a vision-dependent mechanism in childhood eye growth.
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- Jason K Lau
- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Visual Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Visual Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Dominant Eye and Visual Evoked Potential of Patients with Myopic Anisometropia. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:5064892. [PMID: 27340660 PMCID: PMC4909916 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5064892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Revised: 04/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A prospective nonrandomized controlled study was conducted to explore the association between ocular dominance and degree of myopia in patients with anisometropia and to investigate the character of visual evoked potential (VEP) in high anisometropias. 1771 young myopia cases including 790 anisometropias were recruited. We found no significant relation between ocular dominance and spherical equivalent (SE) refraction in all subjects. On average for subjects with anisometropia 1.0–1.75 D, there was no significant difference in SE power between dominant and nondominant eyes, while, in SE anisometropia ≥1.75 D group, the degree of myopia was significantly higher in nondominant eyes than in dominant eyes. The trend was more significant in SE anisometropia ≥2.5 D group. There was no significant difference in higher-order aberrations between dominant eye and nondominant eye either in the whole study candidates or in any anisometropia groups. In anisometropias >2.0 D, the N75 latency of nondominant eye was longer than that of dominant eye. Our results suggested that, with the increase of anisometropia, nondominant eye had a tendency of higher refraction and N75 wave latency of nondominant eye was longer than that of dominant eye in high anisometropias.
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Effect of myopic anisometropia on anterior and posterior ocular segment parameters. Int Ophthalmol 2016; 37:377-384. [PMID: 27262559 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-016-0272-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Palamar M, Degirmenci C, Biler ED, Egrilmez S, Uretmen O, Yagci A. Evaluation of the anatomic and refractive differences in hyperopic anisometropia. Int Ophthalmol 2016; 36:881-886. [PMID: 26887566 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-016-0199-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the interocular symmetry of ultrasonic biometric characteristics and anterior segment measurements between the fellow eyes of hyperopic anisometropes. Forty-two healthy hyperopic anisometropic cases (1 D mean spherical equivalent difference between eyes) without strabismus were recruited. A range of refractive and ultrasonic biometric parameters were measured in both eyes of each subject including keratometry, mean spherical equivalent, anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens thickness, vitreous depth (VD), axial length (AL), and anterior segment parameters (central corneal thickness (CCT), ACD, anterior chamber volume (ACV)) with Pentacam. Mean spherical equivalent anisometropia was 2.66 ± 1.233 (range 1.125 and 6.25) D, and there was a strong correlation between the degree of anisometropia and the interocular difference in AL (r = 0.632, P < 0.001). A total of 61.3 % of the anisometropia was related with AL (50.7 %) and mean keratometry (10.6 %). Every 1 mm change in AL and every 1 D change in mean keratometry caused a total of 2.82 D and 2.14 D refractive difference, respectively. Among Pentacam parameters, ACD was correlated with ACV (r = 0.528; P < 0.001) and AL (r = 0.510; P = 0.001); ACV was correlated with VD (r = 0.358; P = 0.020); and CCT was correlated with ACV (r = 0.510; P = 0.001) and AL (r = 0.318; P = 0.040). Among ultrasonographic measurements, ultrasonic-ACD was correlated with CCT (r = 0.510; P = 0.001) and lens thickness (r = -0.556; P < 0.001), and VD was correlated with AL (r = 0.937, r 2 = 0.877, P < 0.001). The hyperopic and the fellow eyes displayed a high degree of interocular symmetry for the other measured parameters. AL and mean keratometry are the leading causes of hyperopic anisometropia. However, ACD as measured with Pentacam also shows difference in hyperopic anisometropic eyes.
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- Melis Palamar
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Goz Hastaliklari AD, Bornova, 35040, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Goz Hastaliklari AD, Bornova, 35040, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Goz Hastaliklari AD, Bornova, 35040, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Goz Hastaliklari AD, Bornova, 35040, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Goz Hastaliklari AD, Bornova, 35040, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Goz Hastaliklari AD, Bornova, 35040, Izmir, Turkey
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Chen J, He JC, Chen Y, Xu J, Wu H, Wang F, Lu F, Jiang J. Interocular Difference of Peripheral Refraction in Anisomyopic Eyes of Schoolchildren. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0149110. [PMID: 26881745 PMCID: PMC4755577 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Purpose Refraction in the peripheral visual field is believed to play an important role in the development of myopia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in peripheral refraction among anisomyopia, isomyopia, and isoemmetropia for schoolchildren. Methods Thirty-eight anisomyopic children were recruited and divided into two groups: (1) both eyes were myopic (anisomyopic group, AM group) and (2) one eye was myopic and the contralateral eye was emmetropic (emmetropic anisomyopic group, EAM group). As controls, 45 isomyopic and isoemmetropic children were also recruited with age and central spherical equivalent (SE) matched to those of the AM and EAM groups. The controls were divided into three groups: (1) intermediate myopia group (SE matched to the more myopic eye of AM group), (2) low myopia group (SE matched to the less myopic eye of AM group and the more myopic eye of EAM group), and (3) emmetropia group (SE matched to the less myopic eye of EAM group). Peripheral refraction at 7 points across the central ±30° on the horizontal visual field with a 10° interval was measured with an autorefractor. Axial length (AL), corneal curvature (CC), and anterior chamber depth (ACD) were also determined by using the Zeiss IOL-Master. Results The relative peripheral spherical equivalent [RPR(M)] and relative peripheral spherical value [RPR(S)] of the more myopic eye was shifted more hyperopically than the contralateral eye in both the AM and the EAM groups (both p<0.0001). The RPR(M, S) of the less myopic eyes in the AM and EAM groups showed a relatively flat trend across the visual field and were not significantly different from the emmetropia group. The RPR(M, S) of less myopic eyes in the AM group were shifted less hyperopically than in the isomyopic low myopia group and the more myopic eye of the EAM group [RPR(M), p = 0.007; RPR(S), p = 0.001], although the central SEs of the three groups were not significantly different from each other. However, RPR(M, S) of the more myopic eyes were not different from the corresponding isomyopic groups. There was also no significant difference in the relative peripheral astigmatism [RPR(J0, J45)] between the more and the less myopic eyes in either the AM or the EAM group. Conclusion Refraction of anisomyopia differs between the two eyes not only at the central visual field but also at the off-axis periphery. The relative peripheral refraction of the more myopic eye of anisomyopia was shifted hyperopically, as occurs in isomyopia with similar central subjective SE values. Less myopic eyes were much less hyperopically shifted in relative peripheral refraction than the corresponding isomyopic eyes, but are comparable to emmetropic eyes. This emmetropia-like relative peripheral refraction in less myopic eyes might be a factor responsible for slowing down the progression of myopia.
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- Junhong Chen
- School of Optometry & Ophthalmology, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Optometry & Ophthalmology, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- New England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- School of Optometry & Ophthalmology, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Optometry & Ophthalmology, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Optometry & Ophthalmology, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Optometry & Ophthalmology, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Optometry & Ophthalmology, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- * E-mail: (JJ); (FL)
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- School of Optometry & Ophthalmology, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- * E-mail: (JJ); (FL)
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Vincent SJ, Collins MJ, Read SA, Ghosh A, Chen C, Lam A, Sahota S, Vo R. The short-term accommodation response to aniso-accommodative stimuli in isometropia. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2015; 35:552-61. [PMID: 26094940 DOI: 10.1111/opo.12225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE There have been only a limited number of studies examining the accommodative response that occurs when the two eyes are provided with disparate accommodative stimuli, and the results from these studies to date have been equivocal. In this study, we therefore aimed to examine the capacity of the visual system to aniso-accommodate by objectively measuring the interocular difference in the accommodation response between fellow dominant and non-dominant eyes under controlled monocular and binocular viewing conditions during short-term exposure to aniso-accommodative stimuli. METHODS The accommodative response of each eye of 16 young isometropic adults (mean age 22 ± 2 years) with normal binocular vision was measured using an open-field autorefractor during a range of testing conditions; monocularly (accommodative demands ranging from 1.97 to 2.90 D) and binocularly while altering the accommodation demand for each eye (aniso-accommodative stimuli ranging from 0.08 to 0.53 D) [Corrected]. RESULTS Under monocular viewing conditions, the dominant and non-dominant eyes displayed a highly symmetric accommodative response; mean interocular difference in spherical equivalent 0.01 ± 0.06 D (relative) and 0.22 ± 0.06 D (absolute) (p > 0.05). During binocular viewing, the dominant eye displayed a greater accommodative response (0.11 ± 0.34 D relative and 0.24 ± 0.26 D absolute) irrespective of whether the demand of the dominant or non-dominant eye was altered (p = 0.01). Astigmatic power vectors J0 and J45 did not vary between eyes or with increasing accommodation demands under monocular or binocular viewing conditions (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION The dominant and non-dominant eyes of young isometropic individuals display a similar consensual lag of accommodation under both monocular and binocular viewing conditions, with the dominant eye showing a small but significantly greater (by 0.12-0.25 D) accommodative response. Evidence of short-term aniso-accommodation in response to asymmetric accommodation demands was not observed.
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- Stephen J Vincent
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Vincent SJ, Read SA. Progressive adult antimetropia. Clin Exp Optom 2014; 97:375-8. [PMID: 24438511 DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2013] [Revised: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Antimetropia, a sub-classification of anisometropia, is a rare refractive condition in which one eye is myopic and the fellow eye is hyperopic. This case report describes the ocular characteristics and atypical refractive progression in an adult male with a moderate degree of non-amblyopic antimetropia over a 20-year period. The potential mechanisms underlying unilateral axial elongation, anisometropia and myopia progression in adulthood are discussed.
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- Stephen J Vincent
- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Interocular evaluation of axial length and retinal thickness in people with myopic anisometropia. Eye Contact Lens 2014; 39:277-82. [PMID: 23771009 DOI: 10.1097/icl.0b013e318296790b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the changes in axial length and retinal thickness and their relationships with myopia in highly myopic anisometropia. METHODS A total of 87 Chinese subjects (25.28±11.98 years, mean±SD) were divided into two groups: anisometropia (n=38) and nonanisometropia (n=49). All eyes were measured for axial length, refractive status, and macular thickness (optical coherence tomography). Ocular biometric results were compared between eyes of subgroups. Linear correlation between refractive error and other biometric results was performed. RESULTS In the anisometropic group, the inner ring macula and part of the outer ring macula (nasal and inferior quadrants) in the higher myopic eyes were significantly thinner than in the fellow eyes (P≤0.007), but the foveal thickness (minimum and average) was similar (P≥0.050) between the two eyes. However, the minimum and average foveal thicknesses were found to be significantly thicker in the highly myopic eyes than those in the emmetropic to moderate myopic eyes (P≤0.016) in the nonanisometropic group. Among the eyes ranging from emmetropia to high myopia, the refractive error was negatively correlated to the axial length of the eye (P<0.001) and the thinning of inner ring macula is consistent with the increase in both myopia and axial length. There was a negative correlation in refractive error and axial length but no correlation in parafoveal thickness between eyes of the same subjects (P<0.001) in the anisometropic group. CONCLUSIONS In people with myopic anisometropia, the higher myopic eye has a longer axial length but a thinner parafoveal region than its fellow eye. The axial growth in the development of high myopia seems to be centrally regulated; however, the changes in parafoveal thickness are likely manipulated by local mechanisms within the eye.
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Barrett BT, Bradley A, Candy TR. The relationship between anisometropia and amblyopia. Prog Retin Eye Res 2013; 36:120-58. [PMID: 23773832 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2013.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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This review aims to disentangle cause and effect in the relationship between anisometropia and amblyopia. Specifically, we examine the literature for evidence to support different possible developmental sequences that could ultimately lead to the presentation of both conditions. The prevalence of anisometropia is around 20% for an inter-ocular difference of 0.5D or greater in spherical equivalent refraction, falling to 2-3%, for an inter-ocular difference of 3D or above. Anisometropia prevalence is relatively high in the weeks following birth, in the teenage years coinciding with the onset of myopia and, most notably, in older adults starting after the onset of presbyopia. It has about one-third the prevalence of bilateral refractive errors of the same magnitude. Importantly, the prevalence of anisometropia is higher in highly ametropic groups, suggesting that emmetropization failures underlying ametropia and anisometropia may be similar. Amblyopia is present in 1-3% of humans and around one-half to two-thirds of amblyopes have anisometropia either alone or in combination with strabismus. The frequent co-existence of amblyopia and anisometropia at a child's first clinical examination promotes the belief that the anisometropia has caused the amblyopia, as has been demonstrated in animal models of the condition. In reviewing the human and monkey literature however it is clear that there are additional paths beyond this classic hypothesis to the co-occurrence of anisometropia and amblyopia. For example, after the emergence of amblyopia secondary to either deprivation or strabismus, anisometropia often follows. In cases of anisometropia with no apparent deprivation or strabismus, questions remain about the failure of the emmetropization mechanism that routinely eliminates infantile anisometropia. Also, the chronology of amblyopia development is poorly documented in cases of 'pure' anisometropic amblyopia. Although indirect, the therapeutic impact of refractive correction on anisometropic amblyopia provides strong support for the hypothesis that the anisometropia caused the amblyopia. Direct evidence for the aetiology of anisometropic amblyopia will require longitudinal tracking of at-risk infants, which poses numerous methodological and ethical challenges. However, if we are to prevent this condition, we must understand the factors that cause it to develop.
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- Brendan T Barrett
- School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford BD7 1DP, United Kingdom.
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Vincent SJ, Collins MJ, Read SA, Carney LG, Yap MKH. Corneal changes following near work in myopic anisometropia. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/opo.12003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Stephen J Vincent
- 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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- Centre for Myopia Research; School of Optometry; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Hong Kong; PR China
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Monocular amblyopia and higher order aberrations. Vision Res 2012; 66:39-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2012.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Revised: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Deng L, Gwiazda JE. Anisometropia in children from infancy to 15 years. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2012; 53:3782-7. [PMID: 22589429 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-8727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate anisometropia in children from age 6 months to 15 years. METHODS Children with refractions at 6 months (n = 1120), 5 years (n = 395), and 12 to 15 years (n = 312) were included in this study. All children were refracted in the laboratory by noncycloplegic retinoscopy. Myopes had spherical equivalent refraction (SER) of the less ametropic eye of less than -0.50 D, hyperopes had SER of the less ametropic eye greater than or equal to 1.00 D, and emmetropes had SER of the less ametropic eye from -0.50 to +1.00 D. RESULTS The mean difference in refraction between the two eyes was similar at 6 months (0.11 D) and 5 years (0.15 D), increasing to 0.28 D at 12 to 15 years. Using a cutoff of 1.00 D SER for anisometropia, the prevalence was 1.96%, 1.27%, and 5.77% at 6 months, 5 years, and 12 to 15 years, respectively. At 12 to 15 years, the prevalence of anisometropia in the myopes was 9.64% and in the hyperopes was 13.64%, both significantly higher than that in the emmetropes (3.38%, P < 0.05). The degree of anisometropia at 12 to 15 years was significantly associated with the refractive error of the less ametropic eye at 12 to 15 years, with and without adjustment for relevant covariates (P < 0.05). Infants with significant astigmatism (cylinder power ≥ 1.00 D in one or both eyes) have an increased risk of anisometropia (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of anisometropia increases between 5 and 15 years, when some children's eyes grow longer and become myopic. However, anisometropia was found to accompany both myopia and hyperopia, suggesting that other mechanisms in addition to excessive eye growth may exist for anisometropia development, especially in hyperopia.
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- Li Deng
- Department of Vision Science, New England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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