Higher-Order Aberrations and Axial Elongation in Myopic Children Treated With Orthokeratology

• Published in: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science Vol. 61; no. 2; p. 22
• Main Authors: Lau, Jason K., Vincent, Stephen J., Cheung, Sin-Wan, Cho, Pauline
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Axial Length, Eye - physiology; Child; Clinical Trials; Corneal Wavefront Aberration - physiopathology; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Myopia - physiopathology; Myopia - surgery; Orthokeratologic Procedures; Retrospective Studies
• ISSN: 1552-5783; 0146-0404; 1552-5783
• DOI: 10.1167/iovs.61.2.22

This retrospective longitudinal study aimed to examine the relationship between ocular higher-order aberrations (HOA) and axial eye growth in young myopic children undergoing orthokeratology (ortho-k) treatment. Axial length and ocular HOA, measured under cycloplegia annually over a 2-year period fr...