Peripheral Refraction of Two Myopia Control Contact Lens Models in a Young Myopic Population

Maria Concepción Marcellán, Francisco J. Ávila, Jorge Ares and Laura Remón ()
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Maria Concepción Marcellán: Department of Applied Physics, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Francisco J. Ávila: Department of Applied Physics, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Jorge Ares: Department of Applied Physics, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Laura Remón: Department of Applied Physics, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 2, 1-13

Abstract: Peripheral refraction can lead to the development of myopia. The aim of this study was to compare relative peripheral refraction (RPR) in the same cohort of uncorrected (WCL) and corrected eyes with two different soft contact lenses (CL) designed for myopia control, and to analyze RPR depending on the patient’s refraction. A total of 228 myopic eyes (114 healthy adult subjects) (−0.25 D to −10.00 D) were included. Open-field autorefraction was used to measure on- and off- axis refractions when uncorrected and corrected with the two CLs (dual focus (DF) and extended depth of focus (EDOF)). The RPR was measured every 10° out to 30° in a temporal-nasal orientation and analyzed as a component of the power vector (M). The average RPR for all subjects was hyperopic when WCL and when corrected with EDOF CL design, but changed to a myopic RPR when corrected with DF design. Significant differences were found between RPR curves with both CLs in all the eccentricities (Bonferroni correction p < 0.008, except 10°N). An incremental relationship between relative peripheral refraction at 30 degrees and myopia level was found. It is concluded that the two CLs work differently at the periphery in order to achieve myopia control.

Keywords: myopia control contact lenses; peripheral refraction; retinal eccentricity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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