Cytomorphological and biomechanical changes in cornea associated with application of ortokeratological contact lenses in myopic children and adolescents
Author Affiliations1Volgograd Affiliation of Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution n.a. acad. S.N. Fyodorov, 400138 , Volgograd, Zemlyatchki str., 80
2Volgograd Affiliation of Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution n.a. acad. S.N. Fyodorov, 400138 , Volgograd, Zemlyatchki str., 80
3Volgograd Affiliation of Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution n.a. acad. S.N. Fyodorov, 400138 , Volgograd, Zemlyatchki str., 80
4Volgograd Affiliation of Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution n.a. acad. S.N. Fyodorov, 400138 , Volgograd, Zemlyatchki str., 80
Abstract
Corneal status was assessed in 54 myopic patients (108 eyes) by means of confocal microscopy and rigidometry of corneoscleral membrane before and over the period of ortokeratological lens application. It was revealed that confocal microscopy enables evaluating cytomorphological changes in cornea, while rigidometry makes it possible to assess biomechanical after-effects of OCL wearing as well as their safety on a customized basis with regard to histomorphologic state of corneal structures, findings of corneoscleral rigidity factor and level of intraocular pressure.
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About Authors (Correspondence):
Ezhova E.A. – ophthalmologist, e-mail: sergej-balalin@yandex.ru
Melikhova I.A. – ophthalmologist, e-mail: sergej-balalin@yandex.ru
Balalin S.V. – doctor of medical sciences, head of the scientific department, e-mail: sergej-balalin@yandex.ru
Makovkin E.M. – candidate of medical sciences, head of the research department
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