{"title":"Peripheral Eye Length Evaluation in Myopic Children Undergoing Orthokeratology Treatment for 12 Months Using MRI.","authors":"Yu Chen Low, Bariah Mohd-Ali, Mizhanim Mohamad Shahimin, Norhani Mohidin, Hamzaini Abdul-Hamid, Siti Salasiah Mokri","doi":"10.2147/OPTO.S448815","DOIUrl":"10.2147/OPTO.S448815","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate changes in peripheral eye length (PEL) in myopic children undergoing orthokeratology (Ortho-K) treatment for 12 months using MRI. The results were compared to single vision spectacle wearers (SVS).</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>A total of 70 children with myopia (aged 8-9 years old) were recruited. A total of 45 children were fitted with Ortho-K, and 25 were fitted with SVS. The PEL and axial length (AL) were measured by using MRI 3-Tesla, whereas central and peripheral refraction (PR) measurements were conducted at ±30 degrees horizontally with nasal (N) and temporal (T) intervals of 10°, 20°, and 30° and with an open field autorefractometer (WAM-5500 Grand Seiko). All the measurements were conducted at the baseline and 12 months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The MRI analysis indicates that at 12 months, the SVS group showed more elongation of the PEL and AL at all eccentricities than the Ortho-K group did (p < 0.05). The Ortho-K group only showed significant PEL elongation beyond 20 degrees at N20, N30, T20, and T30 (p < 0.05); however, a significant reduction in the AL was detected in the center AL, N10, and T10 (p < 0.05). All eccentricities in the relative PR of the Ortho-K group were significantly more myopic than at the baseline (p < 0.05), whereas in the SVS group, all eccentricities in the relative PR were shown to be significantly more hyperopic than at the baseline (p < 0.05). The PEL and PR showed negative correlations at 12 months in the Ortho-K group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>MRI analysis can be utilized to describe changes in PEL in myopic children. It appears that as myopia progressed in Ortho-K lens wearers, the PEL increased by a greater amount than the AL did; thus, the retina was reshaped to become increasingly oblate and to display peripheral myopic defocus.</p>","PeriodicalId":43701,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Optometry","volume":"16 ","pages":"35-44"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10863466/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139730709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical OptometryPub Date : 2024-01-25eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.2147/OPTO.S459130
Silvia Tavazzi, Natalia Vlasak, Fabrizio Zeri
{"title":"Effects of Lens-Induced Astigmatism at Near and Far Distances [Response to Letter].","authors":"Silvia Tavazzi, Natalia Vlasak, Fabrizio Zeri","doi":"10.2147/OPTO.S459130","DOIUrl":"10.2147/OPTO.S459130","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43701,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Optometry","volume":"16 ","pages":"33-34"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10823867/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139576771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Lens-Induced Astigmatism at Near and Far Distances [Letter].","authors":"Suraj Kumar Chaurasiya, Anil Ramesh Yadav, Firdoos Jaman, Mahendra Singh","doi":"10.2147/OPTO.S457870","DOIUrl":"10.2147/OPTO.S457870","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43701,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Optometry","volume":"16 ","pages":"31-32"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10790592/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139479554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comprehensive Primary Eye Care: A Comparison Between an In-Person Eye Exam and a Tele-Eye Care Exam","authors":"Nicolas Blais, B. Tousignant, Jean-Marie Hanssens","doi":"10.2147/opto.s436659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/opto.s436659","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Proper access to primary eye care is essential in addressing vision impairment, and tele-eye care examinations are a promising solution that could facilitate this access in many rural or remote areas. Even though remote eye exams are becoming increasingly frequent, comprehensive tele-eye care exams are still limited by the lack of published data. The aim of this study is to compare a comprehensive tele-eye care exam with a gold standard in-person primary eye care exam with an emphasis on refractive measurements, ocular health assessment, confidence level of the eye care providers and patient satisfaction. Methods: Sixty-six participants underwent two comprehensive eye exams performed by two eye care providers. One was a gold standard in-person exam, while the other was a remote exam performed by an eye care provider through videoconference. An overall patient satisfaction survey and a questionnaire for visual comfort with a trial frame from each modality were completed and the eye care providers scored their confidence level for each test. Exam results and diagnoses were compared between both modalities. Results: Tele-refraction has a good to excellent agreement with in-person subjective refraction in terms of sphero-cylindrical power and best corrected visual acuity. There was no statistically significant difference for visual comfort between both modalities. The agreement between in-person and remote exams for ocular health assessment ranged from fair to almost perfect, but there was a low prevalence of ocular pathologies within the study sample. The confidence level of the eye care providers and patient satisfaction were statistically higher in-person. Conclusion: Tele-eye care appears to be statistically and clinically non-inferior to in-person eye exams, especially for refraction, but the low prevalence of ocular pathologies somewhat limits the comparison of its efficacy for ocular health assessment. More studies on comprehensive tele-eye care exams are needed.","PeriodicalId":43701,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Optometry","volume":"8 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139394282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spectacles Under Utilization and Associated Factors Among Adults in Hawassa, South Ethiopia, June, 2022","authors":"M. Gebresellassie, Helen Sisay, Kindea Desta","doi":"10.2147/opto.s426032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/opto.s426032","url":null,"abstract":",","PeriodicalId":43701,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Optometry","volume":"25 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139014751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical OptometryPub Date : 2023-11-30eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2147/OPTO.S433899
Daddi Fadel
{"title":"Medmont Meridia™: Much More Than a Corneal Topographer.","authors":"Daddi Fadel","doi":"10.2147/OPTO.S433899","DOIUrl":"10.2147/OPTO.S433899","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In recent years, advanced diagnostic instruments have become widely available in optometric practices, offering various functions that optimize clinical information gathering. This article focuses on the Medmont Meridia™, a state-of-the-art multipurpose diagnostic device with corneal topography and cutting-edge features. Corneal topography is pivotal in the early diagnosis of corneal disorders, determining baseline ocular surface assessment, helping in contact lens fitting, and monitoring ocular health over time. The Medmont Meridia boasts Placido-disc-based imaging with extensive corneal coverage. Furthermore, the Meridia accurately measures the horizontal visible iris diameter, pupil diameter, and palpebral fissure width, which assists in making contact lens parameter decisions. Additionally, it offers sagittal height data for scleral lens design and first lens selection, streamlining the fitting process. Beyond its topography capabilities, the Meridia excels as a comprehensive dry eye assessment tool. With features like tear meniscus height, tear film surface quality, and meibography capabilities, it aids in diagnosing dry eye and monitoring its progression. The device also provides customizable dry eye reports with integrated grading scales and questionnaires, making dry eye management, patient education, and compliance more accessible. In conclusion, the Medmont Meridia consolidates a multitude of examination tools in a single instrument, enhancing practice efficiency and elevating patient care and communication. Its versatility and accuracy make it an invaluable asset in optometric practices worldwide.</p>","PeriodicalId":43701,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Optometry","volume":"15 ","pages":"283-301"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10695145/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138488697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical OptometryPub Date : 2023-11-28eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2147/OPTO.S434404
Diana Chabané Schmidt, Christine Dahlgren Bohnsack Kjølholm, Joaquim Torner Jordana, Vibeke Spange, Pernille Duelund Højstrup, Bo Schack Larsen, Line Kessel
{"title":"At-Home Trial of Four Different Head-Mounted Displays in Visual Rehabilitation of People with Stargardt Disease.","authors":"Diana Chabané Schmidt, Christine Dahlgren Bohnsack Kjølholm, Joaquim Torner Jordana, Vibeke Spange, Pernille Duelund Højstrup, Bo Schack Larsen, Line Kessel","doi":"10.2147/OPTO.S434404","DOIUrl":"10.2147/OPTO.S434404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To examine the potential of different head-mounted displays in the rehabilitation of individuals with visual impairment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective explorative study conducted between September 2019 and August 2020 included participants with Stargardt disease with moderate to severe visual impairment and a relatively preserved peripheral visual field. AceSight, eSight 3, IrisVision Live, and Jordy were tested. After instruction and training, participants chose two head-mounted displays for home use for two weeks per device. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure was used for evaluation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve participants (aged 16-53 years) tested all head-mounted displays in the clinic. Distance visual acuity and reading distance improved with all head-mounted displays and eSight and Irisvision improved near visual acuity. Six participants decided not to test the head-mounted display at home due to lack of time or energy, dizziness and discomfort, double vision and peripheral visual field limitation, or aesthetics. After home use, the participants reported improved visual function at a distance with IrisVision, AceSight, and e-Sight, whereas only AceSight improved vision during near tasks. IrisVision and eSight improved reading ability, and none of the devices improved vision during tasks involving computers. Five participants used the devices sparingly, and five avoided public use owing to aesthetics.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We found an improvement in distance visual acuity and increased reading distance for all tested head-mounted displays. Additionally, IrisVision and eSight improved visual function at near and eSight also improved contrast vision at distance. Despite the possibility of improving vision, social stigma and device aesthetics kept the participants from using head-mounted displays in public and limited their use at home.</p>","PeriodicalId":43701,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Optometry","volume":"15 ","pages":"271-281"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10693250/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138478874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical OptometryPub Date : 2023-11-02eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2147/OPTO.S437044
Mohammad R Naqeeb, Abdallah Y Naser
{"title":"Postprocedural Disorders of Eye and Adnexa Admissions Profile.","authors":"Mohammad R Naqeeb, Abdallah Y Naser","doi":"10.2147/OPTO.S437044","DOIUrl":"10.2147/OPTO.S437044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of this study was to examine hospitalisation profiles related to postprocedural disorders of eye and adnexa in England and Wales.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>This was an ecological study using publicly available data extracted from the \"Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) database\" in England and the \"Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW)\" for the period between April 1999 and April 2020. Diagnostic code for postprocedural disorders of eye and adnexa (H59) was used to identify hospital admission. We used the chi-squared test to assess the difference between the hospital admission rates between 1999 and 2020.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hospital admission rate decreased by 6.3% [from 4.98 (95% CI 4.79-5.17) in 1999 to 4.67 (95% CI 4.50-4.84) in 2020 per 100,000 persons, trend test, p<0.05]. The most common hospital admissions causes were other postprocedural disorders of eye and adnexa \"Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment.\" The age group 75 years and above accounted for 44.3% of the total number of admissions. Hospital admission rate among females decreased by 30.2% [from 5.90 (95% CI 5.61-6.19) in 1999 to 4.12 (95% CI 3.89-4.35) in 2020 per 100,000 persons]. Hospital admission rate among males increased by 30.2% [from 4.02 (95% CI 3.77-4.26) in 1999 to 5.23 (95% CI 4.97-5.49) in 2020 per 100,000 persons].</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study revealed that hospital admission rates for postprocedural disorders of the eye and adnexa decreased over the course of the study period. Eye and adnexa disorders accounted for the preponderance of hospital admissions among the elderly. Further research is required to identify risk factors that can be avoided.</p>","PeriodicalId":43701,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Optometry","volume":"15 ","pages":"261-270"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627053/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71487172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical OptometryPub Date : 2023-10-17eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2147/OPTO.S433266
Mohammad R Naqeeb, Abdallah Y Naser
{"title":"Hospitalisation Trends for Choroid and Retina Diseases in the Past 20 Years: An Ecological Study in Australia.","authors":"Mohammad R Naqeeb, Abdallah Y Naser","doi":"10.2147/OPTO.S433266","DOIUrl":"10.2147/OPTO.S433266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Choroidal and retinal disorders significantly contribute to vision impairment, often necessitating hospitalization for the purposes of diagnosis, treatment, and continued care. The aim of this study was to examine hospitalisation trends of choroid and retina diseases in the past 20 years in Australia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was an ecological study that used publically available data in Australia from 1998 to 2021. The National Hospital Morbidity Database (NHMD) is an online database that was used to collect the data for this study. We used the chi-squared test to assess the difference between the hospitalisation rates between 1998 and 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the study period, hospital admission rate for choroid and retina diseases increased by 13.21-fold [from 29.54 (95% CI 28.77-30.32) in 1998 to 419.70 (95% CI 417.21-422.20) in 2021 per 100,000 persons, p<0.001]. Same-day hospital admission patients accounted for 90.3% of the total number of episodes. Rates of same-day hospital admission increased by 37.70-fold [from 9.24 (95% CI 8.81-9.68) in 1998 to 357.78 (95% CI 355.48-360.09) in 2021 per 100,000 persons]. Rates of overnight-stay hospital admission decreased by 19.3% [from 20.34 (95% CI 19.69-20.98) in 1998 to 16.41 (95% CI 15.91-16.90) in 2021 per 100,000 persons]. Females contributed to 54.6% of the total number of hospital admission. Admission rate among females increased by 16.01-fold [from 23.68 (95% CI 22.70-24.66) in 1998 to 402.78 (95% CI 399.33-406.22) in 2021 per 100,000 persons]. Admission rate among males increased by 8.69-fold [from 35.57 (95% CI 34.36-36.78) in 1998 to 344.80 (95% CI 341.58-348.02) in 2021 per 100,000 persons].</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this ecological investigation, we found that the admission rate for choroid and retina disorders increased dramatically. The preponderance of these admissions were made up of females and elderly patients. Future research is required to identify additional risk factors for disorders of this type.</p>","PeriodicalId":43701,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Optometry","volume":"15 ","pages":"247-259"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/00/99/opto-15-247.PMC10590135.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49692956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}