| The Efficacy and Safety of Dream Lens(TM) in School Children. |
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Hoyoung Wie, Damho Lee, Joon Mo Kim |
1Department of Ophthalmology, National Medical Center, Korea.
2Vision Eye Center, #581-15 Sinsa-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul, Korea. damholee@unitel.co.kr
3Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea. |
| 학동기 아동에서 Dream Lens(TM) 의 유효성 및 안정성 평가 |
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위호영 ( Ho Young Wie ) , 이담호 ( Dam Ho Lee ) , 김준모 ( Joon Mo Kim ) |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
This project was designed to study the effectiveness and safety of Dream lens(TM) (OK B+ series lenses, Contex, USA) in correcting myopia in a population of school children, under 13 years old. METHODS: Twenty-three school children aged 7 to 13 years followed over a 3-month period were fitted with lenses in the Vision Eye Center from September 2002 to March 2003. Slit lamp examination, uncorrected visual acuity, autorefraction and autokeratometry by Canon RK-5 and topography were measured at baseline and at 1week, 1 month, and 3 months after the lenses were worn. RESULTS: The mean baseline autorefraction was -2.54 +/- 1.00 diopters (range: -0.63~-4.00) and baseline uncorrected visual acuity over 0.5 was 11.1% and over 0.8 was 0%. Vision correction of over 0.8 was found in 80% of the cases in the first 1 week, 78% at 1 month, 91% at 3 months with the most rapid improvement occurring during the first 1 week. Superficial punctate keratitis occurred in 4 of 45 eyes, but there was no other pathologic problem. CONCLUSIONS: Dream lens is an effective and safe means of temporarily reducing myopia in a certain range of myopic patients; however, further studies are needed to determine the long-term effects on the eye health. |
| Key Words:
Dream Lens;Effectiveness;Myopic correction;Safety |
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