Practice of orthokeratology in Algeria: a retrospective study
| العنوان: | Practice of orthokeratology in Algeria: a retrospective study |
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| المؤلفون: | F. Kail, Selma Chiali, Moatez Billah Mekki, Mhamed Ouzzani, L. Chahed |
| المصدر: | Journal of Optometry |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Visual acuity, genetic structures, Adolescent, medicine.medical_treatment, Refraction, Ocular, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Rating scale, Chart review, medicine, Myopia, Humans, Child, Retrospective Studies, Lens fitting, business.industry, Significant difference, Orthokeratology, Retrospective cohort study, eye diseases, Algeria, 030221 ophthalmology & optometry, Optometry, Original Article, Female, medicine.symptom, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Orthokeratologic Procedures |
| الوصف: | Purpose To report the practice of orthokeratology (OK) in Algeria and to investigate the visual outcomes, safety and subjective responses with this technique in myopes. Methods A retrospective chart review of 48 participants using OK lenses since January 2010 were included in the study. Lenses were selected and fitted according to the manufacturer’s recommendations using their respective software and the number of lenses required for a successful fit was recorded. Visual acuity (VA) in logMAR units and biomicroscopic findings were recorded for each visit. Subjective ratings was determined with analogue rating scale was filled in by the investigator, the participants were divided into Group 1 (> 4.00D) and Group 2 (< 3.75D) myopic groups for analysis. Results First lens fitting success rate of 64.58%. There was also a significant difference between the BCVA at baseline and VA at Day 1 (P |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1989-1342 1888-4296 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::d9bdb2ff4507724b4d8a24e64fb646f6 http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8093529 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....d9bdb2ff4507724b4d8a24e64fb646f6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
Full Text via ClinicalKey | تدمد: | 19891342 18884296 |
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