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BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume 106, Issue 8, Pages 1171-1176Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-318367
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child health (paediatrics); clinical trial; optics and refraction; vision
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Funding
- International S&T Cooperation Program of China [2014DFA30940]
- Essilor International (Wenzhou Medical University) [95013006, 95016010]
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The study found that spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets can effectively slow myopia progression and reduce axial elongation compared to single-vision spectacle lenses. Myopia control efficacy increases with lenslet asphericity.
Aims To evaluate the 1-year efficacy of two new myopia control spectacle lenses with lenslets of different asphericity. Methods One hundred seventy schoolchildren aged 8-13 years with myopia of -0.75 D to -4.75 D were randomised to receive spectacle lenses with highly aspherical lenslets (HAL), spectacle lenses with slightly aspherical lenslets (SAL), or single-vision spectacle lenses (SVL). Cycloplegic autorefraction (spherical equivalent refraction (SER)), axial length (AL) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were measured at baseline and 6-month intervals. Adaptation and compliance questionnaires were administered during all visits. Results After 1 year, the mean changes in the SER (+/- SE) and AL (+/- SE) in the SVL group were -0.81 +/- 0.06 D and 0.36 +/- 0.02 mm. Compared with SVL, the myopia control efficacy measured using SER was 67% (difference of 0.53 D) for HAL and 41% (difference of 0.33 D) for SAL, and the efficacy measured using AL was 64% (difference of 0.23 mm) for HAL and 31% (difference of 0.11 mm) for SAL (all p<0.01). HAL resulted in significantly greater myopia control than SAL for SER (difference of 0.21 D, p<0.001) and AL (difference of 0.12 mm, p<0.001). The mean BCVA (-0.01 +/- 0.1 logMAR, p=0.22) and mean daily wearing time (13.2 +/- 2.6 hours, p=0.26) were similar among the three groups. All groups adapted to their lenses with no reported adverse events, complaints or discomfort. Conclusions Spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets effectively slow myopia progression and axial elongation compared with SVL. Myopia control efficacy increased with lenslet asphericity.
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