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Yes / Background: A range of myopia management (MM) contact lenses are becoming available to practitioners. These lenses are designed to slow myopia progression and axial elongation. This study explored the initial experience of participants wearing daily disposable MM contact lenses to investigate established factors previously associated with successful lens wear. Methods: This was a prospective, double-masked, crossover study. Twenty participants aged 18–30 years old were assigned to wear two daily disposable MM lenses in a randomised order. Visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and amplitude/lag of accommodation were assessed at baseline, post-insertion, and after 2 and 6 h of lens wear. Self-reported lens comfort and vision quality were recorded at the same timepoints, and at 10 h post-insertion. Pairwise comparisons were performed between the two lenses at each timepoint, as well as assessing changes throughout wear. The relationship of the measured parameters to overall lens satisfaction was also assessed. Results: There were no significant differences between the two MM lenses at any timepoint for any of the participant-reported parameters, including overall satisfaction. A small difference in visual acuity was noted at 6 h post-insertion, although this is unlikely to be clinically significant. Comfort decreased throughout the day, most notably at 10 h post-insertion. A moderate positive correlation was observed between participant-reported visual quality and overall satisfaction. A similar pattern was seen for comfort and overall satisfaction. Self-reported vision quality and measured visual acuity were poorly correlated, highlighting the benefit of subjectively assessing the quality of vision with these lenses. Conclusions: The participants demonstrated comparable measures across a range of measures between the two MM lenses. Notably, half of the participants demonstrated a clear lens preference, although the preferred lens varied between individuals. Candidates for MM may benefit from trialling more than one MM lens design, to maximise initial wearing satisfaction. / This project was supported by the British Contact Lens Association Summer Research Scholarship.

No / Orthokeratology (ortho-k) is the process of deliberately reshaping the anterior cornea by utilising specialty contact lenses to temporarily and reversibly reduce refractive error after lens removal. Modern ortho-k utilises reverse geometry lens designs, made with highly oxygen permeable rigid materials, worn overnight to reshape the anterior cornea and provide temporary correction of refractive error. More recently, ortho-k has been extensively used to slow the progression of myopia in children. This report reviews the practice of ortho-k, including its history, mechanisms of refractive and ocular changes, current use in the correction of myopia, astigmatism, hyperopia, and presbyopia, and standard of care. Suitable candidates for ortho-k are described, along with the fitting process, factors impacting success, and the potential options for using newer lens designs. Ocular changes associated with ortho-k, such as alterations in corneal thickness, development of microcysts, pigmented arcs, and fibrillary lines are reviewed. The safety of ortho-k is extensively reviewed, along with an overview of non-compliant behaviours and appropriate disinfection regimens. Finally, the role of ortho-k in myopia management for children is discussed in terms of efficacy, safety, and potential mechanisms of myopia control, including the impact of factors such as initial fitting age, baseline refractive error, the role of peripheral defocus, higher order aberrations, pupil size, and treatment zone size. / The CLEAR initiative was facilitated by the BCLA, with financial support by way of Educational Grants for collaboration, publication and dissemination provided by Alcon and CooperVision.

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La myopie est désormais considérée un problème de santé publique par l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé et de multiples méthodes ont été mises en place afin de contrôler sa progression chez les jeunes en croissance. Parmi celles-ci, les lentilles cornéennes multifocales sont utilisées, permettant une focalisation au niveau de la rétine centrale et un défocus myopique en périphérie. Ce défocus rétinien aurait comme effet de diminuer la progression de la myopie et l’élongation du globe oculaire. Comme plusieurs études ont montré que la rétine est apte à percevoir le défocus et à différencier son sens, l’utilisation d’outils tels que l’électrorétinographie permet d’étudier ce phénomène plus en profondeur. Cette étude vise donc à mesurer la réponse rétinienne, à 5 différentes excentricités, avec l’électrorétinographie lorsqu’on soumet la rétine à un défocus myopique en utilisant des lentilles cornéennes multifocales à addition élevée et à comparer cet effet lorsque le diamètre de leurs zones optiques varie. Le flash global mfERG a été effectué sur 27 participants à trois reprises, soit avec une lentille cornéenne ne causant pas de défocus et avec deux lentilles multifocales ayant des zones optiques de différents diamètres (4mm et 7mm), permettant ainsi de varier l’aire du défocus. Les résultats montrent que l’amplitude de l’onde directe, causée principalement par les photorécepteurs et les cellules bipolaires, n’est pas influencée par le design des lentilles. L’amplitude de l’onde induite est toutefois diminuée de façon significative avec la LC ayant une zone optique plus petite et causant un défocus sur une plus grande surface rétinienne. Cette différence est présente au niveau de l’anneau 5, qui correspond à une excentricité rétinienne de 15,7o à 24,0o. Ceci précise l’endroit qui semblerait le plus sensible au défocus myopique. Ces données peuvent influencer le design des lentilles souples multifocales utilisées pour le contrôle de la myopie. / Myopia is now considered a public health issue by the World Health Organization and multiple methods have been developed to control its progression. Among these methods, soft multifocal contact lenses are used, which allow a focused image on the central retina and a myopic defocus peripherally. This retinal defocus impacts the progression of myopia and axial length. Since several studies have shown that the retina is sensitive to the type of defocus, the use of tools such as electroretinography allow the study of the retinal response in greater depth. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the retinal response, at 5 different eccentricities, with electroretinography when the retina is subjected to myopic defocus using different high addition soft multifocal contact lenses and to compare this effect when the diameter of their optical zones varies. 27 participants performed a global flash mfERG three times, either with a single vision contact lens or with two multifocal lenses carrying different optical zone diameters (4mm and 7mm), allowing for the variation in defocus area. The results show that the amplitude of the direct wave, caused mainly by photoreceptors and bipolar cells, is not influenced by the design of the lenses. The amplitude of the induced wave, however, is significantly decreased when the optical zone is smaller and the lenses cause a defocus over a larger retinal area. This difference is present at ring 5, which corresponds to a retinal eccentricity of 15.7o to 24.0o. This specifies the location that would appear to be most sensitive to myopic defocus. This data may influence the design of multifocal soft lenses used for myopia control.