Comparison of vision-related quality of life between wearing Orthokeratology lenses and spectacles in myopic children living in Kuala Lumpur

• Published in: Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
• Main Author: Mohd-Ali B.; Low Y.C.; Mohamad Shahimin M.; Arif N.; Abdul-Hamid H.; Wan Abdul-Halim W.H.; Mohidin N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2023
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85140975904&doi=10.1016%2fj.clae.2022.101774&partnerID=40&md5=3852d592c88e4d511c0361147881a197

Purpose: There are limited reports available on the impact of wearing Orthokeratology (ortho-K) lenses on the quality of life of Asian children. This study evaluated and compared vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) between myopic children wearing ortho-K lenses and single-vision spectacles (SVSs), living in Kuala Lumpur, using Paediatric Refractive Error Profile (PREP) questionnaires. Methods: This is a cross sectional study. Myopic children who had been wearing ortho-K and SVSs for 12 months were recruited, and the questionnaires were distributed online. The PREP scores were obtained using a summary scoring method. The Shapiro–Wilk test was used to determine data normality. Unpaired t-test was performed for normally distributed data, and the Mann–Whitney test for non-normally distributed data. P < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: A total of 70 subjects participated in this study (45 ortho-K and 25 SVSs), with a mean age of 10.86 ± 0.73 years. The mean scores for all the items were higher in ortho-K than SVS wearers (p < 0.05). With regard to symptoms during ortho-K lens wear at night, <10 % of the subjects reported difficulty falling asleep, itch/burning/dry eyes and foreign body sensation after lens insertion. Conclusion: Ortho-K improves the vision-related quality of life of myopic school children in Kuala Lumpur. Thus, it should be considered by more local optometrists when managing myopic children. © 2022 The Authors