Abstract
Purpose: The present has analyzed the correlation between the direction of lens and the amount of rotation upon soft toric contact lens fitting after classifying the corneal astigmatism. Methods: Soft toric contact lens was fitted on 114 with-the-rule astigmatic eyes with total astigmatism of at least -0.75 D in their 20s and 30s according to the fitting guideline of the manufacturer and the correlation between the astigmatic degree and the rotational direction/amount of rotation was analyzed by when keeping the eyes on the front and by changing the direction of gaze. As for re-orientation movement. The speed of lens re-orientation and total amount of lens rotation was compared and analyzed by corneal astigmatism after mis-location of lens of $45^{\circ}$ to temporal and nasal direction, respectively. Results: The positive correlations were shown between corneal astigmatism and the direction of lens rotation and between corneal astigmatism and the amount of lens rotation. Meanwhile, the amount of lens rotation was different by the direction of gaze however, there was no correlation with corneal astigmatism. The speed of lens re-orientation was fastest in the group of high astigmatic degree when the lens was mis-located to both temporal and nasal directions. Conclusions: For optimal axis stabilization of toric soft lens, it is proposed that the adjustment of fitting guideline considering corneal astigmatism is necessary since the current fitting guideline is only based on total astigmatism.
목적: 본 연구에서는 토릭소프트렌즈 피팅 시 회전방향 및 회전량과 각막난시도의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 방법: 20~30대, 전체난시 -0.75 D 이상의 직난시 114안을 대상으로 토릭소프트렌즈를 제조사의 가이드라인에 따라 피팅하고 정면주시 시와 응시방향을 달리하였을 때의 난시도와 회전방향 및 회전량과의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 또한 귀쪽과 코쪽으로 각각 $45^{\circ}$ 회전 시킨 후 회전복귀속도와 총 회전량을 각막난시도에 따라 비교 분석하였다. 결과: 각막난시도와 회전방향은 양의 상관관계를 나타내었으며, 각막난시도와 회전량 또한 양의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 한편, 응시방향에 따라 렌즈의 회전량이 상이하였으며 각막난시도와는 상관관계가 없었다. 각막난시도가 가장 높은 군에서 귀쪽과 코쪽으로 회전시킨 모든 경우에서 렌즈의 회전복귀속도가 가장 빨랐다. 결론: 토릭소프트렌즈의 최적의 축 안정화를 위하여 현재 전체난시만을 기준으로 처방되고 있는 피팅 가이드라인이 각막난시도를 고려하여 조정되어야 할 필요성이 있음을 제안한다.
