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A Comparison of the Contact Areas between Cornea and RGP Lenses by Fitting Status  

Park, Eun Hye (Dept. of Optometry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Kim, So Ra (Dept. of Optometry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Park, Mijung (Dept. of Optometry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
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Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society / v.17, no.3, 2012 , pp. 255-264 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: In this study, the effect of lens fitting status on the contact area between spherical/aspherical RGP lens and the cornea having different astigmatic degree and corneal type was investigated for guiding the proper selection of RGP lens. Methods: Spherical and aspherical RGP lenses were applied on ninety eyes $(25.12{\pm}3.52years)$ having with-the-rule astigmatism by different fitting status. Then, their central, mid-peripheral and peripheral areas of fluorescein pattern were calculated and compared for the quantitative evaluation of the contact area between spherical/aspherical RGP lens. Results: The central and peripheral areas with the alignment fitting was significant different based on lens design. However, the central area didn't show any significant difference by lens design and corneal type when fitted in steep or flat. When analyzed by the corneal shape, both lenses with alignment and flat fitting had significant difference in central and peripheral areas. However, the central, mid-peripheral and peripheral areas with steep fitting didn't show the difference by corneal types. When analyzed by the astigmatic degree, the central and peripheral areas with alignment fitting changed proportionally to the increase of corneal astigmatism regardless of corneal shape. With steep and flat fitting, however, the central, mid-peripheral and/or peripheral areas in round- and symmetric bowtie-typed corneas showed the conflicting result when compared to those of alignment fitting when analyzed by the astigmatic degree. Conclusions: In this study, it was confirmed that the contact areas of cornea and RGP lens fitted steep and flat status were largely affected by the corneal type and corneal astigmatism rather than RGP lens fitted in alignment status. Also, this result commonly occurred in both spherical and aspherical RGP lenses.
Keywords
Spherical RGP lens; Aspherical RGP lens; Fluorescein pattern; Fitting status; Astigmatic degree; Corneal type; Contact area with Cornea;
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