Orthokeratologic Procedures
"Orthokeratologic Procedures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An alternative to REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES. A therapeutic procedure for correcting REFRACTIVE ERRORS. It involves wearing CONTACT LENSES designed to force corrective changes to the curvature of the CORNEA that remain after the lenses are removed. The effect is temporary but is maintained by wearing the therapeutic lenses daily, usually during sleep.
| Descriptor ID |
D054158
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.706
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| Concept/Terms |
Orthokeratologic Procedures- Orthokeratologic Procedures
- Orthokeratologic Procedure
- Procedure, Orthokeratologic
- Procedures, Orthokeratologic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orthokeratologic Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Retrospective review of the effectiveness of orthokeratology versus soft peripheral defocus contact lenses for myopia management in an academic setting. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2023 05; 43(3):534-543.
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Patient and parent perceptions of myopia modalities. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2023 Apr; 46(2):101772.
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Myopia: Mechanisms, Interventional Strategies, and Clinical Evidence. Optom Vis Sci. 2022 04 01; 99(4):321.
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IMI 2021 Yearly Digest. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2021 04 28; 62(5):7.
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Myopia Control 2020: Where are we and where are we heading? Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2020 05; 40(3):254-270.
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Optical changes and visual performance with orthokeratology. Clin Exp Optom. 2020 01; 103(1):44-54.
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Effect of age and contact lens wear on corneal epithelial dendritic cell distribution, density, and morphology. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2020 02; 43(1):84-90.