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Case Studies for March 12 Online Symposium
Contemporary Orthokeratology
with John M. Rinehart, O.D., FAAO,
and Roger Tabb, O.D.

 

CASE ONE

Case History

  • DC is a 33 year old white female
     
  • Contact lens wearing history: she has 6 year DW soft lens wear
     
  • Reason for OrthoK: Lens life is becoming very short
     
  • No Medications
     
  • Unaided DVA       OD 20/70       OS 20/70
     
  • Subjective Refraction:    OD -1.50 - 0.50 x 090 20/20
                                               OS -1.75 sphere 20/20
     
  • K's    OU 43.00/43.00 @ 090
     
  • HVID    11.3 mm OU
     
  • Diagnostic lens fitting       BC 8.54, AC 7.94, Diam. 10.0mm OU
Lenses ordered for patient:ODOS
Base Curve8.288.33
Power+0.75+0.75
Diameter10.610.6
Alignment curve7.947.94
   

<< Prefit topography

Day One Visit

  • Unaided DVA     OD 20/20     OS 20/20
     
  • Subj Ref     OD +0.25 sph 20/20      OS +0.50 sph 20/20
     
  • K's      OD 42.00/42.50 @ 090      OS 42.00/42.00 @ 090

<< One day topography

Two Month Visit

  • Unaided DVA      OD 20/20      OS 20/20
     
  • Subj ref      OD Plano sph 20/20      OS Pl - 0.50 x 090 20/20
     
  • K's      OD 42.00/42.25 @ 090      OS 42.50/42.25 @ 090

<< Two month topography

CASE TWO

Case History

  • LG is a 38 year old white female
     
  • Contact lens wearing history 17 years of soft lens wear
     
  • Reason for OrthoK: correction has increased each of the last 5 years
     
  • Meds Flonase and Allegra for allergies
     
  • Unaided DVA      OD 20/80      OS 20/80
     
  • Subjective refraction       OD -1.75 - 0.25 x 090 20/20 
                                               OS -2.00 sphere 20/20
     
  • K's      OD 43.75/43.75 @ 090      OS 44.00/44.00 @ 090
     
  • HVID      11.2 mm OU
     
  • Diagnostic lens fitting      BC 8.49, AC 7.80, Diam 10.0 mm OU
Lenses ordered for patient:ODOS
Base Curve8.188.18
Power+0.75+0.75
Diameter10.010.0
Reverse curve7.207.20
Alignment curve7.807.80
   

<< Prefit topography

One Day Visit

  • Unaided DVA      OD 20/20      OS 20/20
     
  • Subj Ref      OD +0.25 sph 20/20      OS +0.50 sph 20/20
     
  • K's      OD 41.50/42.00 @ 090      OS 41.50/42.00 @ 090

10 Day Visit

  • Unaided DVA      OD 20/40      OS 20/30
     
  • Subj Ref      OD +1.50 - 1.75 x 065 20/20      
                          OS +1.75 - 1.25 x 125 20/20
     
  • K's      OD 42.50/43.00 @090 0 distortion 
                OS 42.50/44.00 @ 090 1/2 distortion

<< One week topography

Topography shows treatment zone decentered superiorly OU

New lenses were designed to improve centration. Sagittal depth of lenses increased by 5 microns

New lenses:ODOS
Base Curve8.188.18
Power+0.75+0.75
Diameter10.610.6
Reverse curve7.107.10
Alignment curve7.767.76

One Month Visit (one week after new lenses dispensed)

  • Unaided DVA      OD 20/20      OS 20/20
     
  • Subj Ref      OD +0.25 sph 20/20      OS Plano sphere 20/20
     
  • K's      OU 42.75/42.75 @ 090

2 Month Visit

  • Unaided DVA      OD 20/20      OS 20/20
     
  • Subj Ref     OD +0.75 sph 20/20      OS + 0.75 sph 20/20
     
  • K's      OD 41.75/42.00 @ 090      OS 42.00/42.00 @ 090

<< Two month topography

Patient's unaided DVA remains good with every other night wear.

3 Month Visit

Findings are unchanged from the 2 month visit.