The Use of the Esclera Scleral Contact Lens in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Dry Eye Disease  

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Weber, Sarah La Porta ; Souza, Rodrigo Becco de ; Gomes, Jose Alvaro Pereira ; Hofling-Lima, Ana Luisa

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: American Journal of Ophthalmology (keterangan: ada di ClinicalKey) vol. 163 (Mar. 2016), page 167-173.
Topik: Scleral Contact Lens; SCL
Fulltext: A12 v163 p167 kelik2016.pdf (428.89KB)

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Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of the Esclera scleral contact lens (SCL) treatment and its impact on clinical testing for moderate to severe dry eye disease (DED). Design: Prospective interventional case series. Methods: A total of 41 eyes from 25 patients with moderate to severe DED were evaluated for the Esclera SCL treatment. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), tear osmolarity, the Schirmer I test, tear film breakup time (TBUT), corneal and conjunctival staining, meibomian grading, and Ocular Surface Disease Index and SF-36v2 questionnaires were assessed before and after the SCL treatment. These values were compared to assess the real benefit of using SCL as a treatment for DED. Results: Forty-one eyes from 25 patients were fitted with SCL for management of DED. The underlying diseases were Stevens-Johnson syndrome (22 eyes), Sjogren syndrome (11 eyes), graft-vs-host disease (2 eyes), dry eye after keratomileusis in situ (2 eyes), and undifferentiated ocular surface disease (4 eyes). BCVA improved from 0.703 ± 0.55 logMAR with habitual correction to 0.406 ± 0.43 logMAR with SCL (P < .001). There was a significant decrease in tear osmolarity values (338.1 ± 27.1 to 314.25 ± 38.8 mOsm/L, P < .001) and van Bijsterveld scores (3.63 ± 2.33 to 2.63 ± 2.46 grade, P = .015) between the baseline and 12 months after SCL wear. There were also significant improvements in dry eye symptoms and quality of life as assessed by the OSDI and SF-36v2 questionnaires (both with P < .001). Conclusions: The Esclera SCL treatment had a positive impact on tear osmolarity and van Bijsterveld score, as well as an improvement in the patients' BCVA, dry eye symptoms, and quality of life.

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