Clinical Study

The Influence of Overnight Orthokeratology on Ocular Surface and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Teenagers with Myopia

Table 1

The baseline ocular parameters and subsequent changes in the values at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after the wearing of OOK.

Baseline1 month3 months6 months12 months24 months

OSDI score4.81 ± 6.647.48 ± 7.749.16 ± 9.4311.40 ± 11.018.13 ± 8.196.21 ± 6.95
Meniscus heights0.22 ± 0.060.25 ± 0.050.25 ± 0.060.24 ± 0.060.24 ± 0.040.24 ± 0.04
Corneal fluorescein staining scores0.19 ± 0.430.54 ± 0.600.51 ± 0.630.64 ± 0.740.73 ± 0.550.56 ± 0.53
The 1st keratographic BUT11.03 ± 5.5312.49 ± 7.2011.99 ± 6.8411.10 ± 6.3512.37 ± 5.4111.73 ± 5.33
The average keratographic BUT13.02 ± 5.3914.41 ± 6.7714.16 ± 6.4813.31 ± 5.8113.33 ± 5.3312.49 ± 5.11
Lid margin abnormalities0.25 ± 0.540.41 ± 0.530.37 ± 0.550.66 ± 0.660.58 ± 0.650.61 ± 0.61
Meibomian gland orifice scores0.53 ± 0.820.68 ± 0.840.47 ± 0.650.58 ± 0.700.54 ± 0.650.53 ± 0.63
Meibomian gland lipid secretion scores0.31 ± 0.560.49 ± 0.650.54 ± 0.700.56 ± 0.650.56 ± 0.650.51 ± 0.59
Difficulty of lipid excretions0.42 ± 0.650.66 ± 0.760.54 ± 0.680.54 ± 0.680.54 ± 0.650.54 ± 0.65
Meibomian gland dropout scores0.68 ± 0.510.68 ± 0.510.68 ± 0.510.68 ± 0.510.68 ± 0.510.68 ± 0.51