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      In vivo assessment of the anterior scleral contour assisted by automatic profilometry and changes in conjunctival shape after miniscleral contact lens fitting Translated title: Valoración in vivo del contorno de la esclera anterior asistida por perfilometría automática, y de los cambios en la forma conjuntival tras el uso de lentillas mini-esclerales

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          Purpose

          To compare the shape of the anterior sclera of candidates to scleral lens (ScCL) fitting with regular and irregular corneas and analyze the changes induced in the shape of the sclero-conjunctiva after ScCL wear.

          Methods

          Thirty-five eyes of 18 subjects (19 eyes with irregular corneas and 16 with regular corneas) were consecutively recruited. Three measures of sclero-conjunctival shape were taken with Eye Surface Profiler (ESP, Eaglet Eye, Houten, The Netherlands). Tangent angles and ocular sagittal heights (OC-SAG) were analyzed at different chords from 13 to 17 mm in the nasal, temporal, superior and inferior regions. The 19 eyes with irregular cornea were selected to wear ScCL and the changes in their sclero-conjunctival surface parameters were compared before and after 3 h of lens wear.

          Results

          Irregular corneas showed higher OC-SAG values than regular corneas in all the chords analyzed, with statistical significant differences in the temporal region. Regarding tangent angles, regular corneas showed lower values (flatter surface), with statistical significant differences at 8 and 8.50 mm on the nasal and 8.50 mm on the temporal region. Some changes were seen in sclero-conjuctival shape after short-term ScCL wear. There was an augment in OC-SAG after 3 h of scleral lens wear and a reduction on tangent angles, namely on the nasal region at 7.5 mm and 8.00 mm chord lengths, which is coincidental with the landing zone of ScCL.

          Conclusions

          ESP shows mild differences in scleral shape between eyes with regular and irregular corneas. ESP might be valuable in quantifying the mechanical impact of the ScCL on the anterior eye surface.

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          Objetivo

          Comparar la forma de la esclerótica anterior de los candidatos a utilizar lentes de apoyo escleral (ScCL) con córneas regulares e irregulares, y analizar los cambios inducidos en la forma de la superfície esclero-conjuntival tras el uso de dichas lentes.

          Métodos

          Se incluyeron consecutivamente treinta y cinco ojos de 18 sujetos (19 ojos con córneas irregulares y 16 con córneas regulares). Se realizaron tres mediciones de la forma esclero-conjuntival con el dispositivo Eye Surface Profiler (ESP, Eaglet Eye, Houten, The Netherlands). Se analizaron los ángulos tangenciales y las alturas sagitales oculares (OC-SAG) a diferentes cuerdas, de 13 a 17 mm en las regiones nasal, temporal, superior e inferior. Se seleccionó a los 19 ojos con córnea irregular para utilizar ScCL, comparándose los cambios de los parámetros de su superficie esclero-conjuntival antes y después del uso de lentillas durante 3 horas.

          Resultados

          Las córneas regulares reflejaron valores OC-SAG superiores a las córneas regulares en todas las cuerdas analizadas, con diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la región temporal. En cuanto a los ángulos tangenciales, las córneas regulares reflejaron unos valores inferiores (superficie más plana), con diferencias estadísticamente significativas a 8 y 8,5 mm en la región nasal, y 8,5 mm en la región temporal. También se apreciaron algunos cambios en la forma esclero-conjutival tras el uso a corto plazo de ScCL. Se produjo un aumento de los valores OC-SAG tras 3 h de uso de lentillas esclerales, y una reducción de los ángulos tangenciales, es decir, en las distancais correspondientes a las cuerdas de la región nasal a 7,5 mm y 8 mm, lo cual es coincidente con la zona de apoyo de las ScCL.

          Conclusiones

          El dispositivo ESP muestra leves diferencias en la forma escleral entre los ojos con córneas regulares e irregulares, y ha es capaz de por lo que podría resultar de utilidad para cuantificar el impacto mecánico de las lentes ScCL en la superficie anterior del ojo.

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          Scleral contact lenses (ScCL) have gained renewed interest during the last decade. Originally, they were primarily used for severely compromised eyes. Corneal ectasia and exposure conditions were the primary indications. However, the indication range of ScCL in contact lens practices seems to be expanding, and it now increasingly includes less severe and even non-compromised eyes, too. All lenses that partly or entirely rest on the sclera are included under the name ScCL in this paper; although the Scleral Lens Education Society recommends further classification. When a lens partly rests on the cornea (centrally or peripherally) and partly on the sclera, it is called a corneo-scleral lens. A lens that rests entirely on the sclera is classified as a scleral lens (up to 25 mm in diameter maximum). When there is full bearing on the sclera, further distinctions of the scleral lens group include mini-scleral and large-scleral lenses. This manuscript presents a review of the current applications of different ScCL (all types), their fitting methods, and their clinical outcomes including potential adverse events. Adverse events with these lenses are rare, but the clinician needs to be aware of them to avoid further damage in eyes that often are already compromised. The use of scleral lenses for non-pathological eyes is discussed in this paper.
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                Contributors
                Journal
                J Optom
                J Optom
                Journal of Optometry
                Elsevier
                1888-4296
                1989-1342
                02 November 2018
                Apr-Jun 2019
                02 November 2018
                : 12
                : 2
                : 131-140
                Affiliations
                [a ]Clinical & Experimental Optometry Research Lab (CEORLab), Center of Physics, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
                [b ]Eye-Contact-Lens Research & Education, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author. rjfmaraujo@ 123456gmail.com
                Article
                S1888-4296(18)30085-2
                10.1016/j.optom.2018.10.002
                6449784
                30393001
                a6a3c4d2-e73f-4da5-9eb9-5721e88f6dd2
                © 2018 Spanish General Council of Optometry. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U.

                This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

                History
                : 3 August 2018
                : 1 October 2018
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                scleral shape,topography,profilometry,fluorescein,forma de la esclera,topografía,perfilometría,fluoresceína

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