UDK: 617.753.2

INFLUENCE OF ORTOKERATOLOGICAL CONTACT LENSES ON MORPHOFUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF THE CORNEA IN MYOPIC CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ON THE BASIS OF THE FINDINGS OF CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY

E. A. Echova, V. P. Fokin, S. V. Balalin, I. A. Melikhova

МНТК «Микрохирургия глаза» им. академика С. Н. Федорова, Волгоград

Abstract

Confocal microscopy was performed to evaluate the initial state of cornea in 28 myopic patients (56 eyes). Measurements were repeated when orthokeratological contact lenses were used. We found that confocal microscopy makes it possible to estimate the safety of orthokeratological lens application in each particular patient considering the histomorphological condition of their cornea.

Keywords

orthokeratological lens, cornea, confocal microscopy.

Contacts

Фокин Виктор Петрович — д. м. н., профессор, директор Волгоградского филиала ФГБУ «МНТК «Микрохирургия глаза» им. акад. С. Н. Федорова», e-mail: fokin@isee.ru