Benefits and risks of orthokeratology treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This meta-analysis reviews the evidence for the risks and benefits associated with orthokeratology (OK) treatment compared with other methods of myopia control in children and adults.

Methods

A systematic search of Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Pubmed, Embase and Ovid was conducted from database inception to 22nd August 2021. Studies that reported on risks, visual and ocular biometric effects of OK in patients > 5 years of age with myopia (- 0.75 to - 6.00D) were included. Main outcomes are change in axial length and any adverse event.

Results

Fourty-five papers were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The quality of data was variable and of moderate certainty, and selection bias likely skewed the results towards a relati

SUBMITTER: Sartor L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11192849 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature