Impact of Scleral Contact Lens Use on the Rate of Corneal Transplantation for Keratoconus.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the association of scleral contact lens (SCL) use on the risk for keratoplasty for people with keratoconus.

Methods

The electronic health records of patients receiving eye care at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center between August 1, 2012, and December 31, 2018, were reviewed. Patients with a diagnostic code of keratoconus or corneal ectasia, no previous history of keratoplasty, and for whom data were available for both eyes were included. Using a multivariable Cox regression model, associations between SCL use and keratoplasty were tested and adjusted for sociodemographic factors, maximum keratometry, and current contact lens (CL) use.

Results

Two thousand eight hundred six eyes met the inclusion criteria. CL use in each eye was 36.2% wi

SUBMITTER: Ling JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7686092 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature