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- - The study aimed to assess how well YOUSOFT soft contact lenses improve vision in patients with keratoconus, specifically targeting those who cannot tolerate rigid gas permeable lenses.
- - Out of 42 patients, 67% were prescribed YOUSOFT, and these patients demonstrated significantly better visual acuity with YOUSOFT compared to traditional spectacles, though their vision with YOUSOFT was similar to that with RGP lenses.
- - The findings indicate that YOUSOFT is an effective solution for correcting irregular astigmatism in keratoconus patients, especially for those who struggle with RGP lens usage.
Article Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of YOUSOFT soft contact lenses in correcting irregular astigmatism and prescription results of patients with keratoconus.
Patients And Methods: The retrospective observational study included 55 eyes (mean age, 32.2 ± 10.6 years; 36 men and 6 women) of 42 patients with keratoconus who tried YOUSOFT for rigid gas permeable (RGP) lens intolerance. Average keratometry, corneal astigmatism, and maximum keratometry were 49.4 ± 5.2 diopters (D), 3.7 ± 2.1 D, and 57.3 ± 8.2 D, respectively. Patients were divided into YOUSOFT prescription and non-prescription cases, wherein the prescription rates were calculated. YOUSOFT visual acuity was compared with spectacle-corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) and RGP lens-CDVA.
Results: YOUSOFT was prescribed to 28 out of 42 patients (prescription rate 67%). In the YOUSOFT prescription cases, YOUSOFT-CDVA (logMAR -0.04; 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.08 to 0.00) was significantly better than spectacle-CDVA (logMAR 0.23; 95% CI: 0.08 to 0.38; P < 0.0001), whereas YOUSOFT-CDVA (logMAR -0.03; 95% CI: -0.08 to 0.03) did not significantly differ from the RGP lens-CDVA (logMAR -0.02; 95% CI: -0.08 to 0.04; P = 0.856).
Conclusion: YOUSOFT was effective in correcting irregular corneal astigmatism, suggesting that it is highly effective in patients with RGP lens intolerance.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10389083 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S420940 | DOI Listing |
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