초록
목적: 연령에 따라 역기하콘택트렌즈(reverse geometry contact lens), MC렌즈(myopia control lens)를 착용 한 후 근시진행억제 효과에 대한 굴절교정값의 변화를 단초점렌즈(single vision lens)와 비교해 알아보고자 한다. 방법: 6세에서 15세 사이의 아동에게 역기하콘택트렌즈 57안, MC렌즈 56안, 단초점렌즈 78안을 각각 착용시킨 후 연령에 따라 Group 1은 10세 이하, Group 2는 11세에서 15세 이하, Group 3은 연구 대상을 모두 포함하여 3그룹으로 나눴다. 이를 바탕으로 12개월 이하, 13~24개월, 25~36개월 까지 굴절교정값의 변화를 통한 근시 진행 억제 효과를 알아보고 통계적 유의성을 검증하고자 하였다. 결과: 착용기간에 따른 굴절교정값의 변화는 Group 3에서 12개월 이하에서는 역기하콘택트렌즈를 착용한 아동에서 변화가 없었고, MC렌즈는 $-0.36{\pm}0.10$ D, 단초점렌즈는 $-0.67{\pm}0.52$ D가 유의하게 변화되었다(P<0.05). 13~24개월에서 역기하콘택트렌즈는 $0.18{\pm}0.49$ D, MC렌즈는 $0.60{\pm}0.42$ D, 단 초점렌즈는 $1.37{\pm}0.72$ D로 유의(P<0.05)하게 변화되었다. 25~36개월에서 역기하콘택트렌즈는 $0.29{\pm}0.61$ D, MC렌즈는 $0.93{\pm}0.57$ D, 단초점렌즈는 $1.72{\pm}0.78$ D로 유의(P<0.05)하게 변화되었다. Group 1에서는 36개월 까지 역기 하콘택트렌즈는 $0.29{\pm}0.73$ D로 MC렌즈는 $1.07{\pm}0.59$ D로 단초점 렌즈는 $1.75{\pm}0.74$ D로 유의(P<0.05)하게 증가하였으며 Group 2에서는 36개월 까지 역기하콘택트렌즈는 $0.28{\pm}0.42$ D로 MC렌즈는 $0.75{\pm}0.49$ D로 단초점 렌즈는 $1.70{\pm}0.84$ D로 유의(P<0.05)하게 증가하여 굴절교정값의 변화는 10세 이하가 11세 이상보다 유의(P<0.05)하게 큰 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 본 연구 결과 12개월 이하의 착용시 역기하콘택트렌즈는 모든 연령에서 굴절교정값의 변화가 없었고, MC렌즈는 모든 연령에서 단초점렌즈보다 더 낮은 시력변화폭을 나타내 근시진행의 억제효과가 있으며, 13~36개월 착용시 역기하콘택트렌즈와 MC렌즈는 모든 연령에서 단초점렌즈보다 낮은 시력변화를 보여 근시진행의 억제효과가 있는 것으로 사료된다.
Purpose: Changes of refractive correction value in different age group were investigated. Regarding the inhibitive effects against myopia progression after wearing reverse geometry contact lenses and myopia control lenses (MC lenses), the effects after wearing single vision lenses were compared. Methods: We organized children between the ages of six and fifteen into three groups by age, and distributed fifty-seven reverse geometry contact lenses, fifty-six MC lenses and seventy-eight single vision lenses among them to be worn. Group 1 consisted of children aged ten and under, Group 2 consisted of children between the ages of eleven and fifteen, and Group 3 represents all of the study participants. The aim of this study was to learn the inhibitive effects against myopia progression attained by changes of refractive correction value and to verify their statistical significance at twelve months and under, thirteen to twenty-four months and twenty-five to thirty-six months. Results: Changes of refractive correction value by each length of use in Group 3 were as follows. For the age group of under twelve months, participants using the reverse geometric contact lens showed no change, while those using the MC or single vision lens had significant changes (P<0.05) of $-0.36{\pm}0.10$ D and $-0.67{\pm}0.52$ D, respectively. Users of all three lens types displayed significant change (P<0.05), in the age group of between thirteen and twenty-four months, of $0.18{\pm}0.49$ D, $0.60{\pm}0.42$ D and $1.37{\pm}0.72$ D for users of the reverse geometry contact lens, the MC lens and the single vision lens, respectively. There were significant changes (P<0.05) of $0.29{\pm}0.61$ D, $0.93{\pm}0.57$ D and $1.72{\pm}0.78$ in the same respective order as the above in the age group of twenty-five to thirty-six months. Refractive correction value showed changes with different age group. Group 1 displayed significant changes (P<0.05) of $0.29{\pm}0.73$ D, $1.07{\pm}0.59$ D and $1.75{\pm}0.74$ D for users of the reverse geometry contact lens, MC lens and single vision lens, respectively, up to thirty-six months of lens wearing; Group 2, also up to thirty-six months, displayed significant changes (P<0.05) of $0.28{\pm}0.42$ D, $0.75{\pm}0.49$ D and $1.70{\pm}0.84$ D in the same respective order, and changes in refractive correction for the age group under ten years was significantly greater (P<0.05) for the age group of eleven and older. Conclusions: The results found in this study demonstrate that there were no changes of refractive correction value for the case of wearing reversing geometry contact lens up to twelve month or less. MC lens showed less changes in variations of visual acuity for all users which might be resulted in inhibiting progression of myoptia. When both reverse geometry contact lens and the MC lens are wearing for the period from 13 to 36 month, both lens showed less changes in variation of visual acuity for all users. The results suggested that the less changes in variation of visual acuity of both lens had an effect on inhibiting progression of myopia.