Abstract
목적: 일상생활에서의 조도 환경에 따라 써클 소프트콘택트렌즈의 착색부분에 의한 콘택트렌즈 착용자의 동공 가 려짐 정도를 확인하고 동공의 가려짐에 따른 시력 변화를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 20대 82안을 대상으로 비착색 부위가 렌즈 중심부 6.2 mm 직경인 써클 콘택트렌즈를 착용시키고 50 lx 및 370 lx의 조도에서 최소분리시력 및 최소가독시력을 측정하였다. 결과: 370 lx에서는 써클 콘택트렌즈 착용 시 착색부위에 의한 동공의 가려짐이 없었으나, 50 lx에서는 모든 실험대상안의 동공이 써클 콘택트렌즈에 의한 가려짐이 나타났으며 그 범위는 0.40~1.70 mm이었다. 50 lx에서는 써클 콘택트렌즈의 착용에 의해 최소가독시력 및 최소분리시력이 통계적으로 유의하게 감소하였으며, 동공 크기가 큰 실험대상안 일수록 시력의 감소 정도가 더 커지는 상관관계를 가짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 최소분리시력의 감소 정도가 최소가독시력의 경우보다 더 크게 나타나 동공의 가려짐에 의해 최소분리시력이 더 크게 영향을 받는 것을 알 수 있었다. 결론: 조도가 낮은 실내에서나 야간 활동 시의 써클 콘택트렌즈 착용은 시력에 직접적으로 영향을 끼칠 수 있으므로 이에 대한 착용자 및 제조사의 고려가 필요하다. Purpose: The degree of the pupil covered with tinted region of circle soft contact lens was determined according to the illuminant conditions in everyday life and the change of visual acuity by its covering was further investigated. Methods: The circle contact lens having the non-tinted area of 6.2 mm in the center of the lens was applied on 82 eyes in their 20s and their minimum separable visual acuity and minimum legible visual acuity were determined under the luminances of 50 and 370 lux. Results: The covering of pupil was not found when wearing circle contact lens under 370 lux, however, some pupil covering ranged from 0.40 to 1.70 mm was observed in all subjects under 50 lux. The minimum separable visual acuity and minimum legible visual acuity were significantly decreased by the wearing of circle contact lens under 50 lux and the correlation between the larger pupil size of subjects and more decrease of visual acuity was observed. Furthermore, the decrease of minimum separable visual acuity was larger than the case of minimum legible visual acuity indicating that minimum separable visual acuity was largely affected by the covering of pupil. Conclusions: The consideration is necessary for the lens wearers and the manufacturers since the wearing circle contact lens in low-light indoor or nighttime activities may affect directly visual acuity.
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