Abstract

목적: 구면 및 비구면 RGP렌즈의 양호한 피팅상태에서 각막형상과 각막난시도에 따른 각막과 렌즈 사이의 부분별 눈물의 차이를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 20~30대 77명(135안)을 대상으로 양호한 상태로 피팅된 구면 및 비구면 RGP렌즈를 중심부, 중간주변부, 주변부로 나눠 플루레신으로 염색된 눈물의 농도를 분석하여 눈물양을 정량화하였다. 결과: 모든 각막형상에서 구면 RGP렌즈는 부분별 눈물양의 차이가 존재하였다. 비구면 RGP렌즈 피팅 시 대칭나비형과 비대칭나비형 각막에서는 부분별 눈물양의 차이가 있었으나, 원형과 타원형 각막은 중심부에서 주변부까지 눈물이 고르게 분포하였다. 1.25 D 이하의 각막난시군에 구면 RGP렌즈를 피팅하였을 때는 중심부와 주변부, 중간주변부와 주변부간의 눈물양 차이가 존재하였으나 1.50 D 이상의 각막난시군에서는 부분별 눈물양의 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 또한, 각막난시가 증가할수록 구면 및 비구면 RGP렌즈 모두 중심부 및 중간주변부의 눈물양이 비례하여 증가하였으며, 비구면 RGP렌즈의 경우가 증가폭이 더 컸다. 결론: 본 연구 결과, 구면 RGP렌즈에 비해 비구면 RGP렌즈와 각막 사이의 눈물양 차이가 적었으며, 각막형상과 난시도에 따라 각막과 렌즈사이의 눈물양에 차이가 있음을 밝혔다. 또한, 본 연구를 통해 정립된 RGP렌즈와 각막사이의 상대눈물양을 측정하는 방법이 콘택트렌즈와 각막 사이의 눈물양 평가에 사용될 수 있을 것으로 보인다. Purpose: In the present study, a difference in tear volume between the cornea and the rigid gas permeable (RGP) lens relative to corneal shape and corneal astigmatism was investigated by the alignment fitting status of spherical and aspherical RGP lenses. Methods: Spherical and aspherical RGP lenses were fitted with alignment in 77 subjects (135 eyes) who were in their 20~30s. Tear volume stained with fluorescein was qualitatively analyzed by dividing cornea into center, mid-peripheral and peripheral parts. Results: For the spherical RGP lens fitting, tear volume differences were found in each part in all corneal types. For the aspherical RGP lens fitting, tear volume differences were in each corneal part in symmetric bow tie- and asymmetric bow tie-type corneas. However, the tear was equally distributed from the center to the peripheral part in round- and oval-type corneas. In the group with corneal astigmatism lower than 1.25 D, tear volume between center and peripheral parts, and mid-peripheral and peripheral parts, was different when a spherical RGP lens was fitted. However, tear volume in each part was not different in the group with corneal astigmatism over 1.50 D. Moreover, the tear volumes of the central and mid-peripheral parts were proportionally increased with increasing corneal astigmatism in both spherical and aspherical RGP lenses. Furthermore, aspherical RGP lenses showed greater increments than spherical RGP lenses. Conclusions: The results revealed that the difference in tear volume between aspherical RGP lens and cornea was less than spherical RGP lens, and the difference in tear volume varied according to corneal shape and astigmatism. In addition, the method of measuring relative tear volume between RGP lens and cornea that was established in the present study can be used to evaluate tear volume between contact lens and cornea.

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