COHORT · low certainty
Axial length changes and baseline predictors over five years in children treated with orthokeratology lenses: a retrospective cohort study
In children treated with orthokeratology, axial length elongation was associated with baseline predictors; findings are preliminary and not yet practice-changing.
0.75mean axial length elongation over 5 yearsObservational association
Design Cohortn 656Funding Not reported
- Why it matters
- First report on axial length changes over five years in a large cohort; retrospective design with low certainty.
- Prior evidence
- No prior evidence claim in abstract.
- Limitations
- Retrospective cohort study; surrogate endpoint used.
Source
Wang Z et al.. Axial length changes and baseline predictors over five years in children treated with orthokeratology lenses: a retrospective cohort study. Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology. Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
doi:10.3389/fbioe.2026.1870246Read original ↗
doi:10.3389/fbioe.2026.1870246Read original ↗
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