<p>Topographical Central Island-Like Pattern After 24 Hrs of Continuous Intraocular Pressure Monitoring with a Contact Lens Sensor</p>

Abstract

With development of the contact lens sensor (CLS), it has become possible to monitor the intraocular pressure (IOP) for 24 hrs continuously. Wearing of CLS often brings blurred vision with transient aggravation of myopia and changes in corneal shape. The author, a 51-year-old man with myopic astigmatism, wore a CLS for 24 hrs on the right eye, and the fellow eye served as a contra-lateral control eye. After wearing, his corrected visual acuity on the right eye decreased from 20/16 to 20/25 with blurred vision, and subjective spherical power and cylindrical power aggravated. Topographical analysis revealed that the instantaneous power increased on the central cornea but decreased on the mid-peripheral cornea. Differential instantaneous map of pre-and post-wearing CLS showed a specific pattern similar to the central island pattern, which is known as the results of steeper fitting of the orthokeratology lens. A surface imprint was observed on the bulbar conjunctiva, corresponding to the edge of the contact lens. These findings seemed due to orthokeratological effects by the steeper fitting of CLS. All of them resolved within 24 hrs after the removal of the CLS.

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“…Beyond the acute complications associated with the act of placing IOP biosensors, several studies have examined the challenges associated with the wearing of long-term IOP biosensors. Toshida [192] reported a transient decrease in visual acuity and aggravation of astigmatism after 24 h continuous wearing of a SENSIMED Triggerfish ® CLS due to the orthokeratological profile of the contact lens, which resulted in a so-called "central island" corneal topography. Miki and colleagues [193] echo these findings and reported an increase in refractive error of approximately 18% after a 24 h CLS wear period.…”