Effects of Contact Lens Wear on Children's Self-Perceptions

Ohio State University484 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to determine whether contact lens wear will improve children's self-perceptions more than spectacle wear.

Eight to eleven year old children will be randomly assigned to wear spectacles or soft contact lenses. The children's self-perceptions will be measured at baseline and every six months. We will compare the change in self-perception between spectacle and soft contact lens wearers over three years. We will also examine the effect of how much children initially like or dislike to wear glasses on the change in self-perception over three years.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

484

Conditions

Myopia

Interventions

Soft contact lensesDEVICE

Daily wear soft contact lenses disposed of daily or biweekly

SpectacleDEVICE

Spectacles for the treatment of myopia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 11 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * 1.00 to 6.00 D spherical component myopia, based on cycloplegic autorefraction * 1.00 DC or less astigmatism, based on cycloplegic autorefraction * 20/20 or better best-corrected visual acuity in each eye * Global stereoacuity of 250 seconds of arc or better based on Randot stereoacuity Exclusion Criteria: * Contact lens wear within the past month * Ocular health problems that could affect vision, eye development, or contact lens wear * Systemic health problems that could affect understanding of surveys or contact lens wear * Participation in other eye or vision studies that prescribed a treatment

Locations (5)

New England College of Optometry

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Ohio State University College of Optometry

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Pacific University College of Optometry

Forest Grove, Oregon, United States

Southern College of Optometry

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Global Self-Worth Scale from the Self-Perception Profile for Children

Time frame: 3 years

Secondary Outcomes

Five other scales from the Self-Perception Profile for Children

Time frame: 3 years

Change in cycloplegic autorefraction

Time frame: 3 years

Change in axial length, measured by A-scan ultrasound

Time frame: 3 years

Change in corneal curvature, measured by Grand Seiko WR-5100K autokeratometer

Time frame: 3 years

Change in Overall score from the Pediatric Refractive Error Profile

Time frame: 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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