Publications by authors named "Ann-Isabel Mattern"
Optical influence of myopia control spectacles at the retinal level: Effect of local light modulation.
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt
June 2025
Purpose: To investigate the influence of light modulation conferred by current designs of myopia control spectacles on retinal sensitivity.
Methods: Retinal sensitivity and scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) fundus images were obtained from nine healthy subjects using a Macular Integrity Assessment microperimeter with current myopia control spectacle lenses: MyoCare, Stellest, MiYOSMART and DOT. Respectively powered single vision lenses and a 0.
Objectives: This retrospective analysis evaluates the treatment success of "Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments" (DIMS) spectacle lenses in a real-life clinical setting in Germany.
Materials And Methods: Axial length (AL) and objective refraction of 166 eyes treated with DIMS at baseline and 12-month follow-up were analyzed. Annual AL growth rate within the range of physiological growth rate was considered a successful treatment.
Article Synopsis
- Geographic atrophy (GA) is a serious form of age-related macular degeneration causing irreversible vision loss, characterized by the degeneration of photoreceptors and other retinal structures.
- The study analyzed the progression of GA in 20 eyes from 13 patients over 2.9 years, finding that lesion size increased significantly and most previously unaffected eyes developed subfoveal encroachment (SFE).
- Visual impairment worsened over time, with a notable decrease in best-corrected visual acuity and increased areas of scotoma, indicating a decline in overall macular sensitivity.
A Comparison of Optical Biometers Used in Children for Myopia Control.
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd
November 2023
Purpose: To assess the reproducibility (i.e., inter-device reliability) of the biometers Topcon MYAH, Oculus Myopia Master, and Haag-Streit Lenstar LS900 with the Carl Zeiss IOLMaster 700 and the intra-subject repeatability in myopic children in order to reliably detect axial growth for myopia management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSafety of DIMS Spectacle Lenses and Atropine as Combination Therapy for Myopia Progression.
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd
October 2022
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate traffic safety of Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses in combination therapy with atropine.
Patients And Methods: 12 young adults (age: 24 - 45; 30,1 ± 5,7 years) were recruited to evaluate corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), contrast sensitivity (CS; FrACT), glare sensitivity (Mesotest) under the influence of DIMS spectacle correction alone and combination therapy with 0,01% atropine.
Results: When looking through the central area of the DIMS lens, far vision does not decrease due to the influence of atropine; influence of glare and atropine leads to a reduction of CDVA by 0.