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Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to wear either standard-design ortho-k lenses or specialty-designed ortho-k lenses designed to produce a reduced corneal central zone moulding area for 12 months. Axial length was measured at baseline and at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. The primary outcome was the change in axial length (\u0394AL) over time. Secondary outcomes included changes in spherical equivalent refraction (SER) and adverse events.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean base curve squared (BC\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ), representing the estimated corneal central zone moulding area, was 8.73\u2009\u00b1\u20095.59\u2009mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      in the test group, which was significantly smaller than that in the control group (11.21\u2009\u00b1\u20095.17\u2009mm\n                      <jats:sup>2;<\/jats:sup>\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20092.685,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.008). Compared with the control group, the values of \u0394AL at month 6 (0.103\u2009\u00b1\u20090.14 vs. 0.047\u2009\u00b1\u20090.11,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.01), month 9 (0.141\u2009\u00b1\u20090.16 vs. 0.060\u2009\u00b1\u20090.12,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.002) and month 12 (0.168\u2009\u00b1\u20090.20 vs. 0.077\u2009\u00b1\u20090.14,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004) were significantly smaller. No significant difference in severe adverse events was observed between the two groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Orthokeratology effectively slowed axial elongation in children with low myopia. Specialty-designed ortho-k lenses with altered corneal reshaping characteristics demonstrated greater inhibition of axial elongation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trial registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR2500113706, retrospectively registered on 2 December 2025.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s44402-026-00194-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,6]],"date-time":"2026-10-06T17:03:12Z","timestamp":1791306192000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Efficacy and Safety of Specialty-Designed Orthokeratology Lenses with a Reduced Corneal Central Zone Moulding Area in Children with Low Myopia: A Prospective, Randomised, Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.1007","author":[{"given":"Qi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Changliang","family":"Peng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yishu","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chen","family":"Chu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tao","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jianfeng","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"194_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.1038\/s41572-020-00231-4","volume":"6","author":"PN Baird","year":"2020","unstructured":"Baird PN, Saw SM, Lanca C, Guggenheim JA, Smith EL, Zhou X, et al. 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