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AL was measured annually by optical biometry. By design, only children with uninterrupted follow-up on the same biometry device were included. Marginal multivariable regression with cluster-robust standard errors clustered on participant ID was used as the primary analytical approach; a linear mixed-effects model was applied as a sensitivity analysis. Responder analysis was performed using a biologically anchored threshold of &lt;0.125 mm\/year. Results: Mean cumulative AL elongation was 0.05 mm at 1 year and 0.34 mm at 5 years, corresponding to an annualised rate of 0.07 mm\/year. First-year axial elongation was associated with 5-year AL change (r = 0.74, p &lt; 0.001). Younger baseline age was the main predictor of greater AL progression, whereas baseline refractive status and sex showed no significant independent association with AL change. Responder rates were high, with 85.4% at eye level and 83.0% at the participant level. Conclusions: Orthokeratology was associated with low axial elongation over 5 years in this Hungarian paediatric cohort. 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