The short‑term effects of wearing swimming goggles on corneal biomechanics Jiménez Rodríguez, Raimundo Molina Romero, Rubén Vera Vílchez, Jesús Redondo Cabrera, Beatriz Corvis ST Corneal deformation Intraocular pressure Central corneal thickness Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Granada/CBUA. The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in a product, method or material described herein. The article has not been presented in a meeting. Purpose This study aimed to assess the impact of wearing swimming goggles (SG) on corneal biomechanics. Methods Corneal deformation response, central corneal thickness (CCT), intraocular pressure (IOP) and biomechanically corrected intraocular pressure (bIOP) were measured with the Corvis system (Oculus Optikgeräte GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany) in thirtyone healthy young adults while wearing a drilled SG. All measurements were obtained before, at 30 s, 2 min, 3.5 min and 5 min of wearing SG, just after SG removal and after 2 min of SG removal. Results The corneal biomechanics is sensitive to SG wear, observing lower corneal deformability during SG use. Specifically, wearing SG caused an increase in the time and length of the first applanation and radius curvature at the highest concavity, as well as a decrease and in the velocity of the first applanation and time and deformation amplitude of the second applanation (p < 0.001 in all cases). After SG removal, corneal biomechanical parameters showed a rebound-effect, obtaining a higher corneal deformability in comparison with baseline reading (p-corrected < 0.05 in all cases). Additionally, IOP and bIOP significantly increased while wearing SG (p < 0.001 in both cases), whereas CCT remained stable (p = 0.850). Conclusions Wearing SG modifies the biomechanical properties of the cornea, with reduced corneal deformability during SG wear. The outcomes of this study should be taken into consideration when making clinical decisions in subjects at high risk of developing corneal ectasias or glaucoma, as well as in the post-surgical management of these ocular conditions. 2022-04-25T09:04:09Z 2022-04-25T09:04:09Z 2022-04-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Jiménez, R... [et al.]. The short-term effects of wearing swimming goggles on corneal biomechanics. Int Ophthalmol (2022). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-022-02268-8] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/74516 10.1007/s10792-022-02268-8 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España Springer