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What Should You Expect When Starting Ortho-K Treatment?

10 February, 2020 by Myopia Institute

What Should You Expect When Starting Ortho-K Treatment?

Orthokeratology or corneal reshaping therapy involves the use of special lenses to help patients see clearly during the day without wearing contacts or glasses. These lenses are worn overnight and reshape the front surface of the eye or the cornea.

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Read on to discover what to expect when your child is starting this treatment.

Assessment

During an eye exam, an orthokeratology specialist will check your child’s eyes to determine if ortho-k lenses are fit for their vision condition. This treatment is usually prescribed to nearsighted individuals with or without a low level of astigmatism. Along with a regular eye exam, the eye doctor may also use a computer imaging tool to map the corneas.

If your child is found a candidate for this treatment, then both of their eyes will be fitted for ortho-k lenses. It’s to ensure that the lenses properly rest on their cornea according to its curvature, diameter, and height. After the fitting, the optometrist will either give you the lenses or order them for pickup.

Using Your Ortho-K Lenses for the First Time

Ortho-k lenses are gas permeable and are not the same as your regular, soft contact lenses. While these lenses require different care, they go in like soft contacts. However, a few lubricating drops are needed before putting them on the eyes.

Clean the lenses as recommended by your eye care provider before wearing them. Always check them for chips and scratches. At first, your child may feel weird to have something in their eyes while sleeping but after a few days, they’ll get used to it.

When removing the lenses in the morning, they will need to use the special remover given by the optometrist. Removing ortho-k lenses should be easy and painless. Usually, your doctor will meet with you the first morning after wearing your ortho-k lenses. They can help if your child is having difficulties with the remover and also asses how well the lenses worked for child

Learn more about contact lenses, eyeglasses, and other vision correction methods by contacting an eye specialist in your area.

Filed Under: Eye Care Tagged With: eye doctor, Eye Exams, orthokeratology

Myths Debunked: 3 Misconceptions About Ortho-K Treatments

24 January, 2020 by Myopia Institute

Myths Debunked: 3 Misconceptions About Ortho-K Treatments

A large percentage of the world’s population, more than 20% to be exact, suffer from myopia or nearsightedness. Fortunately, eye doctors have pioneered a wide range of treatments to slow the progression of myopia. One of the most recent ones to become available on the market is orthokeratology or ortho-k, a form of corneal reshaping therapy. Unfortunately, due to several myths, a lot of patients are still reluctant about taking advantage of it.

To help you make an informed decision about your vision health, the Institute for Control of Eye Myopia in Children debunks some of these myths below:

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Filed Under: Eye Care Tagged With: Myths Debunked, orthokeratology

How Corneal Reshaping Therapy Can Treat Myopia

23 January, 2019 by Myopia Institute

How Corneal Reshaping Therapy Can Treat Myopia

What causes myopia or nearsightedness? This eye condition is a result of the irregular shape of the eyes, which affects the relative focusing power of the cornea and lens. Light rays focus at a point in front of the retina rather than straight on its surface when a patient has myopic eyes.

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Filed Under: Eye Care Tagged With: myopia, Ortho K, orthokeratology, treatment

Top 5 Frequently Asked Questions About Orthokeratology

26 December, 2018 by Myopia Institute

Top 5 Frequently Asked Questions About Orthokeratology

Studies have shown that corneal reshaping therapy is effective in controlling and slowing down the progression of myopia. Orthokeratology involves using specially designed gas permeable contact lenses to gently reshape the cornea and temporarily correct myopia. Read on as the Myopia Institute answers five of the most common questions about it:

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Filed Under: Eye Care Tagged With: corneal reshaping therapy, eye doctor, orthokeratology

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