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Ortho-k

Stop Wearing Glasses Without Surgery!

What is Orthokeratology?

This is a revolutionary non-surgical procedure that eliminates the need for glasses or daytime contact lenses. It improves vision by gently reshaping your eyes WHILE YOU SLEEP using specially designed therapeutic contact lenses. You just put the specially fitted lenses in at bedtime, and when you awake, you will have clear, sharp, natural vision for your waking hours.

This safe and effective treatment can correct near-sightedness (including high prescriptions), farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia (blurred near vision). It is a great alternative to LASIK for those who don’t want the risk or are not ready for surgery.

Am I A Good Ortho-K Candidate?

  • Are you unable to wear contacts due to allergies?

  • Do you suffer from DRY EYE, making contact lens wear impossible?

  • Are you tired of getting debris under your oxygen permeable lenses?

  • Would you like to enjoy sports, work out, hike, swim or ski without wearing glasses or daytime lenses?

  • Would you like to snorkel and actually see the fish?

  • Do you want to wake up in the night and SEE?

  • Do you have a job that requires excellent vision without contacts or glasses (law enforcement, lifeguard, etc.)?

  • Do you dislike wearing daytime contact lenses?

  • Do you dislike wearing glasses?

  • Do glasses constantly slip down off your nose?

  • Are you interested in LASIK but are not quite ready?

  • Are your child͛s eyes getting worse and worse every year?

  • Is your child getting bullied because he or she wears glasses?

How Does It Work?

When a person cannot see clearly, it is because their eye is too long, too short or the surface is misshaped. Images fail to reach or focus on the retina. This produces blurred or distorted vision.

In order to create a therapeutic lens, the surface of your eyes is mapped using a high tech instrument called a topographer. This allows your doctor to create a custom lens specifically designed for YOUR eye and its unique visual problems. This Ortho-K lens is manufactured using high-speed computer assisted lathes and made from an advanced highly oxygen permeable material which allows your eye to breathe overnight and maintain excellent health.

This corneal reshaping lens has several specialized curves that reshape your cornea (the front surface of your eye). The tear film beneath this therapeutic lens continuously flows across the corneal surface, resculpting the shape. This improved shape focuses images directly on the retina. The result is crisp, Clear vision upon waking and removing your lenses.

Is It Known By Other Names?

Orthokeratology was first used to correct nearsightedness over forty years ago. While the procedure has benefitted from the latest technological breakthroughs over the years, it has accumulated many different names to describe the same procedure. Orthokeratology is also known as Ortho-K; Corneal Refractive Therapy or CRT; Vision Shaping Technology or VST; Accelerated Orthokeratology or AOK; Gentle Vision Shaping System or CVSS; Gentle Molding and finally Overnight Corneal Reshaping or OCR. These procedures may differ slightly in technique, but all fall under the Orthokeratology umbrella. So when you hear the many names of Orthokeratology, don’t be confused. They are all referring to reshaping the cornea of the eye with therapeutic contact lens worn overnight, so you may see all day long without wearing glasses or contacts.

How long does it take?

It can take from one to four weeks to achieve excellent vision. However, some people achieve this in as little as one day. The speed depends in part on your initial prescription.

During the first few days of the Ortho-K process while your cornea is being resculpted, your doctor may fit you with a temporary soft contact until excellent vision is achieved.

Is It Safe? Ortho-K is a very safe and reversible procedure. It was approved by the FDA in 2002. However, as with any contact lens wear, there is a small risk, most typically a minor infection easily addressed by antibiotic drops. This risk is greatly minimized by adopting a regime of very careful cleaning and disinfecting, by wearing the lenses as prescribed by your doctor and by maintaining the necessary progress visits.

It is safe?

Ortho-K is a very safe and reversible process. This was approved by the FDA in 2002, however, as with contact lens wear, there is a small risk of minor infections, usually treatable with antibiotics. This risk is minimized with a careful cleaning and sterilization regimen and of course by following your doctor's instructions.

What is the Orthokeratology Academy of America?

The 0AA is the premier professional organization for doctors practicing orthokeratology. Its members include clinicians, educators, and researchers. The Academy was originally started in the U.S., but now includes members from around the world. The Academy͚s mission is to provide an avenue for our members to learn and interact, in an envi- ronment free of special interests. This is done by hosting an annual educational meeting, a doctor discussion forum, and a mentor/fellowship program. The Annual Meeting presents cutting edge scientific research in the field of Ortho—K. World- renowned speakers offer their vision for the future, new lens designs, and how they plan to raise the field to new heights. International doctors describe how Ortho-K is practiced in other countries. Intensive workshops are conducted, where experienced clinicians impart advice on delivering the highest quality patient care, achieving the finest outcomes.

Ortho-K and Kids

The Myopia Epidemic

The number of children that are becoming myopic (nearsighted) has been growing rapidly over the last 25 years and is expected to impair fully 50% of the world's population by the year 2020. This rapid increase is due in part to children spending more time studying, reading , and using the computer rather than playing outdoors. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now views progressive myopia as an epidemic.

Increasing myopia causes poor vision. But more importantly, it can lead to sight threatening conditions like retinal detachments and glaucoma. The earlier a child exhibits myopia, the more likely they will progress to dangerously high levels.

Dr. Pedro Gomez specializes in Orthokeratology, medical treatment that helps patients improve their vision without surgery, this non-surgical procedure is completely reversible. It is a Therapy, reshaping the cornea allowing children, adolescents and adults to live better without using glasses or lenses. The Ortho-k can sometimes be an excellent alternative to Lasik. Call now to the clinic for an appointment, your child may be a candidate for this treatment for myopia control.

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More than 11 years of experience in the control of myopia, Ortho-K, irregular corneas and special contact lenses for children and adults.

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