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What's Happening to Our Vision? Peripheral Defocus and Myopia Progression

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We're exploring the most talked about theory of why near sighted people keep getting more and more near sighted throughout childhood today -- Peripheral Defocus theory.  If you want to read about other theories, check out the first post in this series discussing the Nearpoint Stress model.  Keep in mind that none of these theories purports to stand alone -- we know that...

Troubleshooting Your Orthokeratology Fit

basic design orthoK contact lenses 7:00 AM
The goal of orthokeratology is to correct vision overnight by reshaping the cornea with enough pressure to have lasting clarity the next day.  Besides having the correct amount of treatment pressure to negate your prescription, the lens has to be well centered on the eye all night long, and still allow appropriate tear exchange underneath the edge of the contact lens to allow...

Orthokeratology: The Basic Design

base curve ortho K 7:00 AM
Orthokeratology contact lenses reshape the cornea overnight to provide clear vision during the day without the need for contact lenses or glasses during those daytime hours.  These specialty contact lenses can be great for children, athletes, or those with jobs or lifestyles that make glasses or contact lens wear very difficult. As a practitioner, prescribing these contact lenses involves much more technical skill...

Controlling Myopia Progression

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Is your child near-sighted (or myopic)?  Chances are, their prescription is only going to increase as they grow!  Myopia progression is something that I discuss with worried parents daily.  Many parents have high prescriptions themselves, and would love to save their child from the difficulties involved with highly myopic prescriptions. Unfortunately trying to prevent this from happening is a difficult battle. On average,...