Myopia, or nearsightedness, causes blurred distance vision usually beginning in childhood and increasing dramatically, with estimates of half the world predicted to have myopia by 2050. We know that more near work and time indoors contributes to the lengthening of the eyeball that causes myopia. This lengthening of the eye not only blurs the vision, […]
How Can Ortho-K Help My Child’s Vision?
Orthokeratology is a process that uses overnight therapeutic lenses to correct myopia, also known as nearsightedness. It has been around for over 50 years, and these contact lenses work in 2 ways. Also known as “ortho-k,” these lenses gently reshape the cornea overnight (while the patient sleeps) and are removed in the morning, leaving the […]
