ORTHo-K OVERNIGHT CONTACT LENSES Otherwise known as orthokeratology , orthok are a form of overnight contact lenses that help to reshape the cornea, through moulding the surface of the eye at night. Ortho k lenses are a great solution to a non-surgical option for people who experience the struggles of myopia / short sightedness. Ortho-k lenses help people with short sightedness / myopia to see clearly in the daytime without the use of prescription glasses or contact lenses . Orthokeratology is a very common choice of treatment used to help children showing the early signs of myopia / short sightedness. Evidence has shown that wearing ortho-k lenses overnight helps to reduce the impact of myopia / short sightedness and long term eyesight problems which can begin early in childhood. Fortunately, when myopia / short sightedness begins in childhood, the signs are usually fairly obvious. For example, a child’s caregivers may begin to notice that the child is struggling with activities such...
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