Kids Can Safely Correct Their Vision While They Sleep with Ortho-k

Orthokeratology or Ortho-k has helped many patients with myopia achieve clear vision without having to wear glasses or daytime contact lenses. Kids as young as 8 years old can use this safe, nonsurgical alternative. Enjoy swimming or playing sports without glasses in the way.

Hillsdale, Australia – June 1, 2019 /NewsNetwork/ —

Eyecare Kids optometrists based in Sydney, who have special interest in children’s vision, confirm that orthokeratology, also called Ortho-k, is an effective myopia control treatment. It is safe, reversible, and kids as young as 8 years old can use it.

More information can be found at www.eyecarekids.com.au.

Myopia is an eye condition when distant objects are blurry while near objects remain reasonably clear. Usually spectacles or contact lenses are used to help correct vision in this situation.

LASIK surgery is not an option for kids since young eyes are still developing and children’s vision may continue to change post surgery. Ortho-k has shown positive results in slowing down myopia control especially in kids whose prescription strength continues to grow.

Why is it important to control myopia? Because low or moderate myopia can progress to high myopia, which increases the myopic person’s risk of developing sight-threatening diseases in the future.

So how does Ortho-k work?

Eyecare Kids states, “Ortho-k involves the use of specialized rigid gas permeable lenses that reshape the cornea (front surface of the eye) while you sleep.

“After removal in the morning, there is usually no need for the use of any correction throughout the day.

“The idea is to flatten the central cornea and elevate the mid-peripheral area to result in what we define as ‘a peripheral defocus control’ and thereby slowing myopia progression.

“Current research shows progression of myopia can be halted in up to 50% of subjects.”

Ortho-k users have reported the joy of being able to participate in sport and seeing leaves on trees clearly across a football field for the first time in many years, all thanks to Ortho-k.

The team at Eyecare Kids knows that myopia is becoming an epidemic, with the Brien Holden Vision Institute predicting that by year 2050, half the world’s population will be myopic. Their team consists of highly trained eyecare professionals who offer a wide range of optometric services including myopia control treatment options at six different locations throughout Sydney in Hillsdale, Bankstown, Broadway, Chullora, Kareela and Roselands.

If you think Ortho-k may benefit your child, Eyecare Kids optometrists can give them a comprehensive eye test and assess suitability for Ortho-k. If ever your child is found suitable, they will guide you and your child through the whole process, including helping your child correctly put in and take off their Ortho-k lenses.

Full details can be found on the URL above.

Contact Info:
Name: SooJin Nam
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Organization: Eyecare Kids
Address: 236-262 Bunnerong Road, Hillsdale, NSW 2036, Australia
Phone: +61-2-9311-4600
Website: http://www.eyecarekids.com.au/

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