Orthokeratology (Ortho-K)

It might sound far-fetched, but it's a reality for many people. It's called Orthokeratology, or Ortho-K, and it is available at IQ Laser Vision.

With an increase in the public demand for vision correction, Ortho-K is a great, non-surgical, low-risk option to help improve vision.  Take back the freedom to play sports, go swimming, and live your life without the restrictions of daily-use corrective lenses.

Nighttime treatment. Daytime freedom.

Orthokeratology is the design and unique fitting of special gas permeable contact lenses that gently reshape the cornea while you sleep, so that you can see clearly after you remove the lenses when you wake-up.

The FDA-approval of overnight wear of corneal reshaping lenses has made Ortho-K much more convenient and has led to a surge in its popularity. With overnight Ortho-K, all corneal reshaping takes place while you sleep, and no corrective lenses are needed during the day.

Each lens is designed specifically for the needs of your eye by a highly-trained, experienced doctor.  The lenses are designed to gently reshape the cornea in order for light to refract more accurately onto the retina.  The lenses are made a unique material that is designed for overnight wear and provides greater oxygen permeability.

The Ortho-K process is simple.  The specially designed lenses are worn while you sleep.

The shape of the lens gently reshapes the elastic tissue of the cornea to provide clearer vision.

When you wake-up, the lenses are removed and the eye holds its new proper corneal shape throughout the day giving you clear vision and freedom from corrective lenses.

• Eliminate the need for glasses and conventional contact lenses during the day
  • Freedom to enjoy activities limited by the need for corrective lenses
    • Sports
    • Swimming
    • Sunglasses
    • Dusty environments (that would typically irritate conventional contact wearers)
• Completely non-surgical
• Therapy is done at night, while you sleep
• Slows the progression of myopia (nearsightedness)
• Safe, effective and reversible
• FDA approved
• Reduced sensation of lens awareness while blinking because its worn during sleep

Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) is for healthy individuals of any age who are nearsighted.

• Age: all ages
  • Ortho-K is ideal for individuals who are too young for LASIK.
• Vision Prescription: up to -8.50
  • Ortho-K typically treats individuals up to -4.50 but IQ Laser Vision utilizes the latest technology in order to help treat patients with prescriptions up to -8.50!
  • Ortho-K can also help treat individual with low astigmatism – up to -1.50 D cylinder.
  • Ortho-K is perfect for individuals with increasingly worsening vision (controls myopia progression).

The goal for every Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) patient is to aim for 20/20 vision after Ortho-K and corneal refractive therapy, but 20/40 vision (the legal minimum for driving in most of the United States) is typically considered acceptable.

In the FDA clinical study for approval of Paragon CRT lenses, 93 percent of patients achieved 20/32 vision or better, and 67 percent achieved 20/20 or better. In the clinical study for FDA approval of one VST design, about 95 percent achieved 20/40 or better, and 73 percent achieved 20/20 or better. Both studies followed patients over at least a nine-month period.

In most cases results can be seen after only a few days of use, however results depend on each individual case.  For individuals with higher myopia, results make take slightly longer.

Ortho-K poses very little risk to the patient.  The most prevalent risk is eye discomfort and potential infection, due to poor hygiene and lens care.  This risk is typical of conventional contact lens use and with proper hygiene can be completely avoided.

The effects of the Ortho-K lenses are completely reversible.  By discontinuing use of the lenses, the cornea will naturally return to its pre-treatment shape with no long-term effects.

Ortho-K treatment will not affect your ability to get LASIK in the future.

• The VIPOK II Overnight Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) Lens, using the Bausch + Lomb Vision Shaping Treatment VST process, utilizes a system of keratometric measurements and spherical equivalent to determine the initial trial lens
• FDA Approved
• Bausch & Lomb Vision Shaping Treatment VST approved design
• Paragon CRT Certified