One of the most important benefits is that this procedure is free of surgical risk.  Four university level research studies have been completed on Orthokeratology.  All studies found the procedure to be safe and effective without harmful side effects.  When ideal corneal shape is maintained, you enjoy the benefits of clearer vision without the need for glasses or contact lenses.  Depending on your case, clear functional vision can be maintained during most and possibly all of your waking hours.  This is ideal for sports, recreation and leisure, as well as those who work in dusty or dirty environments.  Individuals with poor vision desiring a career in law enforcement, firefighting, aviation, etc. can now meet vision requirements to help secure a new career.  Those with progressive myopia (nearsightedness) who are concerned about frequent increases in prescription can now halt and reverse this problem.  All age groups can benefit from Orthokeratology, especially emerging myopic (nearsighted) children.

No.  As a matter of fact, the safety and advantages of corneal molding have been  realized by both doctors and patients for over 40 years.  These benefits, however, depend on the doctor's ability to perform an exacting diagnosis to include precise measurement of the corneal shape.  Modern advances in computer technology and diagnostic instrumentation have made Orthokeratology a more precise science.  Today's computerized Corneal Topographers, which precisely measure and map the cornea, as well as major advances in corneal molding lens design and materials, have dramatically improved the effectiveness of this procedure.

During the initial stages of the procedure and depending on your particular case, you will either wear your vision retainers as you would regular contact lenses, or we may determine that night therapy vision retainers may be more appropriate for you.  Rapid visual improvement normally occurs in the first few days and weeks.  Stabilization procedures then follow over the next few months.  Once your eyes are stabilized, you maintain your improved eyesight by wearing vision retainers on a part-time basis, sometimes as little as a few days a week.

Orthokeratology normally costs less than refractive eye surgery; does not involve post-operative pain; nor does it leave corneal hazing or scarring as is often the case with surgery.  There is no loss of Bowman's membrane (the tough protective layer just under the outer corneal surface) and above all, Orthokeratology is reversible.  Surgery is not!

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