Orthokeratology? Reshaping cornea

[Anonymous]

Know anyone who has tried orthokeratology? My eyes are so bad - such severe astigmatism and I am hopefully have another 30 years - it'd be nice to preserve vision !

https://www.aao.org/eye-health/glasses-contacts/what-is-orthokeratology

[Anonymous]

Wow That sounds amazing. I didn't know it was an option for astigmatism. My night vision has gone from bad to terrible; would love to be able to see after dark again!

[Anonymous]

Yes but it was uncomfortable to wear the lense.

[Anonymous]

My son started Ortho K when he was 9 - his prescription had gotten a full 1.00 points worse in one year. His vision has not gotten any worse since we started 2.5 years ago! He can see all day with no glasses or contacts. Downside is the cost.

[Anonymous]

It’s not great for adults. More meant for kids. The lenses are uncomfortable. And when you stop using them, your prescription will come back.

A lot of money for not much up side. Just wear regular soft contacts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not great for adults. More meant for kids. The lenses are uncomfortable. And when you stop using them, your prescription will come back.

A lot of money for not much up side. Just wear regular soft contacts.

Hmm... I used it for a year and then stopped because it was very uncomfortable. Used glasses and my vision improved a little!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Know anyone who has tried orthokeratology? My eyes are so bad - such severe astigmatism and I am hopefully have another 30 years - it'd be nice to preserve vision !

https://www.aao.org/eye-health/glasses-contacts/what-is-orthokeratology

sorry to have misplaced this in this wrong forum - op