Overnight contact lenses are used to temporarily reshape the cornea in order to correct refractive defects in the eye using orthokeratology (also known as Ortho-K/overnight contact lenses). Contact lenses are traditionally worn at night and removed in the morning. Your kid won't need glasses or contact lenses for school or workouts or swimming since his or her eyesight will be perfect the whole day.

For myopia, often known as nearsightedness, Ortho-aim K's is to slow down myopia's growth, while also giving me the additional benefit of not needing glasses or contact lenses all day long. When you wear these nighttime lenses, the cornea is altered, resulting in clearer vision since light rays may be focused more precisely on the retina. The cornea is temporarily reshaped with orthokeratology Singapore, although this only lasts for about a day at a time. For this reason, the cornea will revert to its original shape over a long period of time without the usage of the contact lens.

Axially elongated eyes, which are more likely to develop myopia, may be caused by hyperopic haze in the periphery of the retina. Conventional eyewear such as glasses and contact lenses block peripheral light from reaching the retinal tissue, producing hyperopia (a distorted view of distant objects) and an enlargement of the eyeball (a condition known as myopia). As a result of the retina's curvature and the glasses' flat lens having the same prescription on both sides, this occurs. As a consequence, your child's eyesight becomes hazier.

The orthokeratology Singapore is a technique that flattens the central cornea while steepening the periphery. The steeped area corrects your previously hyperopic peripheral vision while the flattened area focuses light rays directly to the fovea, allowing you to see clearly. Early Ortho-K treatment may be especially beneficial for children with severe myopia who are between the ages of 6 and 8 years old and have a faster rate of axial elongation. Children as young as four years old may have their eyes screened at our clinic for any eye disorders so that they can be treated early. Axial elongation in children who used Ortho-K was found to be 43 percent slower than in children who used conventional glasses.

Wearing night lenses has the same risks as wearing any other kind of contact lenses. Dry eyes may be avoided by using artificial tears, and blepharitis can be treated with blephex to keep infections at bay. The usage of contact lenses overnight has sparked some controversy. Ortho-K lenses worn at night are just as safe as lenses worn during the day, according to research. One in every 10,000 Ortho-K patients will become infected, which is similar to the risk of infection associated with using soft contact lenses throughout the day (0.077 percent). Children are infected at a yearly average incidence of 0.139 percent. As a result of our strict commitment to dry eye and blepharitis prevention procedures, we have not seen any cases of infection in our clinic.

Is your child up for consideration? In order for your child to be eligible for orthokeratology Singaporelenses, they must fulfill the requirements listed below:

1. Has turned six years old.
2. No desire to use glasses during daylight hours.
3. It is possible to have myopia of up to 800 diopters.
4. From 0 to 300 degrees of astigmatism