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Has anyone done Orthokeratology? It seems cheaper than lasik and still fairly effective in what it does. Any thoughts on this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ort

Has anyone done Orthokeratology? It seems cheaper than lasik and still fairly effective in what it does. Any thoughts on this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthokeratology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthokeratology

toddn 16y ago
A friend likes his Ortho-K lenses very much. He got used to them pretty quickly. The worst experience he's had was losing a lens on a red-eye flight -- he spent a few days with deteriorating vision before returning home to get a replacement lens.
- weaksauce 16y ago
  Interesting. Do you know how long it takes before your vision returns to pre treatment levels?
aaronbrethorst 16y ago
My mom did it for about 10 years and had generally good results. I tried it and found the lenses too uncomfortable to wear. Soft contacts don't bother me; just rigid ones. Give it a shot! The worst possible outcome would be no change.
- weaksauce 16y ago
  I take it that you would need to go to a specialist? I know nothing about eye doctors but are there special ortho-k providers that only do that type of treatment or would it fall under a normal optometrist? I guess the top dog of the eye care totem pole would be an ophthalmologist. Do you know roughly the cost?
  - aaronbrethorst 16y ago
    Personally, I'd always go to a specialist for anything that involves messing with my eyes. I don't know specifically if there are ortho-k specialists, though. And, no clue on the cost. I tried this out about 14 years ago.
rahoulb 16y ago
I hated Ortho-K - they couldn't get the lenses to fit correctly so they hurt my eyes and some days I would wake up with imperfect vision (at a basically random power).
- weaksauce 16y ago
  Do you think it was the fault of antiquated machinery, the doctor, or your eyes that caused the discomfort? How long ago did you do it? I have been doing some research on it after posting my query and it seems like they have improved the process behind it. ymmv though.
  - rahoulb 16y ago
    It was over a period of four or five months, ending about six months ago. I think it was the shape of my eyes at fault - i would have a fortnightly scan, they would remould the lenses (which was done at some central factory, not by my doctor) and they still wouldn't sit correctly.

toddn 16y ago

A friend likes his Ortho-K lenses very much. He got used to them pretty quickly. The worst experience he's had was losing a lens on a red-eye flight -- he spent a few days with deteriorating vision before returning home to get a replacement lens.

weaksauce 16y ago
Interesting. Do you know how long it takes before your vision returns to pre treatment levels?

aaronbrethorst 16y ago

My mom did it for about 10 years and had generally good results. I tried it and found the lenses too uncomfortable to wear. Soft contacts don't bother me; just rigid ones. Give it a shot! The worst possible outcome would be no change.

weaksauce 16y ago
I take it that you would need to go to a specialist? I know nothing about eye doctors but are there special ortho-k providers that only do that type of treatment or would it fall under a normal optometrist? I guess the top dog of the eye care totem pole would be an ophthalmologist. Do you know roughly the cost?
- aaronbrethorst 16y ago
  Personally, I'd always go to a specialist for anything that involves messing with my eyes. I don't know specifically if there are ortho-k specialists, though. And, no clue on the cost. I tried this out about 14 years ago.

rahoulb 16y ago

I hated Ortho-K - they couldn't get the lenses to fit correctly so they hurt my eyes and some days I would wake up with imperfect vision (at a basically random power).

weaksauce 16y ago
Do you think it was the fault of antiquated machinery, the doctor, or your eyes that caused the discomfort? How long ago did you do it? I have been doing some research on it after posting my query and it seems like they have improved the process behind it. ymmv though.
- rahoulb 16y ago
  It was over a period of four or five months, ending about six months ago. I think it was the shape of my eyes at fault - i would have a fortnightly scan, they would remould the lenses (which was done at some central factory, not by my doctor) and they still wouldn't sit correctly.