A good orthokeratology candidate is usually a patient who is a low to moderate myope. They either have progressing myopia, or they desire the freedom from daytime glasses or contact lenses. Typically, we see this …
How to Prescribe Orthokeratology to Match Patients’ and Practitioners’ Needs Read More »
It’s 2022, and eye care practitioners worldwide are prescribing myopia management interventions to reduce myopia progression in children and teenagers. In most professional circles, myopia is no longer viewed as simply a refractive error but …
The History of Orthokeratology: How Far Have We Come? Read More »
There is tremendous skill and clinical time invested when carrying out an orthokeratology (OrthoK) fit. The ensuing processes are of equal importance to the fitting procedure, including the follow-up schedule and instructional review of care …
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Your success rate with OrthoK is linked to several factors: good patient selection, taking accurate measurements during initial visits, working with a leading lab to ensure a high success rate with the first lens you …
The Right Way to Present OrthoK Fees to Parents and Patients Read More »
When asked how to implement a successful and robust OrthoK program in an optometric practice, I advise colleagues that a timeline is the place to start. I suggest a three-month timeline. A deadline of 90 …
In our practice, we specialize in Ortho-K, and two aspects are critical to our success: 1) the use of fitting sets in the contact lenses we select for our patients and 2) specialized scheduling. We …
