There’s a way to correct your vision while you sleep!
The key to awesome vision without daytime specs or contact lenses might be as simple a good night’s sleep thanks to Ortho K.
Do you often wonder if your friends and family understand what it means to be spectacle free; not having to wear specs or contact lenses every single day?
The key to awesome vision without daytime specs or contact lenses might be as simple a good night’s sleep.
Ortho K night time correction is an exciting and safer alternative to invasive Laser eye surgery. Ortho k contact lenses avoids you from wearing spectacle or contact lens wear during the daytime.
We should open our eyes to the facts that near sightedness or myopia epidemic is a major health challenge worldwide. Projections estimate 50% of the world population will wear specs for myopia in 2050.
To tackle myopia prevention some optometrists have geared into speciality contact lens correction and have invested in the technology to assist with Ortho K Fitting. A plus advantage is that most medical schemes will pay for these lenses making it accessible to the public.
According to the optometrist Mr Willem Pieterse who has a large Ortho K patient base in JHB, Ortho K lenses are comfortable, provides wonderful daytime vision and has improved functional vision for many people in his practice.
Another great advantage of Ortho K is that it stops your child’s visual prescription from getting worse.
Most moms and dads not only want their kids to be spec free buy would want to avoid their child’s spectacles from getting stronger. To have your child be spectacle free at school has major benefits!
For more information on frequently asked questions, an interesting video of myopia progression in children and of how the Ortho K lens works, visit
www.pieterseoptom.co.za/orthokeratology or phone (010)100 3824@ Pieterse Optometrist JHB or www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/orthok or www.eyecarekids.com.au/orthok-for-kids/
Email: info@pieterseoptom.co.za to arrange an Ortho K screening.
