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Ortho K
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The first Ortho-K clinic in Ireland has recently opened in Coleraine at Martin Holley Optometrist. Martin has been an eye care practitioner for 25 years and has fitted all types of contact lenses in that time but is excited about the benefits of this new therapy to help low-mid short sighted people. Martin says: “Ortho-K is ideal for those who want freedom from contact lenses and glasses during the day. Adaptation is very easy and only overnight lens wear is required. It is a comfortable, semi-permanent alternative for the correction of short sightedness. Also it is a safe and reversible vision correction therapy without surgery.” For those who want clear natural vision all day-every day Ortho-K may be the answer. Especially for those who find soft contact lenses do not fulfil the comfort demands their life-style places on their eyes. People involved in recreational and sports activities where periods without wearing contact lenses is helpful, have found Ortho-K ideal. Others choose Ortho-K having considered refractive surgery because of the freedom it provides, but are worried about the risks. So how is this possible? Very simply, Ortho-K is a specially designed contact lens that reverses the power of the cornea, at the front of the eye during overnight wear. Once the full effect has taken place, the eye is effectively “normal” and can see during the day. Lenses By Night – Clear Sight By Day Ortho-K is a vision therapy that brings a modern approach to a technique known as orthokeratology. Ortho-K lenses are manufactured from special highly oxygen permeable material. When worn during the night these lenses apply a controlled shape to the ‘window’ at the front of the eye (the cornea), eliminating your short sightedness. The effect stays strong enough for you to function the entire day without spectacles or contact lenses. Can I really just sleep and see? Yes, once the effect is complete you simply remove the lenses each morning and can see normally. Also – and this is really clever – you will be able to see clearly with the lenses in when you wake in the morning (or in the middle of the night). It really is a clear future 24/7! How quickly will it work? After the first night most of the necessary correction has been achieved. Normally within a week your sight during the day will be ‘treated’ and you will no longer be reliant on glasses or contact lenses. Is Ortho-K safe? Yes. Research and experience show that the whole process is 100% reversible. So if you decide to stop wearing Ortho-K for whatever reason, the eye will return to it’s original shape and you will see clearly with your glasses again. This makes Ortho-K an excellent alternative to laser eye surgery. How is it possible to wear lenses overnight? Ortho-K lenses are made of one of the very highest oxygen permeable materials, Boston XOTM, for the maximum comfort and safety during overnight wear. The other unique benefit with Ortho-K is that unlike normal lens wear the eye spends its waking hours with natural oxygen levels, uninhibited by contact lenses. How do I try Ortho-K? Simply book an appointment with your practitioner at Martin Holley Optometrist. If you are suitable your eyes will be analysed on an eye-mapping instrument and from the data gathered, lenses ordered. Following lens collection and your first overnight wear, your practitioner will regularly monitor your progress until you only need 3-6 monthly assessments. What will it cost? The treatment is similar in price to wearing a pair of quality daily disposable contact lenses everyday. Your lenses will be replaced every six months in order to make sure that they are always providing the optimum correction of your vision.
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(028) 7034 2255
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