MYOPIA MANAGEMENT: What is Orthokeratology (Ortho-K)?
Jessica Liaw OD, FAAO
- Overnight wear of gas permeable lenses to temporarily correct refractive error
- Highly effective myopia control method with the added benefit of clear unaided daytime vision
- High myopia risks include retinal detachment, macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, myopic maculopathy, and reduced vision quality
- Two primary theories behind ortho-k myopia control effect
- Induced peripheral myopic defocus
- Improvements in accommodative vergence function