Is Ortho-K for adults, too?

At Ian Donald Optometrist, we take great care of our customers – and we stay at the cutting edge of optometry to ensure we provide you and your family with optimal eye health services. Ortho-K, for instance, is a groundbreaking alternative to surgery, and it’s proving to be one of the most common methods of vision correction for our younger clients.

Ortho-K isn’t just for kids, however. While it has particular benefits for children, Ortho-K may be very beneficial for adults with certain eye conditions.

Here’s our guide to Ortho-K, and potential uses and benefits for eye health… at any age.

The cornea is the outermost layer of the eye which refracts, or bends, light. In short, it focuses the light that enters the retina (the back of the eye).

With conditions such as myopia, the cornea is not a standard shape, and it’s this irregularity that causes blurred vision when trying to focus on distant objects.

Ortho-K lenses cleverly reshape the cornea so that it functions just as it would in a ‘normal’ eye. The reshaping helps send sharper images to the occipital lobe – helping you see objects much more clearly without the need for glasses.

For many of our clients, Ortho-K has been a revolutionary treatment, but it may not be for everyone.

For this reason, the first best step is to book in for an eye examination so that our team can identify any eye conditions and see if Ortho-K – or one of our other optometry treatments – is best for you.

Please contact us if you are interested in finding out more about Ortho-K and its potential for children, adults and perhaps even seniors.