If you're tired of the hassle and inconvenience of glasses and contact lenses for myopia, then orthok may be an option for you.
Ortho-Keratology is suitable for some shortsighted (myopic) people (people who need glasses to see far away).
Ortho-k is a non-surgical form of vision correction which is an alternative to laser-refractive surgery. It can be performed on children, teenagers as well as adults.
An examination by an optometrist is needed to assess suitability for ortho-k. Not everyone is suitable.

Ortho-K is an alternative form of vision correction for:

• Sports people and people who play water-sports and find glasses, specs and daytime contact lenses inconvenient and restrictive.

“No glasses and no contact lenses for outdoor and indoor sporting and recreational activities like polo, yachting, fishing, soccer, football, dancing, ballet, swimming, scuba diving, surfing, diving, extreme sports.”

• People who cannot wear contact lenses during the day due to dry eyes or irritations, particularly those people who work infront of computers or in airconditioned offices, or are in dry and smokey environments.

Teenagers or children who hate wearing glasses and who are short sighted and wish to try slowing the progression of their short sightedness. People who do not want refractive surgery or are too young for Laser eye surgery.