Could You Benefit from Ortho-K Contact Lenses?

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Orthokeratology in Wilmington, NC, commonly known as Ortho-K, describes using customized contact lenses that patients wear temporarily to reshape the cornea. We typically prescribe Ortho-K contact lenses for children between the ages of eight and 12 who are just starting to experience vision issues related to nearsightedness. Patients wear the Ortho-K lenses at night to allow them to reshape the cornea during sleep.

Although children are the most likely patient group to wear these specialty lenses, adults can wear them too. Ortho-K contact lenses may be right for you if you lead an active lifestyle that includes water activities and sports. Some adults prefer this method of vision correction to LASIK because it does not require surgery.

How Does Ortho-K Reshape Your Cornea?

Your cornea sits at the front of your eye, processing light and focusing on near and far objects. The tissues of your cornea are flexible enough that wearing temporary contact lenses at night will not cause any eye irritation.

Before our laboratory creates your customized lenses, an optometrist at Paul Vision Institute creates a corneal map after measuring your eyes with an instrument called a topographer. The information on the corneal map enables our laboratory technicians to design contact lenses for the precise measurements and shape of your eyes.

The Ortho-K lenses flatten the center of each cornea, which bends light and changes the way it comes into your eyes. You or your child will need to commit to wearing the specialty contact lenses for at least several months to ensure that your corneas do not revert to their previous shape.

Find Out if Ortho-K is Right for You

We invite you to request a consultation to learn more aboutorthokeratology in Wilmington, NC. Our team looks forward to helping you see better.

All About Choosing MiSight Contact Lenses for Children

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At Paul Vision Institute in Wilmington, North Carolina, we provide comprehensive vision and eye care for all ages. For your child’s vision correction needs, consider using MiSight contact lenses.

This is a revolutionary new form of vision correction that can be gentle and beneficial for children. See how MiSight can benefit your child and your family as a choice for safe vision correction in NC.

What are MiSight Contact Lenses

MiSight contact lenses are ideally selected for younger vision care patients at Paul Vision Institute. We use these specialty contact lenses for vision correction in children for several reasons.

First, MiSight contacts are soft lenses that are easier to wear compared to hard overnight lenses. Yet, MiSight is formulated to slow the progression and development of nearsightedness by altering the growth of the cornea and eye.

The process is similar to overnight lenses, such as with orthokeratology or Ortho-K therapy. But MiSight lenses are more comfortable because they are soft lenses. Children can wear MiSight contacts safely without dealing with glass overnight lenses.

About Daily Wear MiSight Lenses

Some parents and children prefer MiSight contact lenses for vision correction. These contacts, along with being soft lenses, are also daily wear contacts. The wearer tosses them into the trash each day and does not have to clean or store the lenses. Daily wear contacts reduce bacteria buildup and tearing of the contact while cleaning.

Evaluate Your Child for MiSight Contact Lenses Today

The Paul Vision Institute is a leading provider of eyeglasses and contact lenses in Wilmington, NC. We are ready to discuss MiSight contacts and evaluate your child for these lenses. Call our office at 910-256-6364 to request an appointment for your child. Let us evaluate your child’s vision and eyesight correction needs for MiSight contacts.

Are MiSight Contact Lenses a Better Solution for Treating Your Child’s Myopia?

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Myopia is a common eye condition in children with a primary symptom of nearsightedness. Distant objects appear blurry because their eyes grow longer over time. Unfortunately, the condition tends to worsen without treatment.

Paul Vision Institute is pleased to offer MiSight contact lenses in Wilmington, NC for the treatment of myopia in children ages 8 to 12. MiSight contact lenses have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and studies indicate that children who wear them daily show an average reduction of 59 percent in the progression of their myopia symptoms.

MiSight Contact Lenses are Child-Friendly

Optometrists have long considered contact lenses something to prescribe to adults only. The prevailing thought was that most children didn’t have the maturity to be responsible for inserting and removing contact lenses each day. The introduction of contact lenses made just for kids a few years ago changed their thinking on that topic. The lenses are soft, comfortable, easy to insert and remove, and made for daily use. Children replace their lenses each day with a new pair.

Benefits of MiSight Contact Lenses

These contact lenses don’t just help children see better at home, at school, and while participating in the community. They alter the way their eyes develop during the important pre-teen years so that the eyes don’t grow too long for them to see objects at a distance clearly. Instead of vision growing worse over the years as is typical with myopia, children who wear MiSight lenses can look forward to better vision in the future.

Since MiSight provides children with daily lens, they don’t have to assume the responsibility of cleaning them. Parents also don’t have to worry about the aggravation and expense of lost or broken eyeglasses.

Could MiSight contact lenses be right for your child? Please schedule a consultation with Paul Vision Institute to learn more about them.