Developed using eyespace lens design software, forge orthokeratology lenses are the next generation of custom designed orthokeratology lenses. Thats what it takes to discuss the elephantintheopticshop, of myopia control. Eyespace if you missed the introductory virtual workshop. No other ortho k lens offers wave s design platform feature set. For the practitioner who would like to begin fitting orthokeratology lenses, some useful tools are available. We customdesign our orthok lenses with cuttingedge software program eyespace by innovatus technology. Hyperopic ortho k has generated far less interest from researchers, contact lens manufacturers and optometrists compared to myopic ortho k.
Using a corneal topography map, eyespace enables the calculation and computerized simulation of your custom made lens, without the need for time consuming and uncomfortable in office trial fitting. Innovative contacts south africa for the future specialty. Our specialist optometrists will make changes to these lenses until they look optimal in the simulation before manufacture commences. Each month, it offers timely editorial on fitting, overcoming complications, utilizing new technologies, gaining patient compliance and more written by contact lens practitioners for contact lens practitioners. Orthok lenses are suited to people who are shortsighted 4. Mar 01, 2017 although advances in ortho k have led to the creation of lenses designed to treat hyperopia and presbyopia herzberg, 2010, this article focuses on myopic ortho k lens design. Ortho k lenses are made from special highly oxygen permeable material and they are specially designed contact lens that reverses the power of the cornea, at the front of the eye during overnight wear. Ortho k lenses are not the only alternative for providing comfortable, clear vision in astigmatism. Orthokeratology is a nonsurgical treatment that makes use of exact, specifically shaped contact lenses to momentarily improve the cornea in order to get rid of nearsightedness or myopia so that you can see much better at distance without wearing eyeglasses or regular contact lenses throughout the day. Check out the courses page for whats currently available to help your eyeballs thats the magic words you need to whisper conspiratorially, for anyone in the mainstream to acknowledge the. You may be advised by orthokeratologist to replace the orthok lens every year.
Simply put, wave offers a higher level of orthokeratology design. The following guide outlines how to fit the eyespace scleral 2 lens using five easy steps. If you want to get started improving your own eyesight, i offer a number of courses, including options for oneonone support with me personally. It is actually a modern approach to orthokeratology. Forge myopia for progressive myopia myopia management smiley faces. We invites you to experience a revolutionary new, safe and nonsurgical way to improve your vision while you sleep. Each design page is divided into three main sections. I have been using orthotool for the past few years for most of my initial orthok fitting and the success rate improved in a great deal when the diagnostic fitting was incorporated. Simply pop your orthok lenses in before bedtime, remove them in the morning, and wake up to world of clear, sharp, natural vision. The eyespace scleral 2 lens should always vault the limbus. See us and save on your next set of ortho k lenses.
The aaomc serves orthokeratologists from around the world. The anatomy of ortho k lenses has undergone a significant transformation since the 1960s, when the idea was first put into. Eyespace software is easy to understand, operate and master. Most often the doctor will prescribe specially designed. Orthok orthokeratology, also known as overnight vision correction, is the use of specially designed rgp rigid gaspermeable contact lenses to alter the shape of the cornea during the night. Matt herzberg share now available in america, eyespace is an easy to use software program for rigid contact lens design and simulation. Designs have multiple aspheric curves as small as 10 microns.
The lens design software allows a practitioner to order customized lenses across not only orthokeratology but also scleral and daily wear rigid lenses. Forge orthok contact lenses are specially designed to be worn whilst sleeping. Simply pop your ortho k lenses in before bedtime, remove them in the morning, and wake up to world of clear, sharp, natural vision. Curvature maps and axial diametre measurements work in conjunction with computer software such as eyespace, to design the lenses refer to figure 4. A computerized software program uses this information to design a pair of retainer contact lenses for your eyes.
Some new ortho k lens designs are also available for. We are pleased to announce the addition of our new orthok specialty to our practice. I have been using orthotool for the past few years for most of my initial ortho k fitting and the success rate improved in a great deal when the diagnostic fitting was incorporated. A forge orthok lens was ordered empirically table 2.
Lachlan is a director of innovative contacts, a company that specializes in the design, supply, and advice for fitting rgp, and in particular orthok contact lenses. Eyespace is an easy to use software program for rigid contact lens design and simulation. Ortho k lenses, all you need to know the eye practice. After the lenses are manufactured by a specialty contact lens laboratory, you will be asked to return to the office for the fitting of the retainers. Beginner or experienced contact lens practitioners likewise, will certainly be able to design their own bespoke lenses. Ive been using the ortho k lens for about 4 years nowi got them in singapore, i was about 800degrees in each eye.
Software orthotool custom contact lens design software. Im a current wearer of paragon crt lenses, so ill speak from experience. In duvall, orthok also offers relief from the problems sometimes associated with full time contact lens wear like drying and debris getting under the lenses. Wave software recommends a starting custom lens design regardless of whether its a single vision, front surface multifocal toric or bitoric, ortho k, toric ortho k, toric, bitoric lens or free form asymmetric lens. Trouble shooting guide for orthok lenses clover sites.
Wave software recommends a starting custom lens design regardless of whether its a single vision, front surface multifocal toric or bitoric, ortho k, toricortho k, toric, bitoric lens or free form asymmetric lens. This method can be used as an alternative to eyeglasses, refractive surgery, or for. In june 2002, paragon vision sciences corneal refractive therapy lens was the first orthok design to gain fda approval for overnight wear. There are currently two orthok contact lens brands with fda approval. This allows your doctor to create a custom lens specifically designed for each of your eyes and its unique visual problems. Gas permeable gp lenses specialized for ortho k are inserted at bedtime and worn as you sleep. The orthok lens may become warped and have deposits after oneyear use, so you may replace the orthok lens every year depending your condition in order to get the effective treatment of the orthok lens. At first, it might feel a little irritating on the eye, but youll get used to it. Use the search tool and map below or find an orthokeratologist in. Some of our doctors are wave nightlens patients as well. Place that lens into the correct chamber of the lens storage case.
The first eyespace workshop for the year kicked off in midrand, south africa. Software works fine for designing orthok lenses no need to rely on a trial fit, a new study says. Optometrists that fit these lenses use a technology called corneal topography to map the contour of your eye. Then repeat the clean and rinse procedure for the second orthok lens. For continued safe and comfortable wearing of your orthokeratology ortho k lenses, it is important that you clean and rinse, then disinfect your ortho k contact lenses after each removal using the care regimen recommended by your eye care practitioner. Eyespace contact lens design software with an orthokeratology design. The eyespace software platform was created by optometrists for optometrists. We make orthok and other life changing technologies accessible to all contact lens. Trouble shooting guide for orthok lenses the basic design of the third generation e lens for orthokeratology 1. Rinse the orthok lens thoroughly with saline to remove the cleaning solution, mucus, and film from the orthok lens surface.
The design gently reshapes the front of the eye overnight so that on removal in. Contact lens spectrum fitting orthokeratology contact lenses. Orthok contacts offer the same visual correction as. The forge orthokeratology lens design is breaking the mould for what is possible with. A fingerprint is unique to you and as such you need a customized contact lens to provide the best fit. Additionally, ongoing research shows that for many patients, the progression of nearsightedness can be stopped or. Pricing for our existing ortho k patients using our 3d customised eyespace forge lenses. Practitioners will be able to accurately fit rigid contact lenses without the need for. The orthok technology we use is only available from a handful of highlyskilled optometrists. This information is made available as a public service to help you find an orthokeratologist in your area. The design pages for forge orthok and bespoke alignment fit lenses have a fresh new layout with all the design data visible on the main screen, similar to the eyespace scleral design page. It imports data from your corneal topographer, and uses that information to design a rigid contact lens. This orthok lens is manufactured using highspeed computer assisted lathes and made from an advanced highly oxygen permeable material which allows your eye to breathe overnight and maintain excellent health. The forge orthok range of lenses has a number of designs capable of correcting a wide range refractive error, including astigmatism, and is available in rotationally symmetric, toric, and quadrant.
The forge orthok lenses are custom designed with our cuttingedge eyespace contact lens design software. Jan 08, 2014 a year ago, i did something thats very rare for me, i made an expensive impulse purchase. This data is imported into our lens simulation software, eyespace, to design your lenses. Orthokeratology, commonly called ortho k, is a method used in duvall, wa to correct myopia nearsightedness by wearing rigid gas permeable contact lenses overnight, so that no vision correction is needed during daytime hours.
The eyespace software links with your corneal topographer, to generate. Eyespace is an easy to use software program for rigid contact lens design. In collaboration with a dr day, as well as world renowned manufacturer, custom craft lens and using state of the art eyespace. Eyespace with advanced software that helps your eyecare practitioner to design and fit contact lenses specifically for your eyes. The ortho tool software purchase was the best investment that i ever made practicing orthok along with the trial set to define the lens design. Ortho k lenses are made from special highly oxygen permeable material and they are specially designed contact lens that reverses the power of the cornea, at. The forge orthokeratology lens design is breaking the mould for what is possible with orthokeratology. As a result of using real corneal height data, eyespace provides more accurate results versus using simk and eccentricity values alone. Labs manufacturing andor distributing product design. Orthok lenses are designed for individuals with myopia ranging from 1. Once the lens is removed in the morning, the changed corneal shape provides clear corrected vision throughout.
Upon waking up, patients remove the lens and are then able to enjoy excellent daylong visual acuity and comfort without any visual correction aid. Orthok is simply a contact lens you wear when you go to sleep. I have been using orthotool for the past few years for most of my initial orthok fitting and the success rate improved in a. Using elevation maps to determine if a sphere, toric or quadrant lens is required 6. Now available in america, eyespace is an easy to use software program for rigid contact lens design and simulation. The lens enables you to correct myopia, hyperopia and high amounts of corneal astigmatism while you sleep. This simulation process means that more complex prescriptions can be treated with orthok, and provides the greatest chance of successful lenses with. Every eye is different and every lens should be as well, especially ortho k lenses. They are smaller and more rigid than conventional soft contact lenses. If you are having problems logging in, then please check the status page herehere.
They are highly specialised in their design, using reverse geometry principles to gently mould the central portion of the cornea into a slightly flatter shape. In march 2010 lachlan purchased the long standing city practice of r. However, the software is only as good as the provided data. The goal of orthokeratology is to correct vision overnight by reshaping the cornea with enough pressure to have lasting clarity the next day. The dreamlens does not incorporate diagnostic fitting and only requires ks and spectacle rx for use with the dreamlens proprietary software design program. Heres an email on the topic, which is discussing orthok side effects, getting jakey straight onto this whole tangent. Im unaware of the clinical negative side effects actually this is something i should learn about, since i wear them, but overall theyre amazing. The fluorescein pattern was not similar to that expected with the fit of an orthok lens on. Ortho k lenses are a special kind of hard contact lens worn at night to reduce, eliminate or prevent myopia. Newer lens materials have improved safety and manufacturers require providers to undergo training and pass a test before prescribing orthok. Your optometrist will make changes to this lens until it looks optimal in the simulation before ordering. Troubleshooting your orthokeratology fit eyedolatry.
At the workshop delegates had the opportunity to learn how to design, fit and manage eyespace bespoke, forge orthok and eyespace scleral lenses using the new version eyespace 3. Orthokeratology also referred to as orthok, ok, overnight vision correction, corneal refractive therapy, crt, and gentle vision shaping system, gvss refers to the use of gaspermeable contact lenses that temporarily reshape the cornea to reduce refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Ortho k is ideal for many sports where clear stable vision is essential to success. Designs have multiple aspheric curves as small as 10 microns wide depending upon the shape of the cornea. Eyespace software is capable of simulating any type lens, from a simple rotationally symmetric gas permeable lens, right through to a quadrantspecific reverse geometry orthokeratology lenses. Eyequip developed the wave contact lens design software, which enables practitioners to design single vision, front or back surface multifocal or orthokeratology rgp lenses. Ortho k allows you to perform your daily activities without the hassle of cleaning your eyeglasses, lubricating your contact lenses or carrying around eyeglass cases andor contact lens supplies during the day. With a good capture quality and geometrically centred topography map, eyespace should design a forge orthok lens requiring very little to. Orthokeratology lenses fitted by our optometrists in adelaide or woodville are worn. It can be used to fit our specialty lens designs, to design your own lens, and. It can be used to fit our specialty lens designs, to design your own lens, and as an educational tool.
This software customises each lens to your prescription. The lens design software allows a practitioner to order customized lenses across not. Eyespace is a powerful contact lens design software package that links with your corneal topographer in order to generate computerised fluorescein simulations of gp contact lenses from real corneal height data providing far more accurate results than using simk and eccentricity values alone. More information can be found on the eyespace website and the eyespace knowledge base. Basic care instructions gp gas permeable ortho k contact lenses. Our wide range of products and resources accompanied by technical support and innovative eyespace software empowers optometrists to differentiate themselves in a rapidly changing and highly competitive environment. Pdf the use of orthok contact lenses for the correction of. The ortho tool software purchase was the best investment that i ever made practicing ortho k along with the trial set to define the lens design. Orthokeratology is a nonsurgical treatment that uses precise, specially shaped contact lenses to temporarily reshape the cornea in order to eliminate nearsightedness or myopia so that you can see better at distance without wearing eyeglasses or regular contact lenses throughout the day. Some new orthok lens designs are also available for. Eyespace forge orthok practitioner and patient resources.
The first hyperopic ortho k lenses involved steepfitting rigid contact lenses to induce central corneal steepening, and was first described by jessen in 1962. At custom craft lens, we offer a full line of gas permeable lenses in todays most successful designs. Optic zone base curve, compression zone, bc width 5. Innovative contacts south africa for the future specialty contact. Ortho k lenses correct your vision while you sleep. Besides having the correct amount of treatment pressure to negate your prescription, the lens has to be well centered on the eye all night long, and still. This data is imported into our eyespace lens simulation software to design your lenses. Where prescription does prohibit ortho k lenses, other lens types such as hydrid or miniscleral designs can also provide clear, comfortable vision correction. This data is imported into simulation software called eyespace, which is then used to design your forge orthok lenses. Jul 15, 2012 today, several companies manufacture orthok lenses.
Buy orthokeratology ok lenses eyecare concepts ortho k. Only members and fellows fiao of the american academy of orthokeratology and myopia control aaomc are listed. Today, several companies manufacture orthok lenses. Now, if i dont wear the lens overnight, i can go without glasses or. If you are looking for a vision correction alternative to laser, have dry eyes, short sightedness, long sightedness, keratoconus or have an astigmatism we may have the solution for you.
Orthokeratology also referred to as ortho k, ok, overnight vision correction, corneal refractive therapy, crt, and gentle vision shaping system, gvss refers to the use of gaspermeable contact lenses that temporarily reshape the cornea to reduce refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Orthokeratology is nicknamed orthok and sometimes called corneal reshaping cr, corneal refractive therapy or vision shaping. A pair of forge orthok lenses were ordered using the eyespace contact lens design software, corneal topography and spectacle refraction. Developed using eyespace lens design software, forge orthokeratology lenses are the next generation of custom designed. This software customises each lens to your prescription and eye shape to a degree of accuracy smaller than 1 micron. Orthokeratology orthok corneal reshaping with gp contacts. Orthokeratology is a process that uses specially designed gp contact lenses to temporarily reshape the contour of the cornea to reduce myopia nearsightedness. A branded, patented product and a few thousand of your dollars per year. Research suggests that both trial lens fitting and software fitting approaches are effective in temporarily reducing myopia, providing good uncorrected visual acuity ucva and delaying the elongation of axial length for moderate and high myopic. If you missed the introductory virtual workshop on eyespace forge orthok lenses, catch the recording on our youtube chanel. Orthokeratology is a nonsurgical treatment that uses precise, specially shaped contact lenses to temporarily reshape the cornea in order to eliminate nearsightedness or myopia so that you can see better at distance without wearing eyeglasses or regular contact lenses throughout the day most often the doctor will prescribe specially designed rigid gas permeable rgp contact lenses that. Your eye care professional should be able to tell you if you are a good candidate for one of these types of lenses. Modern orthok lens material allows high levels of oxygen transmission to the cornea, greatly improving the safety of orthok treatment. Orthokeratology is nicknamed ortho k and sometimes called corneal reshaping cr, corneal refractive therapy or vision shaping.
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