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Who should (and shouldn’t) be fit with OrthoK?

Except for a few limits really anyone who is myopic and happy and able to wear contact lenses! Well, there are some limits to this rule to find the true key to success, but not many. Refraction Limits of refraction correction were covered in detail in an earlier blog where I made a case for accepting -4.50D with up to …

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CostHealthPatient selectionRefraction

Select your first patients when starting OrthoK fitting

In a previous post, I have covered who should and shouldn’t be fit with OrthoK. When starting out I suggest further refining this criterion to improve the likelihood of successful outcome with the first lens you fit. You will have to be very choosy with your first few patients if you follow my suggestions to the letter, but doing so …

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Patient selectionPhysiology

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This blog is a glimpse into the OrthoK journey ahead of you in the educational and entertaining book ‘Getting started with OrthoK’. If you like what you read here you’re going to love the book, which curates all of the information and images in these blogs, plus much more, into a step-by-step guide to OrthoK fitting.

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Chapters

  • 1. Background Learning
  • 2. Measuring Corneal Topography
  • 3. Approaches in Lens Design
  • 4. Your First Few OrthoK Fits

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Astigmatism Computer modelling Cornea response Cost Fit assessment Fit methodology Health Lens design Measurement technique Myopia Control Patient selection Physiology Refraction Topography

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