Advanced Orthokeratology
Accelerated or advanced orthokeratology, also referred to as Corneal Refractive Therapy®, AOK, or DREAM® lenses, can provide patients with clear daytime vision without the hassles of glasses or daytime contact lenses.
Traditional orthokeratology has been around for over 50 yrs. The development of newer safe rigid contact lens materials (high oxygen permeability) and custom contact lens designs (called reverse-geometry designs) has allowed for the acceleration and increased efficacy of this process. This process involves the designing and fitting of special rigid gas permeable contact lenses that gently reshapes the front surface of they cornea while you sleep. This process is approved of patients of any age however there are limits to the degrees of myopia (i.e. near-sightedness) it treats. Also some experts believe that orthokeratology slows down the progression of nearsightedness.
Please visit www.paragoncrt.com as an excellent source for more information.
Dr John Kim has been performing accelerated orthokeratology for over 10 years, has been CRT certified since the United States FDA granted Paragon its approval in June 2002. He completed his Residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses at the State University of New York School of Optometry in 2001. He was a participant of the first global orthokeratology symposium in 2002 held in Toronto. He has served in academia for 10 years as a assistant clinical professor teaching clinically in both the Primary Care and Specialty Contact Lens Departments and lecturing to optometry students at the State University of New York.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation please feel free to call us at 604-271-3739 (EYES).
Traditional orthokeratology has been around for over 50 yrs. The development of newer safe rigid contact lens materials (high oxygen permeability) and custom contact lens designs (called reverse-geometry designs) has allowed for the acceleration and increased efficacy of this process. This process involves the designing and fitting of special rigid gas permeable contact lenses that gently reshapes the front surface of they cornea while you sleep. This process is approved of patients of any age however there are limits to the degrees of myopia (i.e. near-sightedness) it treats. Also some experts believe that orthokeratology slows down the progression of nearsightedness.
Please visit www.paragoncrt.com as an excellent source for more information.
Dr John Kim has been performing accelerated orthokeratology for over 10 years, has been CRT certified since the United States FDA granted Paragon its approval in June 2002. He completed his Residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses at the State University of New York School of Optometry in 2001. He was a participant of the first global orthokeratology symposium in 2002 held in Toronto. He has served in academia for 10 years as a assistant clinical professor teaching clinically in both the Primary Care and Specialty Contact Lens Departments and lecturing to optometry students at the State University of New York.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation please feel free to call us at 604-271-3739 (EYES).
