Wave Contact Lenses Orthokeratology

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Wave contact lenses orthokeratology. Wave trained doctors are skilled and certified to use wave contact lens design software for patients requiring correction of near or distance vision astigmatism combined reading and distance vision keratoconus and post surgical corrections. No other ortho k lens offers wave s design feature set. In some cases ortho k may be performed by a contact lens technician under the supervision of an optometrist or ophthalmologist. Wave s special video camera and software digitally maps your cornea with thousands of numbers.
Wave lenses following the shape of virtually any cornea are available as single vision multifocal semi scleral or orthokeratology lenses. It s important to know that orthokeratology is a very specialized type of contact lens fitting and not all eye doctors who fit contact lenses also fit ortho k lenses. Orthokeratology or ortho k is the use of specially designed and fitted contact lenses to temporarily reshape the cornea to improve vision. When worn overnight paragon crt contact lenses gently corrects the curvature of the cornea resulting in a corneal shape that focuses light correctly onto the retina.
Wave contact lens software can help contact lens fitters completely eliminate the need for diagnostic trial lenses and reduce chair time significantly while increasing first fit success rate. A family of designs built for fitting flexibility. And they are approved for overnight wear the first step is proper centration. Doctors also use wave software to create custom orthokeratology lenses a gentle reversible non.
Simply put wave offers a higher level of orthokeratology design. And they are approved for overnight wear. But ophthalmologists also perform ortho k fittings. Ortho k short for orthokeratology is a non surgical solution for patients with myopia nearsightedness that uses specially designed contact lenses like paragon crt lenses to improve vision.
No other orthok lens offers wave s design platform feature set. It s like orthodontics for your eyes and the treatment is often compared to dental braces. Simply put wave offers a higher level of orthokeratology design. Every eye is different and every lens should be as well especially orthok lenses.
A special type of camera called a corneal topographer captures your unique corneal shape data to create the most precise and comfortable fitting lens available. Take the wave nightlens test wave nightlens contact lens system uses the patient s corneal topography to design custom orthokeratology lenses under bausch lomb vision shaping treatment vst parameters multiple micro aspheric curves create a reverse geometry lens design while the lens periphery is made to closely match corneal periphery curvature. This office offers wave contact lenses which are custom designed from your corneal fingerprint.