Corneal Refractive Therapy Bloomington
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All You Need to Know
Considering switching from your usual contacts or glasses? If you want to get better vision without wearing traditional eyewear, think about Corneal Refractive Therapy. It is an option for people of all ages. It’s a more flexible option than LASIK because it’s a progressive enhancement that takes place while you sleep. Whether you choose traditional eyewear or LASIK later in life, our doctors are primarily concerned with your comfort during everyday activities.
Providing excellent corneal refractive therapy consultations and treatments is our passion at Art of Optiks. In order to provide a vision solution that fits your lifestyle, our team takes the time to get to know you and your eyes. With years of experience in the field of eye care, we are here to make your experience with corneal refractive therapy enjoyable and educational. Contact one of our knowledgeable doctors to schedule a consultation.
What is Corneal Refractive Therapy?
Corneal refractive therapy, often known as orthokeratology (Ortho-K), is a non-surgical method used by eye experts to adjust a patient’s prescription. Using stiff, gas-permeable contact lenses, this method gradually reshapes the cornea to treat myopia and sporadically astigmatism. These lenses are worn while you sleep and taken out when you wake up, giving you clear vision all day long without the need for contacts or glasses. A comprehensive eye test determines one’s eligibility for corneal reshaping lenses, and our skilled eye doctors select the best kind based on the exam findings.
Children and Teenagers
When a child’s vision rapidly changes, it can be difficult to deal with the issues of early glasses wear. Parents frequently worry that their children’s vision may deteriorate and that they will require stronger prescriptions. Presenting Corneal Refractive Therapy, a potentially effective treatment that can halt or even reverse the progression of childhood nearsightedness or myopia. When this novel therapy is used instead of conventional spectacles or contact lenses, patients’ visual deterioration has decreased.
The advantages of Corneal Refractive Therapy are particularly evident for youths who play contact sports like football or hockey. If your student-athlete has difficulties seeing in class or performs poorly during important games, our professional opinion suggests that Corneal Refractive Therapy be investigated as a potential solution.
Adults
Get rid of the headache that comes with wearing regular glasses all day long with Corneal Refractive Therapy! For those of us who enjoy activities where wearing glasses or regular contacts is inconvenient, this is a game-changer. Take pleasure in your preferred activities, such as riding, swimming, skiing, golfing, or cycling, without having to worry about managing contacts or glasses all the time. And what do you know? Corneal Refractive Therapy improves the quality of life for people who work in dusty or unclean settings in addition to being convenient.
And hey, Corneal Refractive Therapy is like a breath of fresh air if you’re one of those people who wear contact lenses on a daily basis and deal with bothersome allergies, dry eyes, or other eye ailments. Let go of the usual annoyances and enjoy the comfort and freedom it offers.
What to Expect
When our doctors give the go-ahead for corneal refractive therapy, a corneal topographer measures the curvature of your corneas. It’s painless and rapid, providing a topographical map of your eye’s surface in minutes. Our specialists examine the dimensions and create custom lenses, particularly for you. A succession of up to three lenses may be required to achieve the correct prescription. You may detect the lenses before falling asleep at first, but they grow so comfortable that you won’t even notice them. It’s as if they’ve become a natural extension of your eyes!
Benefits
Aside from the satisfaction of not having to wear glasses or contacts during the day, our patients can’t stop gushing about the additional benefits of corneal refractive therapy:
Improved Image Sharpness and Clarity
Corneal refractive therapy lenses are precisely designed to compensate for unequal corneal curvature. This accuracy offers an increase in optical sharpness and clarity by allowing light to enter your eyes more uniformly, thanks to an abrasion-free surface smoothing operation.
Instantaneous Effects
Improved vision is obvious upon awakening after the first night of wearing Ortho-K lenses. It is critical to recognize that the results of corneal refractive therapy are only transient. Users can return to traditional spectacles or explore LASIK in the future, giving them more options for vision correction.
Feeling of Normalcy
While you sleep, Ortho-K lenses perform their magic, removing the need for ordinary spectacles during the day. Enjoy enhanced vision and a greater sense of normalcy as you go about your everyday activities without the constraints of traditional spectacles. It’s a simple solution for better vision and more freedom throughout the day.
Enhanced Quality of Life
Improve your quality of life with corneal refractive treatment, a low-risk eyesight repair procedure. Improve your general health, productivity, and clarity of eyesight in your regular activities.
Are You a Candidate?
During your pediatric or annual comprehensive eye checkup, our doctors will determine your eligibility for Corneal Refractive Therapy. Candidates must be contact lens or glasses dependent and have healthy eyes. Corneal Refractive Therapy appears to be a viable alternative for those who work in dusty workplaces, enjoy an active lifestyle, or participate in contact sports. Corneal Refractive Therapy, which has fewer risks and temporary effects than LASIK, allows individuals to cease using the lenses if they decide to return to contacts or glasses.
Locations & Doctors
At Art of Optiks, we are truly proud to introduce a team of esteemed medical professionals dedicated to providing exceptional optical expertise and treatment. With our patients at the forefront, we commit ourselves to delivering outstanding care and comprehensive information about their optical concerns. Our focus on transparent communication ensures a comfortable and informed experience at every step of the journey. Our experts guarantee an extraordinary patient experience marked by camaraderie and fulfillment every single time.
Art of Optiks currently has two locations offering a variety of services to our incredible patients. Our doctors, Timothy Haupert and Victoria Whitman, are located at offices in Wayzata and Edina, Minnesota.
