By: Richard
The Question:
I have recently moved from the UK to the US. I have worn Ortho-K lenses for the past 6 years in the UK – they are replaced by new lenses approximately every 6 months. I will therefore, in February, need new Ortho-K lenses and will book an appointment to see you. Before then however I am in need of a suitable solution for my existing set of lenses. I use a single solution that cleans, stores, disinfects, and conditions. It is called Quattro, made by Abatron, but is not available in the US. What product do you recommend? Thanks
Dear Richard,
I don’t mean to offend you in any way, but I think it is CRAZY to be in Ortho-K lenses in 2022. That’s what I was doing THIRTY YEARS AGO before PRK came out, 20 yrs ago, before LASIK.
Ortho-K is a TEMPORARY solution, that in the long run is MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE and is also NOT SAFER THAN THE LASER because overnight lens wear is DANGEROUS.
So as a CORNEA SPECIALIST I cannot in 2022 recommend continuing Ortho-K. That’s now really only used in kids 11-16 before they’re 17 and ready for LASEK.
Please call my office or email me if you wish to explore that BETTER CHEAPER SAFER solution.
Thanks!
Emil William Chynn, MD, FACS, MBA
