Orthokeratology is a technique of designing and fitting specially made contact lenses that allow patients to gently correct nearsighted vision overnight while they are sleeping. It is also know as Corneal Reshaping Therapy (CRT). In Asia over 60 percent of the population is myopic, so parents are very interested in the benefits of orthokeratology in freeing their children from glasses, and in slowing the progression of their nearsighted eyes.

Here in the United States, the FDA has approved CRT for over two years now. It is safe and effective from ages 10 thru adulthood. (At this time, very high amounts of nearsightedness are not FDA approved for CRT.) Several patients are enjoying the benefits of good vision without glasses or regular contacts. I just wish that the FDA had approved this procedure years ago, when my children were younger, to slow down the progression of their very nearsighted eyes.