By now, you are really wondering how my orthoK went. Keep in mind I
tried a simple verson and type of soft contact lens based orthoK. It
*does* work for some people, improving vision by up to 2 diopters
reduction in myopia. One lady reduced her myopia by a diopter. It is a
cheap way to practice orthoK and experience it before deciding to
plunge $1000-2000 on RGP orthoK. I failed to achieve any measurable
amount of improvement with soft orthoK for two nights that I tried it.
I was able to fall asleep in those contacts, although they were
uncomfortable while awake and when I woke to use the bathroom, my eyes
felt dry and uncomfortable. Gently massaging my closed eyelids with my
wet fingers and blinking a few times helped. I did not feel a thing
when I closed my eyes. My friend also mentioned the discomfort and
adjustment period.

OrthoK is more comfortable and easier to tolerate than daily wear
contact lenses in mine and other's experiences. My theory is perhaps
soft contacts are too flimsy to really mold your cornea epithelium,
although it appears to work for some people. I was planning to use soft
orthoK till I upgrade to RGP orthoK once I have the money. Since soft
orthoK is not effective for me, I am sticking to glasses and natural
vision improvement for now while saving up for RGP orthoK. I need to
get a consultation, sooner the better. An orthoK practioner that offers
some sort of satisfaction guarantee is preferred and also one that
doesnt chage a fortune like $2000. I am not touching lasik, it is
either RGP orthoK for me or ill stick to glasses till technology
advances where something based on orthoK or some other method gets
invented that has risks as low as contacts/orthoK *and* is reversable,
an important safety net in case of dissatisfaction.

My reccomendation is if you dont mind daily wear contacts, stick to
that. There is very little point to orthoK if you are fine wearing
contacts while awake. OrthoK is aimed at glasses wearers who which to
reduce dependency on glasses and improve their unaided vision.
Refractive surgury, especially lasik is not a viable option as its very
risky and causes complications. People have glasses or contacts/orthoK
as their choice. Technology a few years from now may offer additional
choices or improvements in glasses, contacts and orthoK for improved
comfort and better vision. Most people dont like glasses or their poor
uncorrected vision, but for now, their choices are limited. I have been
dealing with glasses and will countinue to do so as long as neccessary.