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Medical Forum / General / Vision / October 2006Orthok - what are the dangers & risks ?
I'm currently undergoing ortho k and am interested in learning of the dangers and risks. I'm aware infection is the main one, but what are the other issues ? > I'm currently undergoing ortho k and am interested in learning of the > dangers and risks. I'm aware infection is the main one, but what are > the other issues ? Corneal abrasions due to ill fitting lenses. If yours fit fine, the risk is minimal. OrthoK has a slight risk about equal to daily wear contacts but its safer than 24/7 contacts(because orthoK is NOT worn 24/7) and its much, much safer than lasik(ignoring the false article Glenn posted) For this reason you can see why ill take orthoK anyday over lasik. I dont care that its a slight inconvinence. I can deal with inserting/removing them every other day. OrthoK>glasses anyday. Lasik is too risky, too problamatic for most people to consider, that is unless you live for risks! Thanks for the feedback. I understand orthok works by putting pressure on the epithelium and therefore thinning it. Does anyone know if my understanding is correct ? If so, does this continual pressure on the epithelium cause any problems over time ? > Thanks for the feedback. > > I understand orthok works by putting pressure on the epithelium and > therefore thinning it. Does anyone know if my understanding is correct > ? If so, does this continual pressure on the epithelium cause any > problems over time ? OrthoK has been around much longer than lasik. The long term effects would have been known by now. I havent heard many problems with orthoK unlike lasik. You are smart to have chosen orthoK instead of lasik(even back when you were 30 you didnt get lasik) You may believe lasik is better for me. That would be true except lasik is not a good option for *anyone* because it does not have a safety profile and causes too many problems. You are perfectly aware of the problems having read my posts and done your reserch. There will be better solutions in the future to replace lasik and supplament or improve upon orthoK. he isn't asking for a comparison... or a anti-lasik rant. he is asking a specific orthok question. >> Thanks for the feedback. >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > There will be better solutions in the future to replace lasik and > supplament or improve upon orthoK. > he isn't asking for a comparison... or a anti-lasik rant. > he is asking a specific orthok question. Well he's not going to get anything factual or useful from Ace. He's but a child who hides behind his Ace alias and posts on subjects about which he has absolutely no scientific or medical training. Most of what he writes he looks up on the internet or simply invents out of his own mind. Just ignore him but sadly, he wont go away because this (and a couple of other newsgroups) is his only contact with the real world, such as it is. LB cg_aust schreef: > I'm currently undergoing ortho k and am interested in learning of the > dangers and risks. I'm aware infection is the main one, but what are > the other issues ? May I ask why your fitter didn't informed you? Jan (normally Dutch spoken) Jan, He certainly emphasises cleanliness of hands, contacts, fingers etc when handling them, and the risk of infection if you don't, which I do. In his expert opinion he believes there's no long term adverse effects from orthok. However contrary anecdotal evidence and peoples own perceptions and experience are always of interest with any medical issue. Experts in the same field often disagree. Different viewpoints are how we learn. Hence my request for info in this forum. Well I wonder why you don't just get Lasik. LOL....ALMLOST everyone will have to get reading glasses and this way you will never have to wear bi-focals. Plus, you you could always borrow a pair to read the menu at a restaurant from anyone :) That said. Good luck on your OrthoK, sounds like a lot of work. From what I have read it doesn't seem like there are many complications. > I'm currently undergoing ortho k and am interested in learning of the > dangers and risks. I'm aware infection is the main one, but what are > the other issues ? Actually orthok's not much work at all once you're in to the swing of it. Surprising how quickly it becomes part of the routine. No more work than having a shower, washing your hair, brushing & flossing teeth, using mouthwash, having a bowel movement, wearing clean clothes and having a shave which I also do daily, as I hope most people do. I agree most people will end up in reading glasses, me included, but my optom said to give orthok a try. So far I'm glad I did. Thanks for your input re the lack of complications, much appreciated. > Well I wonder why you don't just get Lasik. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > That said. Good luck on your OrthoK, sounds like a lot of work. From > what I have read it doesn't seem like there are many complications. Except you *wont* need reading glasses if you retain some myopia. Being myopic is like built in readers. For this reason, I want to reduce my -4.5 myopia to between -1 and -2 so I can avoid needing readers, yet almost eliminate my dependency on distance glasses. Maybe some of you dont mind readers but its a NO NO for me! I dont ever want to deal with readers and I dont have to! |
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