Will switching to contacts really slow down the rate at which my eyes become near-sighted??
Answers: switching to soft contacts...definitely not.
switching to gas permeables or ortho-k lenses...hotly debated in the eye care profession, and no real proof either way.
here's a recent article on ortho-k giving some of the science behind the theory that ortho-k may help slow myopia progression:
http://www.clspectrum.com/article.aspx?a...
I wear soft contact lenses and have for 13 years and my prescription changes yearly. I don't know if it slowed down or not, but I had horrible vision to begin with!
switching to gas permeables or ortho-k lenses...hotly debated in the eye care profession, and no real proof either way.
here's a recent article on ortho-k giving some of the science behind the theory that ortho-k may help slow myopia progression:
http://www.clspectrum.com/article.aspx?a...
I wear soft contact lenses and have for 13 years and my prescription changes yearly. I don't know if it slowed down or not, but I had horrible vision to begin with!
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