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October 2, 2009 - 4:04 pm Doctor Ben - Take a look at this website: www.lacrisert.com. I've had a lot of success with this dry eye treatment with my contact lens patients. Other options include Restasis, punctal plugs, and some lid/glandular treatments. Daily disposables are a nice option to mitigate protein deposition and wettability issues. If you give me the opportunity I will find a way to remedy your issues!

October 2, 2009 - 3:30 pm Mike McCracken - Thanks for your response although it is not what I wanted to here. Like you I have moderate DES and that is why I tried ortho-K as I can only tolerate daily lenses for a few hours.

October 2, 2009 - 12:39 pm Doctor Ben - Mr. McCracken, It sounds like your are having natural changes in your vision related to your age called presbyopia. On top of that you have a considerable amount of uncorrected astigmatism. Unfortunately, overnight ortho-k is not the best answer for you any longer. I do a lot of post LASIK orthokeratology fittings these days, and it is quite successful, but not in your case. Reverse-Geometry (ortho-k) lenses, which happen to be shaped like your post-surgical cornea, would be a much better option if designed for day-time wear in either a monovision system (dominant eye distance/non-dominant eye near) or distance in both eyes to correct the astigmatism so that standard reading glasses can be successfully worn over top. These options require a daily wear modality, but would provide exceptional vision.

October 1, 2009 - 12:16 pm Mike McCracken - Hey Dr. Ben-I am a 37 year old post lasik (1998) patient that regressed and have been doing ortho k since October 2007. I did Paragon CRT sucessful for 1 year. Then suddenly after my 1 year check up and lens cleaning I began having eyestrain at the computer. In May 2009 switched to a doctor using the WAVE system. While slightly improved, I still have eyestrain upclose which fades each day I do not wear my lenses. I shoudl also note in time period of switching docs, I did not wear lenses for two months and my vision had actually improved from OD -.50-.50x103, OS -.75-.50X09 to OD 00 -.75X101 OS -.25x.75x85. Just curious in your experience with post lasik patients if they have experienced up close eye strain an improvement in their nearsigtedness? thanks

July 9, 2009 - 2:15 pm admin - Miss Bassett, Thank you for the blog. Ortho-K may very well be an excellent option for you. It might work better to simply put you into a monovision ortho-k system where one eye is for distance (dominant eye) and the other is for the computer/reading, or we could discuss a multifocal ortho-k system where both eyes are "shaped" to allow for both eyes to see far, intermediate, and near. LASIK would be an option also, but it is best to exhaust all other options before a permanent surgery is performed. Ortho-K or traditional contacts would allow you to "test drive" what the laser can do for you also. Unfortunately multifocal LASIK is not an option. Multifocal intraocular implants are, but that procedure is best reserved for when you have significant, age-related cataracts that need extraction. Otherwise the risks often outweigh the benefits. I will be hosting a teleconference on ortho-k in a few weeks. Continue to check in for the exact date, or you could call to schedule a free consultation at 407-333-EYES(3937). Thanks again. Dr. Larson

July 9, 2009 - 1:27 pm Sandy Bassett - I've just learned about ortho-k lenses. I'm 74 years old, near sighted, use my eyes a lot for computer operations and am interested whether ortho-k might be a better solution than Lasik or glasses. I live in Tavares. Thank you for any information.

June 13, 2010 - 3:31 am Kylie Batt1 - Не могу сейчас поучаствовать в обсуждении - нет свободного времени. Вернусь - обязательно выскажу своё мнение.... ......