Which brand of OK lenses is best? Listen to your doctor

After doctors give advice on fitting orthokeratology lenses (OK lenses), many parents will be concerned about which brand to choose : first, they care about the quality and effect of the product , and second, different brands may have quite different prices . Therefore, many parents will ask friends whose children have worn OK lenses, or go online to read other parents' comments on Xiaomoushu or Douyin .

Dr. Eye Color can understand this feeling and action. However, Dr. Eye Color will not recommend you which brand to choose, but will tell you: "This is not a problem you should worry about, just listen to the doctor."

This is indeed unpleasant to hear, but don't worry, let Dr. Jingcai tell you the reasons :

1. Every child has a different degree of myopia and corneal condition. The selection and fitting of OK lenses requires years of theoretical study and clinical practice by professional doctors. Moreover, the doctor's primary consideration is not what brand to choose, but whether the type and parameters of the lens are suitable for the child's specific situation, and to evaluate the effect and safety of the child after wearing it, so as to make a comprehensive judgment and choice. For example:

For some children who are younger , doctors may choose lenses with a smaller treatment area , but not every brand has products with a small treatment area;

Some children have astigmatism in addition to myopia, which cannot be ignored. They are more suitable for astigmatism lenses . Similarly, not every brand has astigmatism lens products.

2. When it comes to evaluating the effects of using OK lenses, your thoughts may not be professional and may be different from what your doctor considers.

Many parents hope that their children will have a vision of 1.0 or even 1.2 in the morning when they wear OK glasses on the first day. However, the main application goal of OK glasses is myopia prevention and control (to prevent myopia and eyeball from growing too fast as much as possible), rather than pursuing the best daytime visual quality .

In the eyes of doctors, if a child's naked eye vision during the day can be around 0.8 while wearing OK lenses, and a clear " out-of-focus ring " can be seen in the corneal topography examination, and the child's corneal epithelium is healthy , then these are important signs that the OK lens test is qualified and effective.

Many children may even feel "double vision" or "blur" while wearing OK lenses. From a doctor's point of view, these are normal and even positive signs, proving that the peripheral corneal defocus area under the action of OK lenses has begun to take effect.

So you see, it is impossible to choose the type, parameters and brand of OK lenses for children's specific situations without sufficient professional knowledge and a lot of practical experience . Parents worry about it, but they are not worrying about the right things. The same brand of OK lenses may work well for your friend's child, but may not be suitable for your child, and vice versa. It is not like mothers buying cosmetics, listening to their friends' opinions, looking online, and trying, and there is nothing wrong. Children's eyes cannot be sloppy, professional matters should be left to professionals.

If this article is helpful to you, you are welcome to forward it to other parents as they may need it too. Thank you.

About Dr. Jingcai: The creators of Dr. Jingcai's popular science content all have a professional background in ophthalmology, a master's degree or above, and are former ophthalmologists. For some popular science content with a higher degree of professionalism, we will also invite working ophthalmologists and optometry experts to review and check it, striving to be responsible for the accuracy of the content and avoid misleading readers.