Have you heard of the new technology known as Corneal Refractive Therapy (also known as Orthokeratology, Ortho-K ? (more…)
Why choose Menicon Alpha Ortho K?
Menicon Alpha Ortho k is produced at the factory which is located in Arafa, Kamiina-gun, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. They are 100% assured made in Japan, with thorough safety design . Rest assured, the user can have a peace of mind! The patient can wear the lens with unprecedented comfort! The lens is produced by using the world's most advanced production equipment at which the cutting accuracy is as high as "1/10000mm". It is a fully automated production and it has a thorough management in the quality control. According to the corneal shape of each patient, a completely customized and precised lens is achieved. Since its establishment in 1970, it has nearly 50 years of research and clinical experiences in Japan! Even though after Alpha ORTHO-K was approved by the Ministry…
阿迩发角膜塑形镜片 (Menicon Alpha Ortho K)
阿迩发·来自日本的高端品牌 阿迩发角膜塑形镜片 (Menicon Alpha Ortho k)是全球唯一一家致力于与所有隐形眼镜相关业务的制造商。Menicon Alpha Ortho k是日本近视矫正先锋疗法的主要认可! (more…)
Contacts Wear & Care amidst COVID-19
Many things have changed since COVID-19 first made its appearance, contacts wear & care should remain the identical. Simply practice safe care hygiene habits, advises by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and follow the recommendations of your eye care professional. But what about the contact wearer? Many of us wonder if they’re taking a risk by continuing to wear their contact lenses day after day. (more…)
6 important steps of contact lens removal
1. Before contact lens removal, it is highly recommended to thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water . This is to reduce the chance of an eye infection. The ophthalmology group recommends not to use any soaps that contains extra oils or fragrances, as soap can stick to the surface of a lens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq2WRc99on4 2.Flip over your storage case and shake out any leftover contact-lens solution, then air dry it or dry the case with a fresh, clean cloth. 3. During contact lens removal, stand in front a mirror. 4. Look upward. Using non-dominant hand, raise your upper eyelid away from your eye with your index finger.With the dominant hand, pull lower eyelid down with middle finger. 5. To remove contact lens gently pinch the lens with the pads…
RGP Lenses – 5 Reasons why you should consider
Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) lenses have been in market since 1960’s. The latest RGP contact lenses has the best advantages as it allows more oxygen to pass through our eye. They are often referred to as oxygen permeable lenses and are available in daily wear and extended wear options. (more…)
Contact lens solution top 5
We are going to introduce top 5 contact lens solution recommended by our optometrist. It is important to take good care of your contact lenses in order to extend the life of your contact lenses, and protect the safety and health of your eyes. Lens care varies depending on material and wearing schedule. Daily disposable lenses are discarded after a single use and thus require no cleaning. Other lenses require regular cleaning and disinfecting to prevent surface coating and infections. There are many ways to clean and care for contact lenses, typically called care systems or lens solutions. Two types of solution that are commonly used included: Multipurpose solutions Multipurpose solutions are the most common method for rinsing, disinfecting, cleaning, and storing soft lenses. Clean your lenses, then rinse and disinfect, all…
Menicon Ortho-K Lenses
Menicon Ortho-K Lenses works as a continuous wear lenses to correct myopia. Myope is an eye condition of where distance image appear blur and near image look clear. Normally, the standard correction available for myopia correction is using glasses, contact lens or lasik surgery. Today, there is another great alternative way to correct myopia condition, named as orthokeratology. (more…)
Successful Ortho-k fitting
Orthokeratology, also known as Ortho-K is a non-surgical procedure of reshaping the cornea gently while you sleep, with a specially designed therapeutic gas permeable contact lens. This type of contact lenses can have a successful fitting by correcting the refractive error, primarily myopia (near-sighted) but astigmatism and hyperopia (long-sighted). Ortho-K sometimes called corneal reshaping (CR), corneal refractive therapy or even vision shaping. Ortho-K lenses gradually change the cornea curvature overnight to reduce corneal refractive power, resulting in images being focused on the retina. The successful of Ortho-k fitting occurs as vision will be improved after remove the lenses without the needs of wearing any glasses or contact lenses during the day. Process of cornea reshaping in overnight The main objective of Ortho-K is help to slow down myopia progression in…
Can Bausch & Lomb Ultra last long ?
Can Bausch & Lomb Ultra last long ? Here an explanation regarding your questions. Bausch & Lomb is a leading global eye health corporation which is wholly owned by their subsidiary Valeant Pharmaceuticals International; announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved for Bausch & Lomb Ultra lenses that can be worn for up to six nights and seven days continuously. First introduced in 2014 in the US, it is the only brand of contact lenses that include Moisture Seal technology, that contain a combination of material and manufacturing process, which helps to remain 95% of lens moisture for almost 16 hours. The Bausch & Lomb Ultra lenses offer exceptional lens wear experience, backed by outstanding clinical performance and now, simply, continuous wear for up to six…