There is a nonsurgical and completely reversible alternative, called orthokeratology contacts or ortho k.
The Role of Orthokeratology in Myopia Control: A Review. Eye & Contact Lens 2018;44:224–230....description of modern orthokeratology (OrthoK, the use of specially designed rigid gas-permeable (GP) contact lenses worn while sleeping to reshape the cornea and thus the refractive error of the eye)...
Orthokeratology treatment involves the use of rigid contact lenses to change the curvature of the cornea, resulting in a movement in refractive error towards plano.
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Currently, orthokeratology lenses are designed to have an efect lasting for at least 10-12 hours of functional...
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