Glasses-Free Vision
Ortho-k contact lenses have been compared to orthodontics for your eyes. They work by gently reshaping the curve of your cornea while you sleep and are removed in the morning so you have clear vision without lenses during the day.
For children, ortho-k lenses have been shown to reduce myopia progression by around half compared to traditional vision correction (glasses or contact lenses). These contact lenses are worn overnight, which means you can supervise your child during the treatment, and they don’t need to worry about glasses or contact lenses at school or during after-school activities.
We’re here to help you and your child find the right myopia management method that matches their needs, preferences, and abilities, as well as your own. We’re happy to discuss any questions you have during your child’s appointment.
What Are the Benefits of Ortho-K?
Ortho-k contact lenses have a number of benefits compared to other myopia control methods. Because they’re worn overnight, your child is home during the treatment.
For younger children, this makes it easy to assist them with inserting or removing their lenses, and you’ll be available if they have any issues while wearing the lenses, such as rubbing their eye and moving the lens. Our team will help you and your child learn to insert and remove their lenses confidently and provide all the materials needed to care for them, such as the case and solution.
Additionally, children who participate in sports or swim regularly won’t need to worry about wearing glasses during their activities. Older children and teens, who may be more self-conscious about their looks, can manage their myopia at home without wearing glasses to school.
How Do We Choose Myopia Treatments?
The myopia management method we use will be determined after your child has a thorough eye exam and we complete a consultation. During this appointment, we’ll discuss the myopia control options available for your child based on their prescription, age, and eye health.
We’ll include both you and your child in this conversation, so you can understand the available options and make a decision that suits your child’s needs and preferences. Their treatment plan may include more than one treatment, such as ortho-k lenses and low-dose atropine eye drops.
Choosing a treatment doesn’t mean our work is done. Once we’ve started a plan to manage their myopia, we’ll book regular follow-up appointments to monitor their eye growth and the progression of their myopia. This helps us check that the chosen treatment is working as expected, and can guide us to adjust or change the treatment if necessary.
Ortho-K Lenses for Adults
Ortho-k contact lenses are not only for myopia control. They can also correct vision in adults with mild to moderate levels of myopia (nearsightedness) and astigmatism.
Similar to ortho-k in children, adults can wear ortho-k lenses overnight to correct their vision. As you sleep, the ortho-k lens gently reshapes your cornea. This helps light to focus directly on your retina for clear, lens-free vision throughout the day. The only difference is that for adults, ortho-k lenses don’t have the added benefit of slowing myopia progression, as myopia typically stabilizes in adulthood.
To determine if ortho-k lenses will work for you, we’ll start with an in-depth evaluation of your eyes. This will include some tests using our eye care technology, such as corneal topography. Once we have determined that you’re a good candidate for ortho-k, we’ll measure your eyes for their custom-fit lenses.
Clearer Vision, Brighter Future
At Eyes on Stonehaven, we focus on monitoring and managing myopia in children to protect their eyes for the future.
While ortho-k lenses provide many benefits for lots of children, we understand that not every child wants to try contact lenses. That’s why we offer a variety of myopia management options, including specialty glasses, eye drops, and soft contact lenses, so your child can wear what they prefer.
Each myopia management plan begins with an eye exam and a conversation with our team. Book your child’s appointment today to protect their eyesight for the future.
Our Services
Myopia Management
Ortho-K Contact Lenses
Children’s Eye Exams
Children’s Eyewear
Clearer Vision, Brighter Future
We help protect your child’s eyes today so their vision is clear and their eyes are healthy for the future.
Our Myopia Management Treatments
Ortho-K Contact Lenses
Ortho-k lenses are worn overnight, gently reshaping the curve of your cornea so you can see clearly throughout the day without lenses.
Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses
Soft multifocal contact lenses provide multiple prescriptions or powers that help to correct nearsightedness and slow myopia progression.
Myopia Management Spectacle Lenses
Specially-designed myopia management glasses provide peripheral defocus that reduce eye elongation and the worsening of myopia.
Low-Dose Atropine Eye Drops
Low-dose atropine eye drops are administered at night, helping to slow myopia progression. They are often paired with another treatment method.
Sneak a Peek at Our Practice
Our Children’s Eyewear Collections
Visit Our Location
Our myopia management branch is part of our Eyes on Stonehaven eye clinic. We’re located in Stonehaven Centre, just off Stonehaven Avenue near Bayview Avenue.
Our Address
- A1-675 Stonehaven Ave
- Newmarket, ON L3X 0G2
Contact Information
- Phone: 905-235-7500
- Fax: 905-235-7501
- Email: eyesonstonehaven@gmail.com
Hours Of Operation
* Closed on Saturdays during long weekend
Eyes on Stonehaven
- A1-675 Stonehaven Ave
- Newmarket, ON L3X 0G2
- 905-235-7500
- 905-235-7501
- eyesonstonehaven@gmail.com