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Location:
311 North Third Street
Bardstown, KY 40004
(Across from Baskin Robbins)
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Phone:
502-348-8584
Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5:30pm
Sat 8:30am - Noon
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 Can you imagine the joy of waking up in the morning and not having any dependency on glasses or contact lenses for the rest of the day? You would be free to enjoy many activities that you may otherwise avoid because of your glasses or contact lenses. No more glasses getting in the way because you are too active. No more contact lenses irritating your eyes because of dryness or smoky environments. Wave Corneal Molding is the medical, non-surgical way to correct your vision. WCM uses very special custom designed contact lenses to improve the shape of your eyes while you sleep to correct mild to moderate nearsightedness and mild astigmatism. The main intent of WCM is to be free of both contact lenses and spectacles during your waking hours. While this is ideal for sports enthusiasts, police persons, fire persons, and pilots, other potential candidates would be people who work in dusty, dirty or dry environments or anyone who would just like freedom from corrective lenses during their daily activities. Wave Corneal Molding may also reduce the progression or worsening of nearsightedness. This makes it a wonderful option for children as they are just becoming nearsighted during their school age years. Teens and children also tend to participate in sports where traditional glasses and contact lenses are not always ideal.
Specially designed lenses are worn at night while sleeping that gently return the cornea(the curved front surface of the eye) back to a less nearsighted shape. The lenses are removed upon waking. The corneas retain this improved shape for 24 to 72 hours depending on the patient. Because the corneas are highly elastic, however, they will eventually return to their original shape if the lenses are not worn on a regular basis. Most patients must wear their lenses every night to every other night to maintain good vision.
WCM has several advantages over refractive surgery (PRK, LASIK, LASEK, etc.). WCM has no surgical risk; has no down time - you have clear vision from the time you start the procedure; does not involve post-operative pain; does not have the potential to leave hazy vision that can be experienced by patients following laser surgery; causes no damage to Bowman's membrane (the tough protective layer just under the corneal surface); does not exclude children and in fact children make excellent candidates; can be done even if your vision is continuing to change; always does both eyes together; and above all, the procedure is REVERSIBLE while the Excimer laser is not! This reversibility gives two large advantages to WCM compared with surgery. 1) There’s no possibility of having a permanent bad result. 2) Since your eyes will continue to change even with a “perfect” surgical result, you will need prescription eyewear at some time in the future. To the contrary, WCM can address these changes by simply updating the lenses. As easily as updating a pair of glasses, your visual freedom is restored and maintained.
Yes and no. Although Wave Corneal Molding(formerly known as OrthoKeratology) has been with us for about forty years, corneal topography, new lens designs, better materials and better manufacturing of the lenses have resulted in a dramatic improvement in the rapid effectiveness of this procedure. With traditional Orthokeratology of years passed, we discussed results in terms of months and years whereas today we discuss modern WCM results in terms of hours and days.
Yes. It is very safe. As with all contact lenses, using WCM lenses does carry the risk of side effects. These include adhesions, abrassions, and infection of the eye. Studies have shown, however, that WCM has a LOWER rate of complications than both traditional daytime contact lens wear and laser eye surgery.
The procedure begins with a comprehensive eye exam along with a topographical mapping of the corneas. Topography is painless and is done with a sophisticated computerized instrument called a Corneal Topographer. Over 14000 data points are measured on each cornea and these are used to create a digital model of the front of the eyes. Dr. Woody will then use a powerful computer program to assist him in designing lenses that precisely fit and improve the shape of each cornea. Every eye is unique and so every lens that is custom designed this way is totally unique. It is a one-of-a-kind lens "built from the ground up" to address your unique eyes. Unlike many of the approaches currently available for Orthokeratology, utilizing this method means that there is no pre-made design that Dr. Woody would try to best fit to your eyes. Dr. Woody will instead, custom design the very best possible lens for your unique eye which improves comfort, speed and accuracy of results, and ultimately the best quality of vision possible. These lenses are made from highly oxygen permeable rigid material (allows cornea to breathe), which will gently reshape the cornea towards improved shape. This reduces the prescription while dramatically improving unaided eyesight.
So you don't want to wear glasses and you want the freedom surgery offers without the risk. WCM is safe, rapid, and effective. WCM is not for every patient, however, because not everyone meets the criteria for for it. Call (502) 348-8584 today for an appointment to see if this exciting procedure would be right for you. This is contact lens "magic" at its finest.
"I am very, very, very happy with the results of corneal molding. Now I have 20/20 vision and it feels great! I can see clearly when I go swimming and I don't have to worry about my glasses getting broken." - C.H. age 10
"I put the lenses in and went to sleep. When I woke up and took them out, I could see everything around me without being blurry. It's really incredible!" - D.G. age 13
"By choosing the new WAVE contact lens, I now have sharper vision than I did with previous soft concact lenses. I highly recommend Bardstown Eye Care Center and the new WAVE contact lens." - B.T. age 46
"I couldn't wait to get my contacts. They have made my life much better. I don't have to keep up with my glasses anymore... in fact I don't have to worry about anything during the day. I would highly recommend these to anyone who is eligible." - R.P. age 15
COOKI (Children’s Overnight Orthokeratology Investigation)
The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of overnight Orthokeratology in eight to eleven year old children. The conclusion of this study showed that ortho k contact lenses worn during sleep provide adequate vision for myopic children to be able to function throughout the day without wearing glasses or contact lenses. 78.4% of children age eight to eleven years are able to successfully adapt to rigid gas permeable contact lens wear. There were no adverse ocular effects.
MYOPIA CONTROL (Houston Study)
This study examined the control of myopia progression comparing rigid gas permeable contact lenses versus spectacles. The results showed that the mean increase in myopia for the gas permeable lens was 0.42 diopters per year versus a mean increase in myopia for the spectacle wearers of 0.78 diopters per year. The mean increase in axial length for the gas permeable lens was 0.22 mm per year versus a mean increase in axial length for the spectacle wearers of 0.31 mm per year. The study showed that the decrease in progression of myopia using gas permeable lenses is attributable to mix of axial length growth reduction and corneal flattening.
LORIC (The Longitudinal Ortho-k Research In Children)
This study looked at several factors. It was to determine whether Orthokeratology can effectively reduce and control myopia in children. It also compared Orthokeratology treatment with single vision spectacles. It monitored the growth of axial length and the vitreous chamber depth. It also monitored corneal curvature and the relationships with changes of refractive errors. The conclusions of the study found that the subjects found post Orthokeratology unaided vision acceptable in the daytime. The mean increase in axial length for the Orthokeratology group was 0.14 mm per year compared with the mean increase in axial length for the spectacle lens wearers of 0.27 mm per year. In the spectacle wearing group, the eye elongation is faster in those with higher baseline prescriptions. Orthokeratology would benefit higher baseline prescriptions as eye elongation is slower in these subjects. Higher myopia showed greater slowing of progression in the Orthokeratology group.
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