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SUCCESSFUL, SAFE EYE CARE PROCEDURES require a skilled, experienced eye doctor. Your doctor needs experience in practicing ortho-k that includes skill in fitting rigid gas permeable contact lenses and analyzing corneal topography. Your doctor must be aware of the latest procedures and lenses used with accelerated ortho-k. He must stay up with continuing education and new technology
Ask yourself whether the doctor strives for perfection and seeks the best results. You must be satisfied that your orthokeratologist is an ortho-k specialist. As with any specialty, a patient’s best chance of success rests with a specialist who devotes a good part of his practice to what he does best. If he practices ortho-k most of the time, considers it his specialty, and devotes time to research with ortho-k, you have chosen the right doctor. Patient, doctor referrals and his references are important.
Success and Complications
Your doctor should discuss with you your prognosis (expected results) for your individual case, as well as any potential complications. Medical procedural success means more than knowing how to avoid complications; it means knowing how to handle difficult situations before they arise. Indentifying problems early and dealing with them in a timely manner is the hallmark of an excellent doctor. All doctors have complications and a few unsuccessful cases. Still, it is essential that the doctor shows a high success rate. Try to determine this important fact. Ask questions of those who know the doctor. It is also important to know about their experience with vision problems similar to your own. The doctor should have adequate experience with people of the same age, gender, and race as you because the procedural techniques needed to correct refractive errors in these groups may differ slightly from the norm.
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