Corneal shaping lenses, an additional option for children who don’t want to wear glasses

  Last week, a friend’s child, a 9-year-old girl, was examined and found to be more than 100 degrees nearsighted, and the doctor suggested she wear glasses. The little girl’s face was full of tears, her eyes were red and she was crying especially hard.  Because there is a little princess of this age at home, and children of this age are usually already loving beauty, it is understandable that they do not like to wear glasses as parents.  However, as an ophthalmologist, it is still recommended that children wear glasses.  In the end, he gave a suggestion to take the child for a checkup to see if he could be fitted with keratoconus lenses. These glasses are worn at night and can be worn during the day without glasses to have a more desirable naked eye vision, which is convenient for the child to live and exercise, and may be easier for the child to accept. This little girl finally stopped crying after thinking about it and said she could consider it.  A keratoplasty lens is a type of contact lens, but is different from ordinary contact lenses. It is made of a special high oxygen permeability material, which is worn while the child sleeps and usually achieves the purpose of seeing without glasses during the day.  Secondly, keratoplasty is a physical treatment process that works mainly on the epithelial layer of the cornea, which only rearranges and redistributes the cells in the epithelial layer, thus changing the curvature of the cornea, and does not cause substantial changes to the morphological structure and physiological properties of the cornea.  Usually, the morphological structure and curvature of the cornea will be restored after a month or so of stopping wearing keratoconus, so there will be no after-effects.  The possibility of complications can be reduced by strictly following scientific wear, paying attention to hygiene and care, and regular review. Many children have very good results in wearing keratoplasty lenses to correct myopia and control its development.  In short, keratoplasty is an option for children who do not want to wear glasses. Of course, keratoplasty has the added advantage of being very effective in controlling the progression of myopia. Parents and friends can take their children to a regular hospital for a trial fitting to see if they are suitable.